king george III
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In this remarkable cartoon, published weeks before the collapse of constitutional monarchy in France, King George III is shown examining a... |
1792, Terror, French Revolution, king george III, James Gillray | view | ||
Birth of an Icon? |
George III’s reputation remained intact and even enhanced in the last few years of his life despite or even because of his total absence from... |
king george III, eighteenth century history, Georgian Britain, Monarchy | view | |
Redefining Politics & the Role of the King |
Earlier attitudes to the King, and indeed politics itself, began to rapidly change however in the 1790s, with fears about the rise of French... |
king george III, william pitt, toryism, eighteenth century history, Georgian Britain | view | |
This Gillray print is one of many which satirised the King in the 1790s, on this occasion rather mockingly referrring to his widely imagined... |
eighteenth century history, king george III, James Gillray, caricature, Georgian Britain | view | ||
The Regency Debate |
Concerns about the King’s sanity had long surrounded George III and led to fierce rivalry between the pro and anti King factions, including... |
king george III, william pitt, charles fox, prince of wales, eighteenth century history, Georgian Britain | view | |
unit 6 |
The British reaction to the French revolution - key timeline and events |
1789, 1790s, Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, william pitt, king george III, Whigs, tories | view | |
The royal family was far from revered for much of the Georgian period, as epitomised here in this satire on the (temporary) reconciliation of the... |
Georgian Britain, Royal family, king george III, king george IV, eighteenth century history | view |