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"Regency Bill" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Regency Bill has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 August 7 § Regency Bill until a consensus is reached. estar8806 (talk) 14:29, 7 August 2023 (UTC)Reply

RfC of interest

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(non-automated message) Greetings! I have opened an RfC on WT:ROYALTY that may be of interest to users following this article talk page! You are encouraged to contribute to this discussion here! Hurricane Andrew (444) 20:01, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

Samuel Chifney#The Escape scandal and Escape (horse)#Newmarket sensation

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Is there a reason this incident isn't mentioned in the article? I feel like it was one that affected him pretty profoundly? There's no mention of horses or Newmarket at all. Valereee (talk) 15:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

George vs Prince George

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I understand that his father was also named George, but the article mostly refers to him as "the King", while George IV is called "George" in both the third paragraph of the lead and the start of the early life section. It is unclear why that is acceptable there but considered confusing elsewhere. Many passages already use phrasing such as "George and his father", which makes the distinction clear. Because this is George IV's article, readers know who is meant. George III's grandfather was also named George, yet he is still referred to simply as "George" throughout his own article without causing confusion, so there is no obvious reason for treating this page differently. ItsShandog (talk) 15:15, 14 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

For example:
  • "Acting on George's authority, the Whig leader Charles James Fox declared that the story was a calumny." I don't find it clear which George is meant.
  • "His father refused to assist him, forcing him to quit Carlton House and live at Fitzherbert's residence. In 1787, George's political allies proposed to relieve his debts with a parliamentary grant." The preceding sentence relates to King George, so in ordinary grammar, the George in the second sentence also relates to the King, which is incorrect.
  • "George's brother Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, declared that George ..." Unclear. You have to know beforehand that Frederick is George III's son not brother.
These are just three examples. The changes were wholesale and led to unclear text. As I said in the edit summary, copy edits need to be done with greater care. DrKay (talk) 15:34, 14 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for the explanation, I see where you are coming from now. ItsShandog (talk) 16:03, 14 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

George IV. was not the first Monarch to visit Ireland since Richard II.

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"In 1821, George became the first monarch to pay a state visit to Ireland since Richard II of England."

What about James II. and William III. during the Williamite War in Ireland? Do they not count? ~2026-43094-28 (talk) 17:25, 6 August 2026 (UTC)Reply