Is Palin already eyeing 2012? Oct 13, 2008
King George IV, of course, with the ballerina s beloved Rangers. Who sadly failed to again play even. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
36 hours in Brighton, England Oct 7, 2008
uk), a gleaming multidomed Xanadu that was built by the Prince Regent in the early 19th century before he was crowned King George IV. This Indian-inspired palace features gilded palm trees, soaring minarets and riotously-painted chinoiserie. Pay attention to the fantastical dragon chandelier in the dining room, so lifelike that diners reportedly trembled, and the elaborate steam-powered kitchen, a modern marvel of its time. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Americans take lead into final day (35) Sep 22, 2008
wjl wrote on Sep 21, 2008 7:17 PM:" Just like the savings and loan thing in the 80's The rich fat cats make a mess, walk away with millions and they use our tax money to bail out the rich. Way to go Crazy King George IV ". CJR wrote on Sep 21, 2008 11:20 AM:" Gee Mr. Geech you got up at o dark thirty to post this? You need more sleep. You fail to see the significance of the Bush Administration's move to socialize Wall Street at the taxpayers expense. And you forgot to say that our labor, and... (Montana Standard, MT)
For a bailout, press one' Sep 22, 2008
Way to go Crazy King George IV " CJR wrote on Sep 21, 2008 11:20 AM:" Gee Mr. Geech you got up at o dark thirty to post this. You need more sleep. (Montana Standard, MT)
London's retailers look beyond today's bad news Sep 17, 2008
Originally designed almost 200 years ago by the architect John Nash for the prince regent, later King George IV, the wide, curving boulevard has a single owner: the Crown Estate, the queen's property portfolio. Shaw said the 500 million renovation that began in 2002 is about half finished and is moving ahead. (International Herald Tribune)
A royal stamp of approval still produces sales Sep 17, 2008
"The Royal Warrant people are very strict; there is a whole book on what you can and cannot do," said Anthony Stanbury, chief executive of the leather maker Swaine Adeney Brigg, which received its first royal warrant from King George IV.. 1. (International Herald Tribune)
Origins of Two Nursery Rhymes Sep 9, 2008
A third group believes the character was Queen Caroline, the wife of Great Britain s George IV, who had eight children by him. However, the most popular candidate is George IV s father. (Suite101.com)
Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth is reserved for statue of the ... Aug 8, 2008
The other three more traditional, bronze states on Trafalgar Square are of General Sir Charles James Napier, Major General Sir Henry Havelock and King George IV.. The Hon Margaret Rhodes, one of the Queen's oldest friends who was also a lady-in-waiting to the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, told the Mail that she welcomed the idea of a monument to the Queen in theory but questioned whether Trafalgar Square was the best place for it. (Daily Mail)
For tourists visiting the palace, a royal feast - but without food Jul 26, 2008
The gold and silver cutlery, flower stands, mirrored trays and salt cellars all come from the service of more than 4,000 pieces commissioned by George IV.. Summer opening of Buckingham Palace, July 29 to September 29. (guardian.co.uk)
WORKS BY BRIT ARTIST STILL A REAL HEAD-TURNER Jul 2, 2008
Yet despite commissions from King George IV himself (for a dramatic rendering of the Battle of Trafalgar), Turner died in obscurity. It would take future generations to discover the Sublime in what his critics dissed as "crude blotches.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
George Switzer, 92, Got Hope Diamond for Smithsonian Mar 28, 2008
The Hope Diamond, a shimmering deep-blue gem whose owners have included Louis XIV of France and George IV of Britain, came into the Smithsonian's possession in 1958, where it became the centerpiece of Switzer's efforts to develop a world-class gem collection. NATION/WORLD Latest Headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Regent Street: The curve of retail Feb 13, 2008
Originally designed almost 200 years ago by the architect John Nash for the prince regent, later King George IV, this wide, curving boulevard is rare in having a single owner: the Crown Estate, the queen's property portfolio. In recent years its buildings have continued to impress - they are fronted in white Portland stone - but the stores had become outdated and downscale, aimed at tourists or stuck in the past. (International Herald Tribune)
