The Hanovers 1714-1901

LouisFerdinand · March 01, 2024, 09:46:24 PM

The Children of King William IV

LouisFerdinand · March 06, 2024, 09:43:50 PM

William IV had an open-air banquet for 3,000 impoverished
locals to mark his birthday on August 21, 1830.
King William sat with his people to eat from a menu of veal, ham, beef, and plum pudding.

LouisFerdinand · March 14, 2024, 07:44:10 PM

The unmarried life of Princess Augusta Sophia

LouisFerdinand · March 27, 2024, 08:32:31 PM

Queen Charlotte had a zebra that grazed outside of Buckingham Palace.
She had an elephant which resided with the horses in the stables.

Curryong · March 27, 2024, 10:57:36 PM

Quote from: LouisFerdinand on March 27, 2024, 08:32:31 PM
Queen Charlotte had a zebra that grazed outside of Buckingham Palace.
She had an elephant which resided with the horses in the stables.

I find the elephant story very hard to believe, actually, especially as many horses are easily spooked. Admittedly there were several private zoos and exotic animals held on the estates of noble families in Britain and Europe before the mid 19th century when municipal zoos started to become popular. I believe the Duchess of York, the estranged wife of George and Charlotte's second son, had quite a menagerie at her estate, Bushey Park, but the Duke couldn't stand the mess and noise, one of the reasons he moved out. The Tower of London had a menagerie for centuries until the idea of animals being kept in unsuitable conditions became of concern.

PrincessOfPeace · April 02, 2024, 12:36:39 AM

King George IV's sword made for his historic visit to Edinburgh in 1822 and jacket the monarch wore for iconic portrait go on display alongside baby shoes worn by his only child -

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13227607/Sword-King-George-IV-baby-shoes.html

LouisFerdinand · April 04, 2024, 07:53:59 PM

At one point it was assumed that Princess Charlotte of Wales would become engaged to Prince William of Orange and that they would be married.
http://www.baldwin.co.uk/product/george-iii-princess-charlotte-of-wales-betrothal-to-prince-william-of-orange-ae-medal-1814

Curryong · April 05, 2024, 03:58:03 AM

Quote from: LouisFerdinand on April 04, 2024, 07:53:59 PM
At one point it was assumed that Princess Charlotte of Wales would become engaged to Prince William of Orange and that they would be married.
http://www.baldwin.co.uk/product/george-iii-princess-charlotte-of-wales-betrothal-to-prince-william-of-orange-ae-medal-1814

She didn't fancy him is the long and short of it. He wasn't her to her taste, to the annoyance of that moral arbiter of lawful marriage her father, King George IV. As William turned out to be a bit of a yobbo on his visit to London George didn't press it.