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Monarch of the Month: William IV | An Historian About Town

The Queen was on cheerful form today, as she marked Garter Day with a procession through Windsor. The event celebrates the Order of the Garter, the third most prestigious UK honour.

H.M. King William IV, in an 1832 portrait by Andrew Morton.

King William IV of the United Kingdom

In celebration of the upcoming royal wedding I have prepared a list to celebrate another British royal tradition - the mistress. Mistress's have been recognised since written history began. Traditionally a mistress was a woman who was kept, as a lover, by a man who could afford to maintain her lifestyle, the better the mistress the more costly the upkeep. Young women, and often there family's, would work to attract the richest and most powerful lovers for the money and status that came with…

May's Monarch of the Month is King William IV, predecessor and uncle to Queen Victoria! The Sailor King had a short but full reign as King of Great Britain

Sir John Lavery, R.A., R.S.A., R.H.A.1856 - 1941Portrait of Mrs Mallochsigned J Lavery (lower

To celebrate the Duchess of Cambridge's first official royal portrait, we've picked out some other royal portraits from recent times