Downing, Harriet. Mary; or, Female Friendship. James Harper, 1816.
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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 descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Publishing | Harriet Downing | A sentimental frontispiece features five putti disporting themselves in the clouds. Since the poem later refers to these as the youthful Muses who inspire, |
| Publishing | Harriet Downing | It is dedicated to HD
's beloved Cousin Louisa G—. Subscribers included George IV
, and Prince Leopold
(widower of Princess Charlotte), Lord Sidmouth
, many members of the Bourne family and several residents of... |
| Literary Setting | Daphne Du Maurier | The novel was set during the period when King George III
was suffering from mental incapacity, and his eldest son
was Regent.Mary Anne Clarke
, who was mistress to the king's second son, was... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Grace Elliott | GE
bore a daughter, Georgina or Georgiana
, whose paternity was variously ascribed to several of her lovers (including the Prince of Wales
, with whom she had broken up some months before the birth)... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Grace Elliott | In her earliest years in Paris she was the mistress first of the comte d'Artois (who much later reigned as Charles X
) and then of the duc de Chartres (later duc d'Orléans
, later... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Grace Elliott | She needed to visit London to press for payment of the annuity promised her by the Prince of Wales
: three hundred and fifty pounds a year, paid quarterly, on the condition of her living... |
| Friends, Associates | Grace Elliott | She had renewed her acquaintance with the prince
, according to the account in notes to her published journal. Elliott, Grace. Journal of My Life during the French Revolution. Rodale Press, 1955. 150-1 |
| Friends, Associates | Eliza Fenwick | Eliza and John Fenwick were close friends of Maria Reveley
, her first husband the architect Willey Reveley
, and their son the architect and engineer Henry Willey Reveley
. (Their son was a playmate... |
| politics | Eliza Fletcher | EF
took the side of Queen Caroline in the persecutions of her trial. Fletcher, Eliza. Autobiography of Mrs. Fletcher, of Edinburgh. Editor Richardson, Mary, Lady, Printed at the offices of C. Thurman for private circulation, 1874. 128 |
| Leisure and Society | Georgiana Fullerton | The Leveson-Gower family moved in exclusive social circles, and Fullerton recalled in her unfinished memoir that she regularly attended the Children's Ball at Carlton House (residence of the Prince Regent), and on one occasion, while... |
| Reception | Catherine Gore | George IV
is supposed to have called this the best bred and most amusing novel published in his remembrance. qtd. in Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements. qtd. in Baird, Rebecca Lynne Russell. Catherine Frances Gore, the Silver-Fork School, and "Mothers and Daughters": True Views of Society in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain. Dissertation Thesis, University of Arkansas, May 1992. 114 |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Catherine Gore | Historical personages, from the Prince of Wales
and his mistress Lady Jersey
downwards, do appear in this book. It ends on the death of Charles James Fox
, apostrophised as one of the great and... |
| Textual Features | Catherine Gore | She quotes Byron
on the title-page. Gore, Catherine. Cecil; or, The Adventures of a Coxcomb. R. Bentley, 1845. title-page |
| Reception | Anne Grant | AG
was offered an annual pension of £100 from George IV
, in recognition of her literary efforts. Wilson, James Grant, and Anne Grant. “Preface, Memoir of Mrs. Grant”. Memoirs of an American Lady, edited by James Grant Wilson and James Grant Wilson, Books for Libraries Press, 1972, p. ix - xxxvi. xxviii |
| Textual Production | Sarah Green | Mary O'Brien
seems to have a good claim, since her The Political Monitor; or Regent
's Friend. Being a collection of poems published in England during the agitation of the regency: consisting of curious, interesting... |
Timeline
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...
Building item
After January 1820
On ascending to the throne George IV
abolished the hoop and wide skirt in court dress.
Cunnington, C. Willett et al. The History of Underclothes. Revised, Faber and Faber, 1981.
70
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.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
426
Burney, Frances. The Journals and Letters of Fanny Burney (Madame D’Arblay). Editors Hemlow, Joyce and Althea Douglas, Clarendon Press, 1972–1984, 12 vols.
xi, 151
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
46
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.
Macalpine, Ida, and Richard Hunter. George III and the Mad-Business. Allen Lane, 1969.
248
Carretta, Vincent. George III and the Satirists from Hogarth to Byron. University of Georgia Press, 1990.
358
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.
Macalpine, Ida, and Richard Hunter. George III and the Mad-Business. Allen Lane, 1969.
248
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
230
Luttrell, Barbara. The Prim Romantic. Chatto and Windus, 1965.
204
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.
Carretta, Vincent. George III and the Satirists from Hogarth to Byron. University of Georgia Press, 1990.
358
Macalpine, Ida, and Richard Hunter. George III and the Mad-Business. Allen Lane, 1969.
248
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.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Campbell, Mary, 1917 - 2002. Lady Morgan: The Life and Times of Sydney Owenson. Pandora, 1988.
186-7
1822: The Academy of Music in London was founded...
Building item
1822
The Academy of Music
in London was founded by John Fane, Lord Burghersh
.
Sadie, Julie Anne, and Rhian Samuel, editors. The New Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. Macmillan, 1994.
Sadie, Stanley, and Alison Latham, editors. The Norton/Grove Concise Encyclopedia of Music. W. W. Norton, 1988.
Arnold, Denis, editor. The New Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford University Press, 1983.
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.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
235, 387n12, 403n94
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2025, 22 vols. plus supplements.
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.
Fryde, Edmund Boleslaw. Handbook of British Chronology. Editors Greenway, D. E. et al., 3rd ed., Offices of the Royal Historical Society, 1986.
47
Foster, Robert Fitzroy. Modern Ireland 1600-1972. Allen Lane, 1988.
606
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...
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