Hello Hello. Today we take a quick dive into the life of “Prinny” also known as King George IV of the United Kingdom. This one took longer to put together than I expected, and this was mainly due to the fact that there is much more to George’s story than one may realize. His time as king may have been relatively short, but his life as a whole was very eventful, especially as he aged. He was/is certainly not a popular or well-remembered figure by any stretch of the mind and I don’t expect this particular video to gain as much traction as some of the other more well-known English/British monarchs, but his story certainly deserves to be told. Nevertheless, I hope I was able to reasonably do his story justice. As always, if I catch any errors, or if any are brought to my attention, I will add them to the errors and corrections section of the video description. Thank you all for your interest in the video/channel, I hope I can continue to make reasonable content in the future. I look forward to finishing up this series (hopefully in the coming year) and getting to work on new material outside the realm of the English monarchy. But until then, onward and upward. Cheers.
Love the biographies!! I’m curious, what do you plan on doing next after you finish the rest of the English monarchs? The French? HRE? Spain? Very interested with whatever you do next!
One of the great what ifs in the history of the Uk will always be his daughter Charlotte of wales surviving and ruling with her beloved leo at her side.
Great video. So, the line went from George III, to George IV, to William IV, to Queen Victoria. As an American, I knew about George III, was vaguely aware of George IV as Regent, and Victoria but had not been clear on who came before Victoria. Thanks for clearing that up.
5:00 *George IV's Personality* + Passionate Lover + Generous + Kind + Lenient 7:03 Faults become shown throughout George IV's life story. - Fun Loving to a Fault 8:09 Loving Pursuit of Women, specifically actress Mary Robinson. 8:54 Flame of Love died out. 9:24 10:10 "Idle Hands are The Devil's Workshop." 10:33 1783 - George IV was not carrying himself as a future king. 11:25 HE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY! HE RACKED UP SO MUCH DEBT! - ON LUXURY 12:13 making him unpopular - Gambler - Gluttonous 12:00 Whig Parlimentarian Charles James Fox. 13:18 William Pitt The Younger 13:54 George IV requests to Live and Travel Abroad. 14:10 A new woman: Maria FitzHerbert, a devout catholic woman. - Emotional - Drunk 15:23 Marriage or No Maria. - Nope 15:53 - Immediate Gratification - My Way or else! 16:34 - Covered in blood to guilt Maria to marry him. 17:02 - Continued to pursue her anyway, threatening suicide 17:18 Fine, she gives in begrudingly, and decides she will be his wife. 18:02 - Financial Woes still there. - Lack of attention to his problems 19:03 Brighton Pavillion *George III's bout of mental illness* 20:52 October 1788 - George III's short bout of bipolar/depression/erratic behavior. 21:30 George III Slams George IV. 22:13 George IV and his brother Frederick say The King will never recover, they mock George III. 23:13 The King, George III, has recovered, to great popularity. *The French Revolution's Scars on Britain* 24:35 Napoleon Bonaparte, 25:20 The Napoleonic Wars 26:03 Arthur Wellsley, First Duke of Wellington. 26:46 George III begins to support the Tories instead of The Whigs in Parliament. 27:20 DIVORCED Mary FitzHerbert. *George and Caroline, Married Cousins* 28:15 MARRIES his first cousin, Caroline of Brunswick. 30:00 Somehow this disagreeable pair found an ability to work together. 30:59 Caroline held public support, George IV did not. 31:19 - His finances were still strained *George IV and Maria FitzHerbert, parents of Orphan Mary Seymour* 31:41 George IV tries to rekindle his former marriage with Maria FitzHerbert. They actually were happy somewhat. 32:32 George IV and Maria care for an orphan child, Mary Seymour. 33:15 They sought custody through The British court. *Princess Charlotte* 34:18 Princess Charlotte. 35:03 moved by her father to Windsor Castle. 35:42 DISSOLVE THE MARRIAGE: no, it didn't happen. *Irish Rebellion of 1778* 36:14 Another bout of mental illness for George III. 37:23 37:41 The French Revolution frightened The Monarchs of Britain. 39:33 FORMAL SEPARATION: Granted. It was made official. *George III and George IV* 40:10 George III had bouts of mental illness, George III recovered! 