What do Britons think of George III?

Today, he's just another King in the past. While he was alive though, he was actually greatly loved, especially in the later years of his life. read more

I think there's a real disparity between the American view of George III (and 18th Century England in general) and the reality. To begin with, since the end of the English Civil War in the 17th Century, the monarch had very little power and could only act with the permission of Parliament. read more

George III reigned from 1760 to his death in 1820 - one of the longest reigns by any British monarch in history. He is most remembered as the king who lost the American colonies and went mad and was famoulsy depicted in Nicholas Hytner's 1994 The Madness of King George. read more