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Clearly and engagingly written, with evident affection for his subject, Christopher Hibbert's George III describes the life and times of the man widely believed to have mistaken an oak tree for the King of Prussia. He didn't. That was one of many rumours spread by courtiers during his first bout of the insanity caused by porphyria: a rare hereditary disease, endemic in the Stuarts and transmitted to the Hanoverans via George I's mother, Sophia.
Colourfully illustrated and studded with witticisms, this book shows how George III's efforts to behave as a king ought to have earned him considerable popularity. Like Hibbert's Life of Johnson, Nelson and Wellington, this is more than a biography, and is subtitled A Personal History. This means that we don't only get the inside information on the monarch's manifold eccentricities, his charitable deeds, his love of books, clocks and large families, his cheerful fidelity to a plain and difficult wife, and what he felt about his nine legitimate and approximately 53 illegitimate grandchildren. We also learn about the background to the American War of Independence, the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots and the intricacies of English--or rather British--politics during the second half of the 18th century.
A terrific, informative read for anyone interested in the monarchy and 18th- century history and politics.Lisa Gee --.
About the Author
Christopher Hibbert is 'perhaps the most gifted popular historian we have' (TES). His books include THE DESTRUCTION OF LORD RAGLAN (1962 Heinemann Award for Literature); LONDON: The Biography of a City and THE VIRGIN QUEEN: The Personal History of Elizabeh I. Christopher Hibbert is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He is married with two sons and a daughter and lives in Henley-on-Thames.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0140257373
- ISBN 13 9780140257373
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages480
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