Champion of the constitution
Jan 20, 2022
2 minutes
By Andrew Roberts
eorge III instituted an invention of genius: the limited constitutional monarchy that we enjoy today, and which provides a bulwark against megalomania and political extremism. When he came to the throne in 1760, the monarchy had enormous powers, especially over the appointment of individual cabinet ministers and lord chancellors. It wasn’t out of the question for a monarch to refuse royal (first among equals) and did not consider himself head of the government.
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