About King George III
King George III was born on June 4, 1738. He was the son of Fredrick, Prince of Wales, and the grandson of King George II. While he was a boy his father died, This caused him to inherit the throne from his grandfather at the age of 23 making him one of the youngest kings of his time.
While he was growing up he had a learning disability. This made it really hard for him to do his studies, he didn't began to read until he was 11, but his tutors where very pleased how eager he was to learn.
When he began his later teen years he met a young lady that went by Lady Sarah Lenox. they fell in love and King George III swore to her they would one day be married. But when he showed her to his mother she disapproved.
By this time George became king in 1760, Britain had been in the "Seven Years War" with France for four years. They were still fighting over who lead the colonial power of that day and age was. Britain had a large advantage, because of its royal navy could never be matched.
While he was growing up he had a learning disability. This made it really hard for him to do his studies, he didn't began to read until he was 11, but his tutors where very pleased how eager he was to learn.
When he began his later teen years he met a young lady that went by Lady Sarah Lenox. they fell in love and King George III swore to her they would one day be married. But when he showed her to his mother she disapproved.
By this time George became king in 1760, Britain had been in the "Seven Years War" with France for four years. They were still fighting over who lead the colonial power of that day and age was. Britain had a large advantage, because of its royal navy could never be matched.
Search for a wife
During all of this time, King George continued to search of a lovely wife of who everyone would approve. His mother suggested that he marry Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. He agreed and married on September 8, 1761. He did not meet her until his wedding day, he vowed to love her and be good to her for the rest of his life, and he did. HE was devoted to her and their fifteen children who would come later on in life. .
Half Mad
By 1763 Britain had emerged from the turmoil of war. The highest colonial power, although the victory was great, George's government wasn't very stable and was in major debt. So he decided to raise the taxes on his American colonies, things such as tea, stamps, and papers.
This outraged the colonies, they began writing letters to him, expressing their disapproval of being taxed. Most of these letters were simply tossed aside, or sent to a waste bin. Almost none of them were actually read.
Soon after, the colonies began boycotting the British goods and buy only from other countries. The King wouldn't stand for this, so he ordered his sales men that were bound for America to make sure all the tea was unloaded and sold on American ground. When a young ship merchant tried to follow these orders a group of colonists dressed as American Indians ran on board and dumped all the tea in the water, turning this scene into the Boston Tea Party.
This drove the king half mad and brought himself near insanity. He then imposed the intolerable acts on the people, and it didn't take long for this to turn into the start of the American Revolutionary War.
King George really couldn't afford another war, but even more he couldn't afford to lose the colonies. By 1776, The Americans declared themselves free, but George kept the war going until the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
The loss of the American Colonies was tremendous, and it not only took its toll on England, but even on George himself. His insanity became more frequent, and the doctors didn't know how to help him. It was commonly known that George had a learning disability and he was not bright. He even failed to intimidate people. When foreign ambassadors came to speak with him, they left unimpressed, People thought of him as unfit for his position.
Soon after his loss in power and stature, the French rebelled again and this time it was not as easy to overtake them. In the end Britain once again established rules, but they had then sunk too far into more debt. All the wars had taken their toll and George was only barely sane at this time. His wife and children stood by his side through everything.
He then died in January of 1820, he died angry, bitter and even half mad.
This outraged the colonies, they began writing letters to him, expressing their disapproval of being taxed. Most of these letters were simply tossed aside, or sent to a waste bin. Almost none of them were actually read.
Soon after, the colonies began boycotting the British goods and buy only from other countries. The King wouldn't stand for this, so he ordered his sales men that were bound for America to make sure all the tea was unloaded and sold on American ground. When a young ship merchant tried to follow these orders a group of colonists dressed as American Indians ran on board and dumped all the tea in the water, turning this scene into the Boston Tea Party.
This drove the king half mad and brought himself near insanity. He then imposed the intolerable acts on the people, and it didn't take long for this to turn into the start of the American Revolutionary War.
King George really couldn't afford another war, but even more he couldn't afford to lose the colonies. By 1776, The Americans declared themselves free, but George kept the war going until the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
The loss of the American Colonies was tremendous, and it not only took its toll on England, but even on George himself. His insanity became more frequent, and the doctors didn't know how to help him. It was commonly known that George had a learning disability and he was not bright. He even failed to intimidate people. When foreign ambassadors came to speak with him, they left unimpressed, People thought of him as unfit for his position.
Soon after his loss in power and stature, the French rebelled again and this time it was not as easy to overtake them. In the end Britain once again established rules, but they had then sunk too far into more debt. All the wars had taken their toll and George was only barely sane at this time. His wife and children stood by his side through everything.
He then died in January of 1820, he died angry, bitter and even half mad.