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Record 10209

Reading Experience:

Evidence:
'Every Sunday after breakfast the Bishop of Norwich reads to their Royal Highnesses a practical explanation of the principles of the Christian religion'.
Century: 1700-1799
Date: Between 1 Jan 1749 and 31 Dec 1759
Country: England
Time: morning
Place: city: London
   
Type of Experience (Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Type of Experience (Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Reader/Listener/Reading Group:

Listener:Prince George
Age Child (0-17)
Gender Male
Date of Birth 1738
Socio-economic group: Royalty / aristocracy
Occupation: Prince, later monarch
Religion: Anglican
Country of origin: England
Country of experience: England
Listeners present if any:
(e.g. family, servants, friends, workmates)
n/a
Additional comments: later George III

 

Text Being Read:

Author: [unknown]
Title: [explanation of the principles of the Christian religion]
Genre: Other religious
Form of Text: Print: Book
Publication details: n/a
Provenance: unknown

 

Source Information:

Record ID: 10209  
Source - Print  
  Author: Christopher Hibbert
  Editor: n/a
  Title: George III: a personal history
  Place of Publication: London
  Date of Publication: 1999
  Vol: n/a
  Page: 13
  Additional comments: n/a

Citation: Christopher Hibbert, George III: a personal history (London, 1999), p. 13, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=10209, accessed: 19 April 2024

Additional comments:

 

 

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