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Visit of King George IV to Scotland

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The 1822 visit of King George IV to Scotland was the first visit of a reigning monarch to Scotland since 1650.

Government ministers had pressed the King to bring forward a proposed visit to Scotland, to divert him from diplomatic intrigue at the Congress of Verona.

The visit increased his popularity in Scotland, turning his subjects away from the rebellious radicalism of the time.

However, it was Sir Walter Scott's organisation of the visit, with the inclusion of plaided pageantry, that was to have a lasting influence, by elevating the tartan kilt to become part of Scotland's national identity.

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VadPress
6139165296 / 9786139165292
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06/01/2012
United States
96 pages
152 x 229 mm, 150 grams
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