George III

Letters and Correspondence, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Primary Sources August 9, 2022 August 8, 2022

The Abdication(s) of King George III

by Bob Ruppert

On April 1, 2015, Queen Elizabeth II announced the creation of the Georgian Papers Programme. It is a ten-year project to transcribe, digitize, conserve,…

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Critical Thinking, Documents, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Slavery and Indentured Servitude June 16, 2022 June 17, 2022

George III’s (Implicit) Sanction of the American Revolution

by M. Andrew Holowchak

In Summary View of the Rights of British America (1774), Jefferson wrote of King George III’s unwillingness to use his “negative” to veto unjust proposals….

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Autobiography and Biography, Politics During the War (1775-1783), Postwar Politics (>1783), Prewar Politics (<1775), Reviews December 6, 2021 December 5, 2021

The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of King George III

by Alec D. Rogers

BOOK REVIEW: The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of King George III by Andrew Roberts (New York: Viking, 2021) In 1774, a…

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