George III: Tyrant in America, Beloved King at Home

The episode follows George III’s forty‑year reign, examining how he came to be portrayed as a tyrant by the colonies while many in Britain still saw him as a stabilising monarch. It looks at his political dealings, health struggles and the ways contemporary evidence shapes our understanding of his role in the American Revolution and late Georgian constitutional developments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices