Joanne Hayle

101 Facts about King George III Joanne Hayle

King George III is best known for two things: 1. His madness. 2. He lost America. But there was so much more to the man and the monarch. As the longest serving king in British history, George was the third king from the House of Hanover. When he succeeded to the throne he wished for a stable monarchy, obedient subjects, a quiet home life and to indulge his passions for science and agriculture. Did he get any of these outcomes? He's been maligned, ridiculed, viewed as the "farmer king" and was unsung as an intellectual. In 101 Facts About George III you can discover who George III truly was. Did he quarrel with his Hanoverian elders?Was he often his own worst enemy? Who did he marry and why?How many children did he have and was he a good father?Did he have mistresses?Did he suffer from porphyria or something else?What happened when he was incapable of ruling?How did he anger his parliaments and people?How did George handle opposition from George Washington, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin? Did a tyrannical George III lose America? Was it rebellion in the colonies or his British ministers who caused the American War of Independence? (American Revolutionary War.)101 Facts About George III gives you an easy to read insight into his long reign and an incredible time in Georgian history.