George III
George III
George IIIwas King of Great Britain and 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. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburgin the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two predecessors he...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth4 June 1738
CityLondon, England
Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well ?' 'Very well indeed, sir,' was the enthusiastic answer. 'I am glad of that,' replied the king; 'for there was nothing in it.'
A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me.
Was there ever such stuff as great as part of Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you? - What? - Is there not sad stuff? What? - What?
If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.
Nothing worth noting.
Was there ever such thing as great Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you — what — was there not sad stuff?
Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton.
The die is now cast; the colonies must either submit or triumph.... we must not retreat.
It is essential to our interest and the security of our colonies that the several nations or tribes of Indians... who live under our protection, should not be molested or disturbed.
Knavery seems to be so much a the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they will become aliens to this kingdom.
Mad, is he? Then I hope that he will bite some of my other generals!
Nothing important happened today.
We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress.
Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.