King George III of Great Britain and Ireland: A Short Biography

By Doug West

Do you want to learn about King George III but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this is the short and concise book for you! In the book you will read about the many events that shaped the life and reign of the British king, including:
•First Hanoverian monarch of Britain to be born in England and to use English as his native tongue.
•Britain won the Seven Year’s War and greatly expanded the British Empire.
•Loss of the American colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
•Fostered growth in British agriculture.
•Funded the development of the world’s largest telescope by the astronomer William Herschel.
•Sponsored the formation of the Royal Academy of Art.
•Rallied his countrymen against the invasion of Great Britain by the French military led by Napoleon Bonaparte.
•Suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness due to a hereditary blood disease, porphyria.
The book “King George III of Great Britain and Ireland: A Short Biography” gives a crisp look at the life and times of the man King George III. To illustrate the story of his life there are numerous pictures of the people, places, and events that were part of the life of this British monarch. In addition, the book contains: a list of reference books for further reading and a timeline of the king’s life and the events of that period of history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Doug West
• Release date: Sep 9, 2021

Doug West

Doug West is a retired engineer, small business owner, and an experienced non-fiction writer with several books to his credit. His writing interests are general, with expertise in science, history, biographies, numismatics, and “How to” topics. Doug has a B.S. in Physics from the Missouri School of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in General Engineering from Oklahoma State University. He lives with his wife and little dog “Millie” near Kansas City, Missouri.

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King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

A Short Biography

By Doug West, Ph.D.

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King George III of Great Britain and Ireland

A Short Biography

By Doug West, Ph.D.

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Table of Contents

Preface

1. Early Years

2. The International Theater

3. The Political Landscape of Great Britain

4. The Young King George III

5. Marriage to Princess Charlotte

6. The Seven Years’ War

7. The Volatile Political Climate of the 1760s

8. Political Opposition

9. Trouble with the British Colonies in America

10. The American Revolutionary War

11. King George’s Responsibility for the War

12. Britain after the American Revolutionary War

13. The Prince of Wales

14. Bouts of Mental Illness

15. The French Revolution

16. The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte in France

17. The Catholic Emancipation

18. The Arts, Science, and Technology

19. Final Years

Timeline of the Life and Times of King George III

References and Further Reading

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Books by Doug West Covering the Revolutionary Era in America

Preface

Welcome to the book King George III of Great Britain and Ireland: A Short Biography. Since this short book is not meant to be an all-encompassing biography of King George III, you may want to know more about this man and his accomplishments. To help you with this, there are several good references at the end of this book. In addition, I have included a timeline to help you link the events