
George III: A Personal History
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To the English, George III is the king who went mad; to most Americans he is the king stigmated in the declaration of independence as "unfit to be the ruler of a free people". This text offers a re-examination of his political beliefs and aspirations, his relationships with his ministers, and also the reasons why he was so widely loved by the British but reviled by his American subjects.
Author: Christopher Hibbert
Format: Hardback, 480 pages, 163mm x 242mm, 928 g
Published: 1998, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Biography: Royalty
Description
To the English, George III is the king who went mad; to most Americans he is the king stigmated in the declaration of independence as "unfit to be the ruler of a free people". This text offers a re-examination of his political beliefs and aspirations, his relationships with his ministers, and also the reasons why he was so widely loved by the British but reviled by his American subjects.

George III: A Personal History