What the coronations of maximalist George IV and (relatively) minimalist Charles III reveal about the British monarchy
What the coronations of maximalist George IV and (relatively) minimalist Charles III reveal about the British monarchy: Left: George, Prince Regent and Prince of Wales by Thomas Lawrence (1816). Right: Charles III photographed by Allan Warren (1972). Vatican Museums/Allan Warren, CC BY-SA When George III died in 1820, he was the longest-reigning monarch in British …