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Genre/Form: | Biographies History Biography |
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Named Person: | George, King of Great Britain; George; George, King of Great Britain; Georg, Großbritannien König; George, King of Great Britain; Georges, (roi de Grande-Bretagne ;; König III ) Georg (Großbritannien |
Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Jeremy Black |
ISBN: | 0300117329 9780300117325 9780300136210 0300136218 |
OCLC Number: | 67945315 |
Description: | xvi, 475 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | A prince and his education -- Eighteenth-century monarchy -- First years as king, 1760-3 -- Ministerial instability, 1763-70 -- George and Lord North, 1770-4 -- Character and behavior -- Family -- Culture -- Religion and morality -- War with America -- Repeated crises, 1780-4 -- George and William Pitt the Younger, 1784-90 -- The revolutionary crisis, 1790-3 -- Elector of Hanover -- The quest for empire -- War with France, 1793-1801 -- Last years, 1801-20 -- Reputation and comparisons -- George III and the making of the modern British monarchy. |
Series Title: | Yale English monarchs. |
Responsibility: | Jeremy Black. |
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Abstract:
Deals comprehensively with the politics, the wars, and the domestic issues, and harnesses the range of sources in Britain, Germany, and the United States. Using George III's own prolific correspondence, this book also interrogates the man himself, his strong religious faith, and his powerful sense of moral duty to his family and to his nation.
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"Thorough and honest. . . . Black provides a comprehensive insight into a provocative ruler for readers interested in King George, the British monarchy, and this transformative period of world history."-The University Bookman * The University Bookman * "A splended and, indeed, definitive biography - [it] has restored George's life and reign to a proportional perspective."-Journal of Modern History * Journal of Modern History * Read more...
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- George -- III, -- King of Great Britain, -- 1738-1820.
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1820.
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
- Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History.
- George -- III -- King of Great Britain -- 1738-1820.
- Kings and rulers.
- Monarchy.
- Politics and government
- Great Britain.
- Georg -- III. -- Großbritannien, König -- 1738-1820
- Politik
- Großbritannien
- Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
- Georges -- III -- (roi de Grande-Bretagne ; -- 1738-1820) -- Biographies.
- Rois et souverains -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies.
- Grande-Bretagne -- 1760-1820 (Georges III)
- Grande-Bretagne -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1760-1820.
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