George IV E.A. Smith

Series:
Yale English Monarchs Series
Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
04 Aug 2000
ISBN:
9780300088021
Dimensions:
320 pages: 234 x 156 x 20mm
Illustrations:
24 illustrations

This biography of George IV, king between 1820 and 1830, provides a reassessment of the monarch's character, reputation and achievement. E.A. Smith does not minimize the king's faults but focuses on the positive qualities of his achievement in politics and in the patronage of the arts.