The exterior of PITT's house is shown. Inside the drawing room, PITT, LORD THURLOW, the MARQUESS OF CARMARTHEN, LORD SYDNEY, LORD CHATHAM, LORD STAFFORD, the DUKE OF RICHMOND, LORD BUCKINGHAM, and LORD CAMDEN sit on couches and chairs, waiting to find out whether or not the Opposition was defeated. Suddenly, PAGE #4 enters with the news. Everyone stands up.
PAGE #4: I bring with me the result of the decision in the House of Lords pertaining to the upcoming regency: by a majority of sixty-four, the Opposition... has been defeated, and the Regency Bill has been passed.
Everyone cheers in triumph. PITT hugs LORD CHATHAM, and shakes hands with LORD THURLOW. Cut to ACT II, SCENE XXXXV.
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The Drunken Feathers
Ficción históricaIn this biographical series that begins in 1784, twenty-one-year-old George, Prince of Wales-- the eldest son of King George III and heir to the British throne-- spends his youth idly by keeping countless mistresses, drinking profusely, and making f...
