George IV appears as a character in Rodney Stone by Arthur Conan Doyle (1896), where he is shown as an irresponsible spendthrift, wildly self-indulgent and given to self-delusion, but not without some kindly impulses.
In Bernard Cornwell's novel Sharpe's Regiment, which is set during the Regency period, he is portrayed as fat, extravagant and possibly suffering from the same insanity which had afflicted his father. He is an enthusiastic fan of Richard Sharpe's military exploits, and claims to have been present at the Battle of Talavera and to have helped Sharpe capture a French Imperial Eagle (an event depicted in Cornwell's earlier novel Sharpe's Eagle). In the novel's afterword, Cornwell said he based the remark on an historical incident when George, during a dinner party at which the Duke of Wellington was present, claimed to have led a charge at the Battle of Waterloo.[1]
George IV appears as a character in The Regency, Volume 13 of The Morland Dynasty, a series of historical novels by author Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. The fictional Lucy Morland, Countess of Aylesbury, is one of his 'set' and his reign and regency provide the backdrop to the novel.
Bernard Bastable's Dead, Mr. Mozart (1995) is a detective novel whose main character is an alternate version of Wolfgang Mozart who survives in the 1820s and has settled in England. The story's main crisis is that odd circumstances have drawn Mozart into damage control duty to prevent further eruption of the enmity between King George IV and Caroline of Brunswick immediately following the old king's death.
Peter Schofield in the BBC series Vanity Fair (1987)
Hugh Laurie in the BBC TV comedy series Blackadder the Third (1987), in which his absurd lifestyle as Prince Regent is the focus of much malice by other characters, particular his butler Mr. Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson), who repeatedly makes sarcastic references to the Prince's stupidity and incompetence and takes advantage of it. The concluding episode of the series depicts the Prince being unwittingly gunned down by the Duke of Wellington (Stephen Fry), and Blackadder assuming his identity, eventually becoming George IV.
^According to The private letters of Princess Lieven to Prince Metternich, 1820–1826 edited by Quennell (1937) the King merely pretended to have fought at Waterloo disguised as General Bock to annoy the Duke of Wellington.
January 07, 2023
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George IV of the United Kingdom has been depicted many times in popular culture Contents 1 Literature 2 Film 3 Television 4 Radio 5 FootnotesLiterature EditGeorge IV appears as a character in Rodney Stone by Arthur Conan Doyle 1896 where he is shown as an irresponsible spendthrift wildly self indulgent and given to self delusion but not without some kindly impulses In Bernard Cornwell s novel Sharpe s Regiment which is set during the Regency period he is portrayed as fat extravagant and possibly suffering from the same insanity which had afflicted his father He is an enthusiastic fan of Richard Sharpe s military exploits and claims to have been present at the Battle of Talavera and to have helped Sharpe capture a French Imperial Eagle an event depicted in Cornwell s earlier novel Sharpe s Eagle In the novel s afterword Cornwell said he based the remark on an historical incident when George during a dinner party at which the Duke of Wellington was present claimed to have led a charge at the Battle of Waterloo 1 George IV appears as a character in The Regency Volume 13 of The Morland Dynasty a series of historical novels by author Cynthia Harrod Eagles The fictional Lucy Morland Countess of Aylesbury is one of his set and his reign and regency provide the backdrop to the novel Bernard Bastable s Dead Mr Mozart 1995 is a detective novel whose main character is an alternate version of Wolfgang Mozart who survives in the 1820s and has settled in England The story s main crisis is that odd circumstances have drawn Mozart into damage control duty to prevent further eruption of the enmity between King George IV and Caroline of Brunswick immediately following the old king s death Film EditOn screen George IV has been portrayed by Charles Chapman in the silent short Beau Brummel 1913 