41:03 Younger brother, Younger Sister. 41:42 Spencer Perceval and his Tories. 42:34 George IV was now in his age 50s. 43:30 George IV was - Overweight - Excessive glutton - opium addicted. 44:30 May 1812 Spencer Perceval was assassinated. 45:03 George IV remained unpopular with his British People. 46:22 Caroline traveled back to The European Continent. 47:39 Princess Charlotte's Marriage and Miscarriages. -Great Pain - 21 Year Old Princess Charlotte DIED after her stillborn baby boy was born. 50:05 The Peterloo Massacre. 54:38 The Public Detested Their King George IV. 55:34 The Extravagant Coronation of King George IV. 56:45 1:00:25 The Later, Old Years of George IV - Ill - Hostile - Annoyed 1:02:40 George IV and George Canning. 1:05:38 British Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829 *The Dying Pains of George IV* 1:06:30 Breathlessness 1:09:19 A KING SHOULD NOT behave In the manner George IV behaved. 1:10:40 Few mourned his death. 1:11:30 Interesting to his last breathe.
The Porphyrias are not mental illnesses. They are blood and metabolic disorders. The Porphyrias are genetic disorders that affect the central nervous system, various organs, the gastrointestinal system, skin, etc. They are caused by a buildup of chemicals related to red blood cell proteins. The psychiatric manifestations are caused by the misdiagnosis and lack of proper treatment of the physical symptoms. His diet alone was insufficient. George IV suffered from it as well, it simply manifested differently.
Another interesting story. I almost felt sad for him at the end. He'd never been truly loved so didn't know how to show love & true affection except to children & animals because that came naturally.
I so look forward to your uploads, gives me something to look forward to once a month. They’re so good I go back and listen the old ones while I wait😆❤️
Another excellent documentary as always, I truly love the small details in your videos that tend to be generally obscure like George's love for animals in this case. I also got to admit now that we're more than halfway through the Hanoverian monarchs I find myself starting to dread the end of this so excellent series of yours but at the same eagerly waiting for what might be in store next. Cheers.
If you get to the end of all the monarchs a complementary mini series on all the consorts would be very interesting. The lives of George VI’s sisters and their escape from the ‘nunnery’ that they called their upbringing is very interesting as well.
I have to say, this is the most complimentary biography of George IV I’ve heard to date. Others are much less flattering. In contrast it’s also the least flattering of Caroline of Brunswick. The above isn’t necessarily a complaint, just an observation.
I never knew of his love to animals or of his soft spot for children. His life sounds so tragic but instead of trying to help, people preferred to make fun of him. His daughter sounds like a brat and in some way it's best Victoria became queen and not her.
@@--enyo-- seriously! George IV didn't give a French toast about shiiiiiit!!! He was a gluttonous, (not just with food but with money too) licentious, and hedonistic fool 4-real!!!
It was an amazing story about Prinny, he had to have a large brandy on his wedding night before he could perform ,as his wife smelld so awful, her personal hygiene was non existent......I love your history pods , or whatever they are called...please keep them coming. Xxxxxxxx
I was wondering if after you are done with the monarchs of England/Britain that you could actually go back and do videos of other important players in English history that did not technically become monarch of England but came close such as Empress Matilda, Edward of Woodstock(the black prince) , or Edward of Westminster (son of Henry the 6th).
Great documentary. There have been so many derelict monarchs. George IV was among the worst. Had he had the proper love and affection as a child, he may have had a chance. However, he was able to get away with his behavior just because he was heir to the throne. The only good thing that happened with these Hanovers was Queen Victoria and she was a nymphomaniac.
I just love this channel so much. I discovered it not long ago so I binged all those videos back to back, it was awesome. To the creator of these videos: thank you so much, I don’t know your name but I’m so grateful. Btw, anyone knows what music bed is used at the beginning of each video?
