At twenty-one, Prince Frederick went to England where he easily won the affection of the people, became a friend of Pope and Dryden and also became the most important royal patron of the arts since Charles I. It is De-la-Noy's belief that had Frederick lived to any reasonable age, his son, King George III would have achieved far greater maturity and judgement before ascending the throne. And, just possibly, many of the disasters of that interminable reign might have been avoided, such as the loss of the colonies.
