The Georgian era spanned the combined reigns of the five British monarchs from the Electorate of Hanover. King George III was the first Hanoverian King born in England rather than Germany. His parents were Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. After his father's death, Geor...
Only 23-years-old at the time, King George III had ascended to the throne before following the death of his grandfather, King George II, in October, 1760. He and his wife, then Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, had married in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace just two w...
King George III was born in London on June 4, 1738, to Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and was the grandson of King George II. He ascended the throne in 1760 at the age of 22, following his grandfather’s death, as his father had predeceased him in 1751. ...
King George IIIroyal maladyThis article presents information about the reexamination of the diagnosis that England's King George III suffered from acute porphyria and explained the bizarre behavior and mental illness that eventually resulted in his being replaced by a regency until his death. The ...
The British public wasn’t told that Charles’ grandfather, King George VI, had lung cancer before his death in February 1952 at the age of 56, and some historians have claimed that the king himself wasn’t told he was terminally ill. In the final years of Elizabeth’s life, the public...
His mother became queen when he was only 3 after the death of his grandfather King George VI in 1952. As Elizabeth’s oldest child, Charles became the heir apparent to the British throne and received the title of Duke of Cornwall. By that time, he was also an older brother to his ...
King Kong: Directed by John Guillermin. With Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange, John Randolph. A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.
Charles: Queen's death is "the moment I've been dreading" King Charles III told British Prime Minister Liz Truss Friday that the death of his mother was a moment he's been "dreading" but said he had to "keep everything going." "It has been so touching. ... All those people,...
“His Majesty will reuse vestments which featured in the Coronation Services of King George IV in 1821, King George V in 1911, King George VI in 1937 and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, including the Colobium Sindonis, the Supertunica, the Imperial Mantle, the Coronation Sword Belt and the Co...
“His Majesty will reuse vestments which featured in the Coronation Services of King George IV in 1821, King George V in 1911, King George VI in 1937 and Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, including the Colobium Sindonis, the Supertunica, the Imperial Mantle, the Coronation Sword Belt and the...