Actually, I will have to disagree. George III was a good king before the regency and he doesn't deserve the degree of bashing he got from the American Revolution, which was Lord North's fault more so George's. Then you have George V and VI who were fantastic kings and George V with his wife, Queen Mary, revolutionized the monarchy, like his predecessor Edward VII did before.
I find these documentaries really well produced and very interesting to watch. I was wondering what you have planned after completiting the series of British monarchs, as I think it could be really cool to do a similar style of series but instead for different peerages, such as the history of the Dukedom of Norfolk, but instead of have every video be on a different duke, just have one video per dukedom. Could lead to a really interesting set of videos that could tie together with the political and social side of the history of these kings
Excellent documentary, but it's only missing one thing: Beau Brumell 🙂. I've only found one doc about the Prince of Wales that mentions Brumell. There's an interesting film called "This Charming Man" which shows both men & some of their association.
Ah, well, I suppose including so minor a figure as Sir John Lade was too much to ask. As your pinned comment says, there is much that must be ommited to keep these videos "brief", lol. Mentioning Sir John would've required going into detail about George's partying, though Sir John may have been important enough to represent the rest of the Prince Regent's social "set" in London society. He did marry a mistress of the Duke of York, after all. Despite that, Sir John is certainly not as important as people like the various PMs mentioned. If you'd had time specify that horse racing and horse gambling were among the activities which George and Frederick engaged in, it may have been worth mentioning Sir John, but without it it would've been pointless. If anyone is interested in what I'm talking about, what I know comes from Wikipedia, but the original source is a book called "Thraliana", written by Hester Thrale, a friend of Samuel Johnson.
@@GlennSkywalker2305 Had Richard not take the crown; young Edward would have reached adulthood and we would have gotten A whole line of different heirs.
@@DarthDread-oh2ne We don’t know what would have happened to Edward. He could have died young or not been able to produce heirs like Richard II (who was overthrown by Henry IV).
Hello Hello. Today we take a quick dive into the life of “Prinny” also known as King George IV of the United Kingdom. This one took longer to put together than I expected, and this was mainly due to the fact that there is much more to George’s story than one may realize. His time as king may have been relatively short, but his life as a whole was very eventful, especially as he aged. He was/is certainly not a popular or well-remembered figure by any stretch of the mind and I don’t expect this particular video to gain as much traction as some of the other more well-known English/British monarchs, but his story certainly deserves to be told. Nevertheless, I hope I was able to reasonably do his story justice. As always, if I catch any errors, or if any are brought to my attention, I will add them to the errors and corrections section of the video description. Thank you all for your interest in the video/channel, I hope I can continue to make reasonable content in the future. I look forward to finishing up this series (hopefully in the coming year) and getting to work on new material outside the realm of the English monarchy. But until then, onward and upward. Cheers.
You're Incredible! Your videos are always top notch and all your hardwork is appreciated!😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤
Love the biographies!! I’m curious, what do you plan on doing next after you finish the rest of the English monarchs? The French? HRE? Spain? Very interested with whatever you do next!
Can you do a history on the French or Scottish and maybe the German/Austrian monarchs?
@@EmperorDevynAustria Hungary I presume
I’d love to see a complementary series on the consorts of the English monarchs.
One of the great what ifs in the history of the Uk will always be his daughter Charlotte of wales surviving and ruling with her beloved leo at her side.
And her Leo, ultimately King Leopold of the Belgians, was Queen Victoria's Uncle Leopold, who had a significant influence on Victoria and Albert.
Sorrows, sorrows, sorrows and prayers!!!
This is the best documentary I’ve seen on George IV.
It was extremely refreshing to hear a positive side of the Prince Regent/ King George 4th. Again thanks.
Again, an excellent documentary on George IV. You’re the only one who successfully put a positive light on him. Great commentary
Great video. So, the line went from George III, to George IV, to William IV, to Queen Victoria. As an American, I knew about George III, was vaguely aware of George IV as Regent, and Victoria but had not been clear on who came before Victoria. Thanks for clearing that up.
