But the private George was gentle and decent, although exceedingly strict. He strived to restore a high moral tone to the royal family. He was the first Hanover king not to take a mistress ...

Gold State Coach dating from 1762 and first used by King George III. [The 8,000 guests] rose with a fanfare of trumpets for the procession of the bareheaded Queen [Elizabeth], moving at a measured ...

The greatest challenge of George V's reign came with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. The King and Queen worked tirelessly throughout, and when the war had ended the King supported ...

Dr. Andrew Thompson is a consultant to the series The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain, and author of the biography George II: King and Elector ...