What's in the catalogue?
Over 200,000 pages of documents from the Georgian Papers are now available on Georgian Papers Online. The collections currently available, catalogued to item or file level, with digitised images of the original documents (in PDF format), are as follows:
The Early Georgians
- Papers from the reign of George I
- Letters and correspondence of George II
- Financial papers relating to George I and George II
- Financial papers dating from the reign of George II
- Additional papers relating to the early Georgians
- Papers of 2nd Baron Hervey relating to his manuscript of 'Memoirs of the Reign of George II'
- Letters from Caroline, as Princess of Wales and Queen, to Charlotte, Mrs William Clayton
- Queen Caroline's Treasurer's account books
- Letters from, and relating to Princess Amelia, daughter of George II
- Correspondence and accounts of Frederick and Augusta, Prince and Princess of Wales
George III and Queen Charlotte
- Calendar, or official correspondence, of George III 1759-October 1810 and undated
- Essays of George III
- Private papers of George III
- Financial papers of George III
- Letters and papers of Queen Charlotte
- GEO/ADD/43 - Diaries, notes and essays by Queen Charlotte
- GEO/ADD/2 - Additional correspondence of George III and Queen Charlotte
- Financial papers of Queen Charlotte
George III's family
- Papers of Edward, Duke of York and Albany
- Papers of William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
- Papers of William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
- Papers of Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
- Papers of Edward, Duke of Kent
- Papers of Frederick and Frederica, Duke and Duchess of York and Albany
- Papers of Ernest, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, later King of Hanover
- Papers of Augustus, Duke of Sussex
- Papers of Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
- Papers of Princess Augusta Sophia, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte
- Papers of Princess Mary, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte
- Papers of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte
- Papers of Princess Sophia, daughter of George III and Queen Charlotte
George IV
- Calendar, or official correspondence, of George IV as Prince of Wales, Prince Regent and King 1766-1836
- Private papers of George IV
- GEO/ADD/3 - Additional private papers of George IV as Prince, Regent and King, including correspondence with Miranda Hamilton
- Documents relating to George IV's will
- Account books of George IV as Prince of Wales, Regent and King
- George IV’s bills for various purchases
Queen Caroline of Brunswick
- Papers of Caroline of Brunswick
Mrs Fitzherbert
- Papers of Mrs Maria Fitzherbert
Princess Charlotte of Wales
- Correspondence and accounts of Princess Charlotte of Wales
- George IV's Privy Purse accounts for household bills and expenses for himself, Caroline, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte of Wales
William IV and Queen Adelaide
- Correspondence of William IV
- Financial papers of William IV
- Documents relating to William IV's will
- Additional papers of William IV and Queen Adelaide
- Papers relating to Queen Adelaide
- Papers of James William Daniell
Mrs Jordan
- Papers of Mrs Dorothea Jordan
Correspondence of foreign Royal Families
- Letters from the Queen of Württemberg to Lady Elgin
- Correspondence of members of the House of Württemberg
- Correspondence of members of the House of Orange
- Correspondence of members of the House of Prussia
- Correspondence of members of the House of Brunswick
- Correspondence of members of the House of Denmark
- Correspondence of members of the House of Hesse-Homberg, Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt
- Correspondence of members of the House of Mecklenburg
Courtiers and officials
- Papers of Sir Herbert Taylor, Private Secretary to George III, Queen Charlotte and William IV
- Papers of Lady Charlotte Finch, Governess to the children of George III and Queen Charlotte
- Papers of General De Budé, Aide-de-Camp to George III
- Lady Augusta Murray's commonplace books and book of cures
- Correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Liverpool
- Letters to Sir William Parsons, Master of the King's Music
- Papers of 2nd Viscount Melville
- Papers of Captain Sir William Hoste RN
- Papers of General Carl von Malortie and family
- Papers of Sir William Knighton
- Papers of Nathaniel Kent
- Correspondence of Sir Edmund and Lady Louise Currey
- Correspondence of Miss Ann Hayman
- Correspondence of George Grenville
- Correspondence of Charles Culling Smith
- Papers of Charles Greenwood
- Papers of Emily Flower, Vicountess Ashbrook
- Letters from Sir Thomas Lawrence to Joseph Farington
- Letters received by Lord Sidmouth on the deaths of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Queen Charlotte
- Letters to General Sir Frederick Augustus Wetherall
- Papers of Mary Compton (nee Dacres), Dresser to the Princesses, and her daughter, Augusta Baynes
- Papers of Major Richard Grenville
Medical collections
- Physicians' reports on the health of George III, 1788-1820
- Princess Mary's letters to the Prince Regent on the health of George III, 1812-?1816
- Papers of Sir Henry Halford, Physician to George III
- Georgian manuscripts in the Royal Library on medical matters
Royal Household collections
- Georgian Mensil Books
- Great Wardrobe Accounts: Bills
- Georgian Menu Books
- Georgian Establishment Books
- Windsor Castle Constables' Order Books
Inventories
- A selection of Georgian inventories from the Royal Library
- Georgian inventories of works of art, furniture and furnishings, arms and armour, clocks, porcelain, plate etc., some relating to specific royal residences and estates
Other collections
- Papers relating to warrants, orders, appointments and receipts dating from the reigns of George I to George IV
- Asian State Letters
- Papers relating to Ambassadors and Embassies
- Georgian Account Books
- Papers relating to the Duchy of Lancaster
- Georgian Military Papers
- Georgian Miscellaneous Papers
- Lists of Parliamentary representatives 1761-1780
BBC Documentary
- Documents featured in the BBC documentary 'George III: The Genius of the Mad King
To search for these specific collections, please use a keyword from the collection name (e.g. Finch, Essays, Menu) in the Collections field in the Advanced Search form.
Georgian Papers Online is not yet a complete catalogue of the Georgian Papers in the Royal Archives and Royal Library. Georgian Papers Online will be updated with new collections as and when they are digitised and catalogued. Please check the New Collections section for new additions to the catalogue.