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?
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.
Nothing important happened today.
We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress.
I spend money on war because it is necessary, but to spend it on science, that is pleasant to me. This object costs no tears; it is an honour to humanity
I can never suppose this country so far lost to all ideas of self-importance as to be willing to grant America independence; if that could ever be adopted I shall despair of this country being ever preserved from a state of inferiority and consequently falling into a very low class among the European States.
Everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel.
Lord Chancellor, did I deliver the speech well? I am glad of that, for there was nothing in it.
Nothing worth noting.
Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton.
Mad, is he? Then I hope that he will bite some of my other generals!