LEADER 02722nam 2200577 450 001 9910789797703321 005 20230617032642.0 010 $a1-283-20173-9 010 $a9786613201737 010 $a0-8264-3142-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106843 035 $a(EBL)742852 035 $a(OCoLC)745866167 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000523730 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12185308 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523730 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10543264 035 $a(PQKB)11779511 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5309574 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742852 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742852 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320173 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106843 100 $a20180315h20052004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe king's wife $eGeorge IV and Mrs Fitzherbert /$fValerie Irvine 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cHambledon and London,$d2005. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84725-053-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aOne 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, de 606 $aMarriages of royalty and nobility$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xKings and rulers$vBiography 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge IV, 1820-1830 615 0$aMarriages of royalty and nobility$xHistory 676 $a941.074092 700 $aIrvine$b Valerie$01572651 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789797703321 996 $aThe king's wife$93847725 997 $aUNINA