02722nam 2200577 450 991078979770332120230617032642.01-283-20173-997866132017370-8264-3142-9(CKB)2670000000106843(EBL)742852(OCoLC)745866167(SSID)ssj0000523730(PQKBManifestationID)12185308(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523730(PQKBWorkID)10543264(PQKB)11779511(MiAaPQ)EBC5309574(MiAaPQ)EBC742852(Au-PeEL)EBL742852(CaONFJC)MIL320173(EXLCZ)99267000000010684320180315h20052004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe king's wife George IV and Mrs Fitzherbert /Valerie IrvineLondon, [England] ;New York, New York :Hambledon and London,2005.©20041 online resource (270 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84725-053-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Mary Anne; 2 Thomas Fitzherbert; 3 'Who the Devil is that Pretty Girl?'; 4 Marriage; 5 The Battle for the Regency; 6 Lady Jersey; 7 Caroline of Brunswick; 8 Reconciliation; 9 Minney; 10 Lady Hertford; 11 The Prince Regent; 12 The Queen's Trial; 13 George Dawson; 14 Marianne; 15 Endings; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; IndexOne of the most extraordinary episodes in British royal history took place on 15 December 1785 when George, Prince of Wales (later Prince Regent and George IV) secretly married the beautiful, twice-widowed and Roman Catholic Maria Fitzherbert. This marriage was in breach of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 but was almost certainly valid in the eyes of the Catholic Church, and possibly of all Christian churches. If it had been discovered, George might well have forfeited his claim to the throne. As it was, George and Maria remained together for over twenty-five years, staying deeply attached, deMarriages of royalty and nobilityGreat BritainHistory19th centuryGreat BritainKings and rulersBiographyGreat BritainHistoryGeorge IV, 1820-1830Marriages of royalty and nobilityHistory941.074092Irvine Valerie1572651MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789797703321The king's wife3847725UNINA