Charleston keeps its history front and center Feb 12, 2008
MAGGIE FITZROY/StaffThe King George IV Inn, a bed-and-breakfast at 32 George St. in Charleston, was built in 1790 ... After leaving Drayton, we checked into the King George IV Inn, a 1790 historic bed and breakfast at 32 George St. in the downtown historic district. (Florida Times-Union)
Art steams ahead despite the ructions Feb 1, 2008
A pair of royal salvers by the London makers Digby Scott and Benjamin Smith dated 1804 and bearing the arms of Prince of Wales, later George IV, brought $8225, and a fine Faberge plain silver tea glass holder, bought by Dr Blackwell at Christie's in New York, sold for just over $3000. ABORIGINAL RECORDS. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
New art considered for Trafalgar Square Jan 9, 2008
A statue of the one-armed admiral stands atop Nelson's column at the center of the square, which also contains statues of King George IV and two military commanders in India, Gen. Charles Napier and Maj. Gen. Sir Henry Havelock. (Yahoo News)
The Hope Diamond Jan 9, 2008
Several references suggest that it was acquired by King George IV of England ... Winters, M.T., & White, J.S.(1991) George IV's Blue Diamond. (USA Today -- Tech)
First look: Rosemary Hill Dec 1, 2007
He also had a remarkable life - working for George IV when he was only 15, designing the interior of the Palace of Westminster and dying young and mad - he was a compelling figure, hugely influential in his own day but later obscured by Ruskin and William Morris. There had been no biography since the 1930s so there was obviously something to say. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
'Nimrod Nationl' takes a thoughtful look at small-town basketball Nov 26, 2007
Peterson can be tough, especially on his son George IV, who plays on the team as a guard ... When George IV gets his picture in the paper for scoring his 1,000th point, the mother of a Native American teammate questions why her son didn't get the same acclaim, and wonders if racism is at play. (Boston Globe)
Sundance Channel looks at 'Nimrod Nation' Nov 21, 2007
His son, George IV, is on the team, which makes for an interesting look at fathers and sons in episode two, airing Monday at 9:30 p.m.. That episode also explores the culture clash with Native Americans when a local newspaper pictures a white student who scored 1,000 career points but not a player of Native American descent who did the same at a previous game. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Palace of Holyroodhouse Edinburgh Nov 14, 2007
Extensive renovations to the palace began in 1822 by King George IV with the insistence that the apartments of Mary Queen of Scots be untouched ... The Throne Room was the site of the coronation of King George IV who was instrumental in preserving many of the rooms in the palace. (Suite101.com)
Mackerras returns to home turf Oct 8, 2007
" However, apart from his own concerts, there's another musical reason Mackerras is in Sydney. His nephew, Alexander Briger, is flying from London to conduct two performances of Don John of Austria, the first opera to be written and staged in Australia, back in 1847. Mackerras and Briger are direct descendants of the man who wrote it, Isaac Nathan, 00004000 generally regarded as the first professional musician to live in Australia. Nathan, born in Kent in 1790 ("which makes him an exact... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Fire and flood threat to our literary heritage Sep 12, 2007
Early yesterday morning, an emergency team of about ten librarians were called to their building on Edinburgh's George IV Bridge. The water had seeped through several floors in what firemen described as "heavy flooding", though it was stopped after just five minutes. (Scotsman)
UK hails `great liberator' Sep 2, 2007
London Mayor Ken Livingstone campaigned for the Mandela sculpture to be placed in Trafalgar Square home to three statues of British military heroes and King George IV. But Westminster Council's planning committee, which had the final say, decided on Parliament Square, saying it was a more suitable location. In the end, though, the towering bronze statue of Mandela, its polished brown hands stretching toward London's Houses of Parliament, was more than his British supporters had hoped for. (Toronto Star)
Landscapes take the front seat Aug 18, 2007
