How was King George a tyrant?

Quite frankly, that America's fault. No offense to any Americans. See, Americans like to think of their revolution as a case of the plucky and brutally oppressed underdog overthrowing the tyrannical and supposedly God-like power(s) that be. It's not inaccurate, except for the fact that the Brits weren't really tyrants. read more

Regardless, the face for British Oppression was the king, and this happened to be George III. Thus, he went down in American history as a tyrant. read more

I feel a bit curious as to why within the American Revolution context, King George of England has always been portrayed as a tyrant king and a symbol of British oppression her colony in north America. read more

King George III was called a tyrant by the founders because England's capital investment into the colonies was huge. Because of this large investment, he wanted to mitigate the losses through fiscal policy and heavily taxed the colonies. read more

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820. read more