tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post4274587498500681710..comments2024-03-12T07:11:33.877+00:00Comments on Regency History: William IV (1765-1837)Rachel Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-11563475479439923812015-10-20T10:49:19.887+01:002015-10-20T10:49:19.887+01:00I visited the Royal William Yard in Plymouth last ...I visited the Royal William Yard in Plymouth last year. There is a nice statue of William IV above the entrance way. I think William was always a popular name for children - not sure about royal William, though. That's not one I've heard of. It must have been nice to have a king called William after all those Georges!Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-35284524598842433842015-10-19T19:31:11.400+01:002015-10-19T19:31:11.400+01:00There is a dockyard in Portsmouth called royal Wil...There is a dockyard in Portsmouth called royal William after George 1V was it fashionable for a child to be called royal williamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04332784832560906410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-54327239820523226232013-07-13T20:46:38.138+01:002013-07-13T20:46:38.138+01:00I think poor Nelson would turn in his grave at the...I think poor Nelson would turn in his grave at the very thought! Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-53841770299006133492013-07-11T15:38:28.291+01:002013-07-11T15:38:28.291+01:00Is that Napoleon's Column I spy? ;-)Is that Napoleon's Column I spy? ;-)Madame Gilflurthttp://www.madamegilflurt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-52285703397976810752013-06-25T10:16:08.591+01:002013-06-25T10:16:08.591+01:00William actively supported the abolitionist moveme...William actively supported the abolitionist movement and favoured moderate reform. Earl Grey persuaded him to accept parliamentary reform in order to maintain the peace and avoid the radicals gaining a foothold. He was less personally involved in the other reforms and I think he just ratified what his ministers proposed.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-66519883498830554152013-06-23T20:34:32.737+01:002013-06-23T20:34:32.737+01:00was it William who was an active social reformer o...was it William who was an active social reformer or was he passive and got to put his name on it all?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583576835766363613noreply@blogger.com