num_pages: 864
description: Hibbert delivers a superbly detailed picture of the life and times of George IV including his exorbitant spending on his homes, his clothes, and his women; his patronage of the arts; his "illegal" marriage to Catholic Mrs Fitzherbert, and lesser known facts such as his generous charity donations and his witty one-liners, including one he uttered when he met his bride-to-be (Caroline of Brunswick) for the first time: "Harris, I am not well, fetch me a brandy." George IV was the son of George III (who went insane and inspired "The Madness of King George") and was the founder of the prestigious King's College in London.
language: English
title: George IV: The Rebel Who Would Be King
titlecomplete: George IV: The Rebel Who Would Be King
characters: George IV of Great Britain and Ireland
genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography
ratings_count: 111
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin