The Royal George
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The Royal George

The Duke of Cambridge: His Family and Career, 1819-1904

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eBook - ePub

The Royal George

The Duke of Cambridge: His Family and Career, 1819-1904

About this book

Son of the eccentric Adolphus, seventh and favourite son of George III, Prince George was born in 1819 and was briefly heir presumptive to the throne of England until the birth that same year of his cousin Victoria. Instead he became George, second Duke of Cambridge, and rose to be Commander-in-Chief of the Army aged 37, holding that position for 39 years. Often considered a hidebound reactionary, he nonetheless took a keen interest in reform of the Army, and made considerable efforts to improve the soldier's lot.
In the year that the title of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was bestowed by HRH the Queen upon Prince William and Catherine Middleton on the morning of their wedding, this charming, substantial and formidably researched life of 'The Royal George' has a renewed topicality.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. PREFACE
  7. NOTE ON SOURCES
  8. NOTES ON CHAPTERS
  9. CHAPTER I : A PRINCE IN THE MAKING
  10. CHAPTER II : THE PROFESSION OF ARMS
  11. CHAPTER III : THE CRIMEAN COMMAND
  12. CHAPTER IV : COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF
  13. CHAPTER V : A FLOOD OF REFORM
  14. CHAPTER VI : DAMMING THE DELUGE
  15. CHAPTER VII : THE DUKE AND WOLSELEY
  16. CHAPTER VIII : FAMILY AFFAIRS
  17. CHAPTER IX : COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
  18. CHAPTER X : END OF AN ERA
  19. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE’S CONTEMPORARIES 1856–1895
  20. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  21. INDEX
  22. Plates
  23. About the Author
  24. Copyright