I’ve always glossed over George IV and William IV, can’t wait to watch these
5:00
*George IV's Personality*
+ Passionate Lover
+ Generous
+ Kind
+ Lenient
7:03 Faults become shown throughout George IV's life story.
- Fun Loving to a Fault
8:09 Loving Pursuit of Women, specifically actress Mary Robinson.
8:54 Flame of Love died out.
9:24
10:10 "Idle Hands are The Devil's Workshop."
10:33 1783 - George IV was not carrying himself as a future king.
11:25 HE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY! HE RACKED UP SO MUCH DEBT!
- ON LUXURY 12:13 making him unpopular
- Gambler
- Gluttonous
12:00 Whig Parlimentarian Charles James Fox.
13:18 William Pitt The Younger
13:54 George IV requests to Live and Travel Abroad.
14:10 A new woman: Maria FitzHerbert, a devout catholic woman.
- Emotional - Drunk
15:23 Marriage or No Maria. - Nope
15:53 - Immediate Gratification - My Way or else!
16:34 - Covered in blood to guilt Maria to marry him.
17:02 - Continued to pursue her anyway, threatening suicide
17:18 Fine, she gives in begrudingly, and decides she will be his wife.
18:02 - Financial Woes still there.
- Lack of attention to his problems
19:03 Brighton Pavillion
*George III's bout of mental illness*
20:52 October 1788 - George III's short bout of bipolar/depression/erratic behavior.
21:30 George III Slams George IV.
22:13 George IV and his brother Frederick say The King will never recover, they mock George III.
23:13 The King, George III, has recovered, to great popularity.
*The French Revolution's Scars on Britain*
24:35 Napoleon Bonaparte,
25:20 The Napoleonic Wars
26:03 Arthur Wellsley, First Duke of Wellington.
26:46 George III begins to support the Tories instead of The Whigs in Parliament.
27:20 DIVORCED Mary FitzHerbert.
*George and Caroline, Married Cousins*
28:15 MARRIES his first cousin, Caroline of Brunswick.
30:00 Somehow this disagreeable pair found an ability to work together.
30:59 Caroline held public support, George IV did not.
31:19 - His finances were still strained
*George IV and Maria FitzHerbert, parents of Orphan Mary Seymour*
31:41 George IV tries to rekindle his former marriage with Maria FitzHerbert. They actually were happy somewhat.
32:32 George IV and Maria care for an orphan child, Mary Seymour.
33:15 They sought custody through The British court.
*Princess Charlotte*
34:18 Princess Charlotte. 35:03 moved by her father to Windsor Castle.
35:42 DISSOLVE THE MARRIAGE: no, it didn't happen.
*Irish Rebellion of 1778*
36:14 Another bout of mental illness for George III.
37:23
37:41 The French Revolution frightened The Monarchs of Britain.
39:33 FORMAL SEPARATION: Granted. It was made official.
*George III and George IV*
40:10 George III had bouts of mental illness, George III recovered!
41:03 Younger brother, Younger Sister.
41:42 Spencer Perceval and his Tories.
42:34 George IV was now in his age 50s.
43:30 George IV was - Overweight - Excessive glutton - opium addicted.
44:30 May 1812 Spencer Perceval was assassinated.
45:03 George IV remained unpopular with his British People.
46:22 Caroline traveled back to The European Continent.
47:39 Princess Charlotte's Marriage and Miscarriages.
-Great Pain - 21 Year Old Princess Charlotte DIED after her stillborn baby boy was born.
50:05 The Peterloo Massacre.
54:38 The Public Detested Their King George IV.
55:34 The Extravagant Coronation of King George IV.
56:45
1:00:25 The Later, Old Years of George IV
- Ill
- Hostile
- Annoyed
1:02:40 George IV and George Canning.
1:05:38 British Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829
*The Dying Pains of George IV*
1:06:30 Breathlessness
1:09:19 A KING SHOULD NOT behave In the manner George IV behaved.
