On This Day, Jan. 29: Britain's King George III dies at 82
On Jan. 29, 1820, 10 years after mental illness forced him to retire from public life, Britain's King George III, who lost ...
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King George III
While the reigns of George I and II had been marked by a royal detachment from the administration of American colonies, King George III asserted his claim on the colonies strenuously. The king saw ...
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The lonely death of a king at Windsor
King George III had the third-longest reign in British history (behind Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria) and has ...
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The British Royal Family Tree
The grandson of Queen Victoria—and great-grandfather to King Charles III—George V was born third in the line of succession and did not expect to become king. That changed after his elder ...
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George III
The loss of the American colonies was a great blow to the King and the Napoleonic Wars, with threat of invasion, dominated the end of his reign. His son George acted as Prince Regent during the years ...