This book is a political study of the reign of George III which draws upon unpublished sources and takes account of recent research to present a rounded appreciation of one of the most important and controversial themes in British history. It examines the historical reputation of George III, his role as a European figure and his religious convictions, and offers a discussion of the domestic and imperial policies with which he was associated.
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G.M. Ditchfield is at the School of History, University of Kent at Canterbury.
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The historical reputation of George III was formed and developed in his own lifetime, was consolidated immediately after his death and has remained a subject of contention since that time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Church of England, Prince of Wales, House of Commons, Horace Walpole, Civil List, Lord North, Stamp Act, Secretary of State, House of Lords, Queen Charlotte, Catholic Emancipation, Duke of York, Princess Augusta, King George, Lord of the Treasury, Prince Frederick, John Wesley, Leicester House, Princess Charlotte, Duke of Newcastle, Foreign Secretary, Frederick the Great, Chapel Royal, East India Company, Irish Parliament New!
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The historical reputation of George III was formed and developed in his own lifetime, was consolidated immediately after his death and has remained a subject of contention since that time. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Church of England, Prince of Wales, House of Commons, Horace Walpole, Civil List, Lord North, Stamp Act, Secretary of State, House of Lords, Queen Charlotte, Catholic Emancipation, Duke of York, Princess Augusta, King George, Lord of the Treasury, Prince Frederick, John Wesley, Leicester House, Princess Charlotte, Duke of Newcastle, Foreign Secretary, Frederick the Great, Chapel Royal, East India Company, Irish Parliament New!
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- King George III by John Brooke on 12 pages
- Britain and the American Revolution, 1760-1783 by Harry Thomas Dickinson on 4 pages
- The Fox-North Coalition: Crisis of the Constitution, 1782-4 by John Cannon in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II (Modern Library) by Edward Gibbon in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Index
- Charles James Fox (Penguin Popular Classics) by L. G. Mitchell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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