Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE viii
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiii
5. NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS AND REFERENCES xiv
6. 1. A Prince and his Education 1
7. 2. The Pursuit of Pleasure 13
8. 3. A Palace for a Prince 25
9. 4. Maria Fitzherbert 33
10. 5. Hopes Disappointed 48
11. 6. Clouds of War 60
12. 7. Caroline 70
13. 8. A Political Prince 82
14. 9. The Royal Malady Again 96
15. 10. Changing Allegiances 105
16. 11. Brothers and Sisters 121
17. 12. Prince Regent 132
18. 13. A Glorious Victory 146
19. 14. Rebellious Daughter 155
20. 15. Seditious Subjects and Turbulent Wife 167
21. 16. Crowned without a Queen 179
22. 17. King of Three Dominions 192
23. 18. The King’s Servants 205
24. 19. ‘The Invisible’ 216
25. 20. Constitutional Monarch 226
26. 21. The Royal Builder 241
27. 22. Patron and Collector 253
28. 23. The King in Seclusion 266
29. 24. Conclusion: I Father and Son 277
30. 24. Conclusion: II ‘THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED MAN’ 284
31. APPENDIX: GEORGE IV* S CHILDREN 289
32. BIBLIOGRAPHY 293
33. INDEX 301