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The Victory Inn

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The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
The Victory Inn
Phone:
+44 1273 326555

Hours:
Sunday12pm - 12am
Monday12pm - 12am
Tuesday12pm - 12am
Wednesday12pm - 12am
Thursday12pm - 12am
Friday12pm - 12am
Saturday12pm - 12am


George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later. From 1811 until his accession, he served as Prince Regent during his father's final mental illness. George IV led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste. He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and Sir Jeffry Wyattville to rebuild Windsor Castle. His charm and culture earned him the title the first gentleman of England, but his dissolute way of life and poor relationships with his parents and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, earned him the contempt of the people and dimmed the prestige of the monarchy. He forbade Caroline to attend his coronation and asked the government to introduce the unpopular Pains and Penalties Bill in a desperate, unsuccessful attempt to divorce her. For most of George's regency and reign, Lord Liverpool controlled the government as Prime Minister. George's ministers found his behaviour selfish, unreliable and irresponsible. At all times he was much under the influence of favourites. Taxpayers were angry at his wasteful spending during the Napoleonic Wars. He did not provide national leadership in time of crisis, nor act as a role model for his people. Liverpool's government presided over Britain's ultimate victory, negotiated the peace settlement, and attempted to deal with the social and economic malaise that followed. After Liverpool's retirement, George was forced to accept Catholic emancipation despite opposing it. His only legitimate child, Princess Charlotte, died before him in 1817 and so he was succeeded by his younger brother, William.
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