1:10:40 Few mourned his death.
1:11:30 Interesting to his last breathe.
The Porphyrias are not mental illnesses. They are blood and metabolic disorders.
The Porphyrias are genetic disorders that affect the central nervous system, various organs, the gastrointestinal system, skin, etc. They are caused by a buildup of chemicals related to red blood cell proteins. The psychiatric manifestations are caused by the misdiagnosis and lack of proper treatment of the physical symptoms. His diet alone was insufficient.
George IV suffered from it as well, it simply manifested differently.
Another interesting story. I almost felt sad for him at the end. He'd never been truly loved so didn't know how to show love & true affection except to children & animals because that came naturally.
With most of the monarchs of ww1 being descendants of queen victoria I wonder how different things would have been had princess charlotte survived
Haemophilia might not have entered a lot of the families. Russia for example.
WW1 not 2
@@pedanticradiator1491 thank you just noticed I put that, fixed it :)
Maybe Belgium would have most certainly another king, once her husband would be a "Prince Albert" avant la lettre
I so look forward to your uploads, gives me something to look forward to once a month. They’re so good I go back and listen the old ones while I wait😆❤️
Another excellent documentary as always, I truly love the small details in your videos that tend to be generally obscure like George's love for animals in this case. I also got to admit now that we're more than halfway through the Hanoverian monarchs I find myself starting to dread the end of this so excellent series of yours but at the same eagerly waiting for what might be in store next. Cheers.
R52
Your content is so good. I’ve watched them all. Some twice 😊
This was aewsome. Id love to hear something about the Alfonsos and the technicality that stopped the younger being king
If you get to the end of all the monarchs a complementary mini series on all the consorts would be very interesting.
The lives of George VI’s sisters and their escape from the ‘nunnery’ that they called their upbringing is very interesting as well.
I have to say, this is the most complimentary biography of George IV I’ve heard to date. Others are much less flattering.
In contrast it’s also the least flattering of Caroline of Brunswick.
The above isn’t necessarily a complaint, just an observation.
Excellent!!❤
Thank you for this upload. He finally has stopped looking like Hugh Lawrie in my mind's eye
These episodes are my favourite. Look forward to seeing the next episode.
Love Your content man! This videos are awesome 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
I never knew of his love to animals or of his soft spot for children. His life sounds so tragic but instead of trying to help, people preferred to make fun of him. His daughter sounds like a brat and in some way it's best Victoria became queen and not her.
George IV in his reign and in his person was disastrous.
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@@--enyo-- seriously! George IV didn't give a French toast about shiiiiiit!!! He was a gluttonous, (not just with food but with money too) licentious, and hedonistic fool 4-real!!!
Absolutely excellent video, you are beyond talented and these videos deserve so much more recognition! Incredible!
Excited for this new post! ❤
It was an amazing story about Prinny, he had to have a large brandy on his wedding night before he could perform ,as his wife smelld so awful, her personal hygiene was non existent......I love your history pods , or whatever they are called...please keep them coming. Xxxxxxxx
I was wondering if after you are done with the monarchs of England/Britain that you could actually go back and do videos of other important players in English history that did not technically become monarch of England but came close such as Empress Matilda, Edward of Woodstock(the black prince) , or Edward of Westminster (son of Henry the 6th).
Great documentary. There have been so many derelict monarchs. George IV was among the worst. Had he had the proper love and affection as a child, he may have had a chance. However, he was able to get away with his behavior just because he was heir to the throne. The only good thing that happened with these Hanovers was Queen Victoria and she was a nymphomaniac.
Hands down, my absolute favorite notification. Thanks BH.
I just love this channel so much. I discovered it not long ago so I binged all those videos back to back, it was awesome. To the creator of these videos: thank you so much, I don’t know your name but I’m so grateful.
Btw, anyone knows what music bed is used at the beginning of each video?
Thanks for this informative video!
I love this channel so much your upload has made my day as I’m currently trapped inside with covid 😂
I hope you feel better soon
Bravo! You do such a good job!!
