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I. FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES 1

II. BOYHOOD OF GEORGE III 33

III. THE PRINCE COMES OF AGE 62

IV. THE NEW KING 71

V. "THE FAIR QUAKER" 86

VI. LADY SARAH LENNOX AND GEORGE III 105

VII. THE ROYAL MARRIAGE 120

VIII. THE RISE AND FALL OF "THE FAVOURITE" 136

IX. THE COURT OF GEORGE III 167

X. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE KING AND QUEEN 202

XI. "NO. XLV" 235

XII. THE KING UNDER GRENVILLE 269

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GEORGE III _frontispiece_

FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES _facing_ 5

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, MISS VANE
AND HER SON " 11

CAROLINE, CONSORT OF GEORGE II " 15

GEORGE II " 15

PRINCE GEORGE OF WALES, PRINCE EDWARD OF
WALES, AND DR. AYSCOUGH " 35

AUGUSTA, PRINCESS DOWAGER OF WALES " 41

LEICESTER HOUSE " 45

GEORGE, PRINCE OF WALES " 55

GEORGE III " 62

GEORGE III IN HIS CORONATION ROBES " 71

"THE BUTTON MAKER" " 75

MISS AXFORD (HANNAH LIGHTFOOT) " 86

LADY SARAH LENNOX SACRIFICING TO THE MUSES " 105

QUEEN CHARLOTTE " 120

JOHN, EARL OF BUTE " 136

WINDSOR CASTLE " 167

"THE KITCHEN METAMORPHOZ'D" " 178

"LEARNING TO MAKE APPLE DUMPLINGS" " 190

THE KING RELIEVING PRISONERS IN DORCHESTER
GAOL " 196

"SUMMER AMUSEMENTS AT FARMER GEORGE'S" " 198

BUCKINGHAM HOUSE " 202

"THE CONSTANT COUPLE" " 220

KEW PALACE " 223

JOHN WILKES " 235

"THE BRUISER" (CHARLES CHURCHILL) " 243

THE KING'S LIFE ATTEMPTED " 258

"THE RECONCILIATION" " 268

THE RIGHT HON. GEORGE GRENVILLE " 270

FARMER GEORGE

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