based on the novel by Booth Tarkington Teddy Arundell in the silent film The Romance of Lady Hamilton 1919 Alfred Paumier in the silent film The Amateur Gentleman 1920 based on the novel by Jeffery Farnol Bellenden Powell in the silent film A Prince of Lovers 1921 based on the play by Alicia Ramsey Holmes Herbert in the silent film A Stage Romance 1922 based on the play Kean by Alexandre Dumas pere Willard Louis in the silent film Beau Brummel 1924 based on the play by Clyde Fitch Otto Dethlefsen in the French silent film Kean based on the Alexandre Dumas play Gino Corrado in the silent film The Amateur Gentleman 1926 also based on the novel by Jeffery Farnol Lumsden Hare in The House of Rothschild 1934 based on the play Rothschild by George Hembert Westley Nigel Bruce in The Scarlet Pimpernel 1934 based on the plays by Baroness Orczy and Montagu Barstow Olaf Hytten in Becky Sharp 1935 based on the play by Langdon Mitchell itself based on the novel Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray Gilbert Davis in The Amateur Gentleman 1936 Hugh Huntley in Lloyd s of London 1936 Evelyn Roberts in Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel 1937 Raymond Lovell in The Man in Grey 1943 based on the novel by Lady Eleanor Smith Michael Dyne in Kitty 1945 based on the novel by Rosamond Marshall Peter Graves in The Laughing Lady 1946 based on the play by Ingram D Abbes and Mrs Fitzherbert 1947 based on the novel by Winifred Carter Cecil Parker in The First Gentleman 1948 based on the play by Norman Ginsbury Jack Hawkins in The Elusive Pimpernel 1950 Peter Ustinov in Beau Brummell 1954 based on a play by Clyde Fitch Roy Kinnear in the musical comedy On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970 based on the musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Burton Lane Ralph Richardson in Lady Caroline Lamb 1972 John Sessions in Princess Caraboo 1994 Rupert Everett in The Madness of King George 1994 based on the play The Madness of George III James Saxon in Poldark 1996 Richard McCabe billed as The King in Vanity Fair 2004 Tim McInnerny in Peterloo 2018 Television EditOn television George IV has been played by Robert Stephens in the BBC Play of the Month Kean 1978 based on the play by Jean Paul Sartre about the actor Edmund Kean Peter Egan in the BBC drama series Prince Regent 1979 covering his life until his ascent to the throne Julian Fellowes in the British dramas The Scarlet Pimpernel 1982 and Sharpe s Regiment 1996 the latter based on the novel by Bernard Cornwell David King in the episode of the Yorkshire Television drama series Number 10 entitled The Iron Duke 1983 Roy Dotrice in the miniseries Shaka Zulu 1986 based on the novel by Joshua Sinclair Peter Schofield in the BBC series Vanity Fair 1987 Hugh Laurie in the BBC TV comedy series Blackadder the Third 1987 in which his absurd lifestyle as Prince Regent is the focus of much malice by other characters particular his butler Mr Edmund Blackadder Rowan Atkinson who repeatedly makes sarcastic references to the Prince s stupidity and incompetence and takes advantage of it The concluding episode of the series depicts the Prince being unwittingly gunned down by the Duke of Wellington Stephen Fry and Blackadder assuming his identity eventually becoming George IV James Saxon in the Yorkshire Television sitcom Haggard 1990 and the British drama Poldark 1996 based on the novels by Winston Graham Richard E Grant in the 1996 BBC docudrama A Royal Scandal Roger Ashton Griffiths in the drama series Vanity Fair 1998 Jonathan Coy in the British drama series The Scarlet Pimpernel 1999 Hugh Bonneville in the British drama Beau Brummell This Charming Man 2006 based on the biography by Ian Kelly Jim Howick in the British TV comedy series Horrible Histories 2009 present Mark Gatiss in the British TV Drama Taboo 2017 Radio EditMark Perry in Bleak Expectations 2007 Alex Jennings in The People s Princess 2008 Footnotes Edit According to The private letters of Princess Lieven to Prince Metternich 1820 1826 edited by Quennell 1937 the King merely pretended to have fought at Waterloo disguised as General Bock to annoy the Duke of Wellington Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cultural depictions of George 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