Art And Architecture, Mostly: Princess Sophia Of Hanover, Queen Of Britain?
She was the first monarch in British history at that point to have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee, marking 60 years on the throne. George IV had died without any heirs – his only reputable daughter Charlotte had predeceased him – so the throne went to his younger brother, William, Duke of Gloucester. As third son, William never expected to be king, and spent time abroad with the Royal Navy as a young man, and was appointed Lord Higher Admiral in…