Anne Schofield Antiques has drawn together a collection of miniature painted eyes - a delightfully romantic custom that began in 1786 when the Prince of Wales, later to be George IV, commissioned a well-known artist to produce a miniature painting of the eyes of his beloved, Maria-Anne Fitzherbert. Unable to legally marry Maria because she was a twice-divorced Catholic, he wed her in secret. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Back to the future Aug 11, 2007
At 15, under his father's aegis, he designed a gigantic sideboard, vaguely resembling a Perpendicular Gothic rood screen, for George IV at Windsor Castle, as well as dining chairs so massive it took two footmen to move them; two years later he opened his own woodcarving business. At 19, he bought a boat, wrote his autobiography and got married. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
* Five Americans, plaid to the bone Jul 28, 2007
Sir Walter Scott, author of Ivanhoe, arranged a display for the visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822. It included a meeting of the clans, a piping competition, traditional dancing and the heavy throwing events, which are the four elements required for any games today. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cone prankster spared jail after leniency call Jul 26, 2007
Andrew Smith, 30, from Australia, was drunk and had just left a nightclub in Edinburgh when he tossed the cone off George IV Bridge. advertisement. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Aussie who hit student spared jail Jul 25, 2007
He hurled the cone from the George IV Bridge in Edinburgh city centre on to Merchant Street below. It struck Irish student Kate Flannery, 24, leaving her with a fractured skull and three broken vertebrae as well as damage to her spinal cord which left her arms and legs paralysed for several months. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Carbon protesters reach capital Jul 21, 2007
They will go down Princes Street, up the Mound, along George IV Bridge and down to the Meadows. The rally will end at 1800 BST.. (BBC News -- UK)
Victim of bridge 'lark' in plea for culprit Jul 4, 2007
Smith, from Australia, had been holding the cone above his head like a "witch's hat" when he flung it over railings on the George IV Bridge, the High Court in Edinburgh heard yesterday ... He admitted throwing a traffic cone from George IV Bridge onto Merchant Street below where it struck Ms Flannery. (Irish Independent)
Chippendales were all buffed but the show didn't go on Jun 30, 2007
Having started as a gardener working with his father at Windsor Castle, he achieved success in London in the 1820s as a taxidermist, reassembling birds and animals for King George IV. He went on to become a respected naturalist - albeit one with a curious bent for budgerigars, of which more later. Gould's publishing career began with "A Century of Birds . . . from the Himalaya Mountains", issued in parts to subscribers in 1830-32. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
From "Harry Potter" to "Monty Python," see movie settings Jun 8, 2007
Greyfriars Bobby monument: Candlemaker Row and George IV Bridge, near Greyfriars Kirk just south of Edinburgh Castle. Free. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Land deal sows seeds for future May 31, 2007
Besides running the business, son George IV is scheduled for open-heart surgery in July. And in the fall, Bud Vogt plans to begin clearing the wooded land where the new nursery will go. (Albany Times Union)
The Pub with One Beer May 6, 2007
I had boycotted this show for several weeks after the boys put pokies into Picton's historic George IV Hotel despite the objections of the locals, and upon pressing Play on the preview disc for this episode was informed by the narrator that the lads "have seen more dramas than Bill Collins" since I've been away. Karma, perhaps. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
London Landmarks - Marble Arch Apr 22, 2007
The statue of its patron, King George IV, should be sitting on top of the arch but it was carted off to it s present home in Trafalgar Square. Tyburn. (Suite101.com)
Royal Windsor: Castle and Queen Jan 10, 2007
Created by George IV in the 1820s as part of a new series of Royal Apartments for his personal occupation, they were damaged in the 1992 fire but have been restored to their original splendour. Set in the extensive Home Park of Windsor Castle is Frogmore House; a handsome property dating back to the 1680s and favourite retreat of Queen Victoria. (Suite101.com)
