Thursday, May 18, 2023

Mourning a Monarch

The King is dead; Long live the King When George III died on January 29, 1820, the official era we know and love as the Regency, came to an end. Because a change in monarchy happens instantaneously, George IV was king immediately even though his coronation didn’t take place until July 1821. Normally, the death of George III and the succession of George IV would have been publicly announced right away but the news didn’t…

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