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Chapters: Trafalgar Square, George Iv of the United Kingdom, Regency Dance, John Nash, Caroline of Brunswick, British Regency, Haymarket Theatre, Regent's Park, Cumberland Market, Regent Street, John Lade, Almack's, Brooks's, Season, Maria Fitzherbert, Marble Arch, White's, Fleet Prison, Ton, Cork Street, Boodle's, Allied Sovereigns' Visit to England, Royal Mews, Chester Terrace, Cumberland Terrace, Burlington Estate, Park Square, London, Guards' Club, Park Crescent, London. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 190. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 26 June 1830) was the King of Hanover and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from the death of his father, 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 relapse into insanity from an illness that is now suspected to have been porphyria. George IV is remembered largely for his extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the British Regency. By 1797 his weight had reached 17 stone 7 pounds (111 kg or 245 lb), and by 1824 his corset was made for a waist of 50 inches (127 cm). 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 Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle. He was largely instrumental in the foundation of the National Gallery, London and King's College London. He had a poor relationship with both his father and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, whom he even forbade to attend his coronation. For most of George's regency and reign, Lord Liverpool controlled the government as Prime Minister. Though George IV played little part in the Napoleonic Wars, he did...http://booksllc.net/?id=40225 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Poland in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Greece in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Lithuania in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Portugal in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Austria in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Ukraine in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Sweden in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Ireland in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Spain in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Netherlands in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Finland in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Denmark in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Russia in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Germany in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Switzerland in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Belarus in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Romania in the Eurovision Dance Contest, Bosnia ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Asian Theatre Journal, published by University of Hawaii Press on September 22, 2008. The length of the article is 11555 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The transfiguration of Indian/Asian dance in the United Kingdom: contemporary Bharatanatyam in global contexts.(Essay)
Author: Avanthi Meduri
Publication: Asian Theatre Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2008
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Volume: 25Issue: 2Page: 298(35)

Article Type: Essay

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An excellent book for all students of movement
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A determined plea for support of the art of dance
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