Robinson, Mary. “Introduction”. Perdita: The Memoirs of Mary Robinson, edited by Moses Joseph Levy, Peter Owen.
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King George IV
Standard Name: George IV, King
Used Form: Prince of Wales
Used Form: Prince Regent
Used Form: George the Fourth
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Mary Robinson | MR
caught the eye of the young Prince of Wales
as she acted Perdita in a royal command performance of Shakespeare
's The Winter's Tale; she was twenty-two (or twenty-three) to his seventeen. Robinson, Mary. Perdita: The Memoirs of Mary Robinson. Editor Levy, Moses Joseph, Peter Owen. 101 Nathan, Alix. “Mistaken or Misled? Mary Robinson’s Birth Date”. Women’s Writing, Vol. 9 , No. 1, pp. 139-42. 139 |
| Publishing | Mary Robinson | MR
published the first volume of a new collection of Poems: the subscribers' list was headed by the Prince of Wales
. Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall. 2nd ser. 2 (1791): 309 Robinson, Mary. “Introduction”. Mary Robinson: Selected Poems, edited by Judith Pascoe, Broadview, pp. 19-64. 37 |
| Dedications | Jane Porter | JP
, at Long Ditton in Surrey, dedicated her new novel, Duke Christian of Luneburg; or, Tradition from the Hartz, to George IV
. Porter, Jane. Duke Christian of Luneburg. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, http://U of A, Special Collections. 1: v-viii |
| Textual Production | Jane Porter | It was published by Longman
in three volumes. Porter, Jane. Duke Christian of Luneburg. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, http://U of A, Special Collections. title-page Porter, Jane. Duke Christian of Luneburg. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, http://U of A, Special Collections. 1: v-viii |
| Dedications | Eleanor Anne Porden | EAP
published her epic poem: Coeur de Lion
; or, The Third Crusade. A Poem, in Sixteen Books, dedicated with permission to George IV
. Quarterly Review. J. Murray. 27 (1822): 271 |
| Textual Production | Eleanor Anne Porden | EAP
published her Ode on the Coronation of His Most Gracious Majesty George the Fourth British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo. |
| Textual Production | Jean Plaidy | The first-named is George I
's rejected queen
(accused of adultery and imprisoned for life before her husband came to the English throne, while her alleged lover
was assassinated). The protagonist of the second novel... |
| Dedications | Sarah Pearson | S. Pearson's only novel, an it-narrative entitled The Medallion, was advertised as in print, dedicated to the Prince of Wales
. The author must be the Sheffield poet; the publisher's receipt gives her... |
| Textual Features | Sarah Pearson | The family attends the funeral of Mirabeau
; Pearson, Susanna. The Medallion. G. G. and J. Robinson. 2: 89 Pearson, Susanna. The Medallion. G. G. and J. Robinson. 3: 98 |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Carola Oman | Despite her obvious topical political agenda, CO
does not confuse her picture of Napoleon and his operations by any likeness to Hitler. She opens her history, like the biographer she was, with the guillotining of... |
| Textual Production | Adelaide O'Keeffe | |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Harriett Mozley | Her letters, on the evidence of those included in Dorothea Mozley
's Newman Family Letters (published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
in 1962), are highly intelligent and entertaining. As a girl she rattles... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Charlotte McCarthy | CMC
voices some anti-semitism on the topic of the Naturalization Bill (the bill of 5 April 1753 naturalizing resident aliens, which was popularly called the Jew Bill): she believed that the Jews bribed our... |
| Leisure and Society | Mary, Lady Champion de Crespigny | Mary Champion de Crespigny
and her husband
gave a fête champetre at Champion Lodge, for an assemblage of about 500 noble and distinguished persons, Ietros,. “Fête Champêtre given by Mr. and Mrs. Crespigny, on the 23d of June last, at Champion Lodge, Camberwell”. Gentleman’s Magazine, Vol. 74: 2 , pp. 621-2. 621 Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers. 74: 2 (July 1804): 621 |
| Textual Features | Anna Maria Mackenzie | Her dedication to the Princess of Wales mentions, in capitals, the late HAPPY EVENT of her marriage (ill-starred, as it turned out) to the future George IV
, which had taken place earlier in the... |
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January 1817: The Prince Regent, on his way to open Parliament,...
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January 1817
The Prince Regent
, on his way to open Parliament
, was the target of (probably) a stone which broke the window of the state coach; like a similar missile hurled at his father
on...
After January 1820: On ascending to the throne George IV abolished...
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After January 1820
On ascending to the throne George IV
abolished the hoop and wide skirt in court dress.
29 January 1820: King George III died and George IV (already...
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29 January 1820
King George III
died and George IV
(already Regent) assumed the throne.
November 1820: George IV's bill for divorcing Queen Caroline...
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November 1820
George IV
's bill for divorcing Queen Caroline was abandoned.
19 July 1821: George IV's coronation was marred for many...
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19 July 1821
George IV
's coronation was marred for many by the exclusion of his estranged wife, Caroline , and her highly visible efforts to participate.
7 August 1821: George IV's estranged wife, Queen Caroline,...
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7 August 1821
George IV
's estranged wife, Queen Caroline , died.
12 August-3 September 1821: The newly-crowned George IV visited Ireland...
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12 August-3 September 1821
The newly-crowned George IV
visited Ireland (the first British monarch to do so since William III
made war there), and was rapturously received in Dublin.
1822: The Academy of Music in London was founded...
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1822
14-29 August 1822: George IV visited Edinburgh (first reigning...
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14-29 August 1822
George IV
visited Edinburgh (first reigning monarch to do so since the 1630s); Sir Walter Scott
laid on a lavish display of Scottish national pride.
26 June 1830: King George IV died, leaving William IV to...
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26 June 1830
King George IV
died, leaving William IV
to assume the throne.
Summer 1830: In this year's elections (which followed...
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Summer 1830
In this year's elections (which followed the death of George IV
) no votes were cast in Wales and only 239 were cast in Scotland; most constituencies had a single candidate, so there was no contest.
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