George V of Hanover, King of Britain

So as it says on the tin, let's say that in 1819 otl Queen Victoria and her mother both die during the childbirth, and Edward Duke of Kent dies in 1820, leaving Ernst Augustus next in line to the throne behind his brothers Frederick Duke of York and Albany and William Duke of Clarence and St Andrews. Events go as otl, until 1830, at which point Ernst himself alongside his wife die, perhaps they are killed by anarchists or some such, but essentially their son George is left an orphan. Following the death of William IV in 1837, George becomes George V of Britain and Hanover.

What changes? How would George being raised as heir from the age of eleven change things for himself and for Britain, and what could we realistically expect from this George as King? Who might be considered for a wife for him?
 
I believe that George v was blind by that point. Would britain accept a blind king? Would it be hidden from the public if he was on the throne?
 
I believe that George v was blind by that point. Would britain accept a blind king? Would it be hidden from the public if he was on the throne?

Just re-read through his wiki page, and you're right he was blind by 1828 due to some accident, I suppose butterfly the accident away and things should be better
 
I believe that George v was blind by that point. Would britain accept a blind king? Would it be hidden from the public if he was on the throne?

Wasn't George III blind towards the end (in addition to his many, many, other issues)? Though admittedly that probably isn't the best precedent for "Britain can have a blind king".
 
Wasn't George III blind towards the end (in addition to his many, many, other issues)? Though admittedly that probably isn't the best precedent for "Britain can have a blind king".

Lmao this is true. I think having George V either not be blind or just have partial blindness in one eye would be interesting
 
If George was allowed to take the throne with his blindness it would be interesting to see if British attitudes towards the disabled could change earlier on. For instance could we see more schools for the disabled established during his reign or could there even be an earlier welfare system in place for the most vulnerable? The knock on effects could be huge on certain ideologies that would form later on. Remember that Eugenics was all the rage with the Upper class of the British Empire hence why breeding clubs for show animals are so numerous.
 
If George was allowed to take the throne with his blindness it would be interesting to see if British attitudes towards the disabled could change earlier on. For instance could we see more schools for the disabled established during his reign or could there even be an earlier welfare system in place for the most vulnerable? The knock on effects could be huge on certain ideologies that would form later on. Remember that Eugenics was all the rage with the Upper class of the British Empire hence why breeding clubs for show animals are so numerous.

Hmm this is true, would a pod in 1819 necessairily mean that George is blind though?
 
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