George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales, was born at St. James's Palace in 1762 to King George III and Charlotte. During adulthood, he threw himself into shenanagins with reckless abandon. He was very fond of alcoholic drinks, but he was most fond of mistresses. Most notable of those was Maria Fitzherbert, the future grandmother of another famous mistress, Camilla Parker-Bowles. He spent amazing sums of money on clothes and furnishings for his home. He eventually became the Prince Regent when the mental health of George III took another decline, serving in that capacity from 1811 to 1820. Upon his father's death, he assumed the role of King, becoming George IV, with his Queen being Caroline.

I did not know that the Regency Period had anything to do with George IV, but apparently it did. I appreciated learning about that. This book went into great detail about his interreference in politics, specifically regarding the issue of Catholicism. It also went into detail about military appointments and strategies, which I found very interesting. As a side note, he got on well with the Duke of Wellington, and I just so happened to see his personal signet ring and some papers in his handwriting at a museum this past weekend. (Which is one reason I am late on updating my Goodreads.) This book was very well done, and contained a lot of information about George IV to only be one singular volume. I really learned a lot from this book and enjoyed it.