I found it interesting as he was why Victoria became Queen. Sort of ….
All the Georges were nuts and ineffective as king. But the anti animal cruelty is big. Well told documentary.
Actually, I will have to disagree. George III was a good king before the regency and he doesn't deserve the degree of bashing he got from the American Revolution, which was Lord North's fault more so George's. Then you have George V and VI who were fantastic kings and George V with his wife, Queen Mary, revolutionized the monarchy, like his predecessor Edward VII did before.
@@V1CT0RIOUS_
The Porphyria was to blame for Georges II, III, and IV.
Always wondered what you’re gonna do when you finish the English/British monarchs. Do you have any plans or are they top secret?
Excellent biography on an often overlooked English King.
Altough he was a party animal and womanizer, he truly loved his daughter and was heartbroken at her death and at the death of his grandchild.
I was reluctant to watch this video because of George IV's reputation but I do not regret it in the least after watching it.
George IV known henceforth as angry, fat and cross, it's true he beat Napoleon but was mostly a dead loss.
He didn't personally beat Napoleon he just happened to be Prince Regent at the time of Waterloo
@pedanticradiator1491 when you're the boss you get the credit.
I find these documentaries really well produced and very interesting to watch. I was wondering what you have planned after completiting the series of British monarchs, as I think it could be really cool to do a similar style of series but instead for different peerages, such as the history of the Dukedom of Norfolk, but instead of have every video be on a different duke, just have one video per dukedom. Could lead to a really interesting set of videos that could tie together with the political and social side of the history of these kings
there are or were other royalties to explore, including in Portugal ;)
Just remembered, both HRM George the 4th & Beau Brumell died quite badly. Although the king had so much comfort while Brumell had almost none.
He grew up to be a crippled american doctor on a tv show, and never saw Blackadder again. 😂
Excellent documentary, but it's only missing one thing: Beau Brumell 🙂. I've only found one doc about the Prince of Wales that mentions Brumell. There's an interesting film called "This Charming Man" which shows both men & some of their association.
No mention of Thomas Mifflin the 3 president of america?
Great video. Subbed!
This dude was 300 years ahead of the grunge push in the mid 90s.
Like hearing a neutral take on George IV especially when it comes to Caroline.
Will you be moving onto William iv next?
he took the eagle with sharpe at talaveria too
56:36 I wonder if her stomach pains were due to poison in her laudanum.
They were due to Porphyria.
I wouldn't say that his spending was "abjectly" resented.
Poor little prince 🙄
I wouldn't label him as a nearly forgotten prince or king. He has a whole era named after his regency. 😉
The worst of the 4 Georges thank god william took over and was less hands on
For me George IV will always be Hugh Laurie from Blackadder.
Brief? Quick?
24:45
Ah, well, I suppose including so minor a figure as Sir John Lade was too much to ask. As your pinned comment says, there is much that must be ommited to keep these videos "brief", lol.
Mentioning Sir John would've required going into detail about George's partying, though Sir John may have been important enough to represent the rest of the Prince Regent's social "set" in London society. He did marry a mistress of the Duke of York, after all.
Despite that, Sir John is certainly not as important as people like the various PMs mentioned. If you'd had time specify that horse racing and horse gambling were among the activities which George and Frederick engaged in, it may have been worth mentioning Sir John, but without it it would've been pointless.
If anyone is interested in what I'm talking about, what I know comes from Wikipedia, but the original source is a book called "Thraliana", written by Hester Thrale, a friend of Samuel Johnson.
The only reason why we got George the 4th is because of Richard the III.
I think I get the reference and is it HH?
@@GlennSkywalker2305 Had Richard not take the crown; young Edward would have reached adulthood and we would have gotten A whole line of different heirs.
@@DarthDread-oh2ne We don’t know what would have happened to Edward. He could have died young or not been able to produce heirs like Richard II (who was overthrown by Henry IV).
George IV was the most downbad man in early 19th century Britain.