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I need to know why King George III should be remembered in history and all I can think of is "Old America's biggest threat."
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2007-01-10 15:03:41 · 3 answers · asked by malibuelena 2 in Arts & Humanities History

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Excerpts from George III of the United Kingdom
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George III
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; King of Hanover; prev. King of Great Britain and Ireland; Elector of Hanover

Reign 25 October 1760 - 29 January 1820
Coronation 22 September 1761
Full name George William Frederick III
Born 4 June 1738, Norfolk House, London
Died 29 January 1820, Windsor Castle, Berkshire
Buried St George's Chapel, Windsor
Predecessor George II
Successor George IV
Consort to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820)

George was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but the first to be born in Britain and use English as his first language. In fact, he never visited Germany. During George III's reign, Britain lost many of its colonies in North America, which became the United States. Also during his reign, the realms of Great Britain and Ireland were joined together to form the United Kingdom.

Later in his reign George III suffered from recurrent and, eventually, permanent mental illness. This baffled medical science at the time, although it is now generally considered that he suffered from the blood disease porphyria, along with other British monarchs. Recently, owing to studies showing high levels of the poison arsenic in King George's hair, arsenic is also thought to be a possible cause of King George's insanity and health problems. After a final relapse in 1811, George's eldest son, George, Prince of Wales ruled as Prince Regent. Upon George's death, the Prince of Wales succeeded his father as George IV.

George III has been nicknamed Farmer George, for "his plain, homely, thrifty manners and tastes" and because of his passionate interest in agriculture

The British Agricultural Revolution reached its peak under George III, providing for an expanded population and freeing up much of the workforce to drive the Industrial Revolution, which also began under George III.

2007-01-10 15:46:03 · answer #1 · answered by Peaches 5 · 0 1

For American History, the only contribution as far as I know would be the fact that he allowed the colonies to seperate from the British

2007-01-10 15:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Adam S 3 · 0 0

He lost America and then his reason.
But in between, he did begin a standard, or at least an ideal, of respectability for the British monarchy.

2007-01-10 17:29:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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