Why is King George III considered a tyrant?

But the way the Americans tell it, Evil George III wasn't willing to let go of his American colonies, so he sent in troops to teach the Americans a lesson in who their dictator was, who were then defeated in a fairly drawn out war. Except it wasn't George III who was doing this. It was Parliament. read more

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. 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

I acknowledge that in his personal life, King George the III was a good husband and father, and a very moral man. However, his position on the colonies marked him forever as a tyrant, and an example on how we should not let a lot of power get into the hands of one person. read more