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George III (Penguin Monarchs)

- Madness and Majesty
Af: Jeremy Black Engelsk Hardback

George III (Penguin Monarchs)

- Madness and Majesty
Af: Jeremy Black Engelsk Hardback
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King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant for America''s Founding Fathers, and for his madness, both of which have been portrayed on stage and screen.

In this concise and penetrating biography, Jeremy Black turns away from the image-making and back to the archives, and instead locates George''s life within his age: as a king who faced the loss of key colonies, rebellion in Ireland, insurrection in London, constitutional crisis in Britain and an existential threat from Revolutionary France as part of modern Britain''s longest period of war.

Black shows how George III rose to these challenges with fortitude and helped settle parliamentary monarchy as an effective governmental system, eventually becoming the most popular monarch for well over a century. He also shows us a talented and curious individual, committed to music, art, architecture and science, who took the duties of monarchy seriously, from reviewing death penalties to trying to control his often wayward children even as his own mental health failed, and became Britain''s longest reigning king.

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King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant for America''s Founding Fathers, and for his madness, both of which have been portrayed on stage and screen.

In this concise and penetrating biography, Jeremy Black turns away from the image-making and back to the archives, and instead locates George''s life within his age: as a king who faced the loss of key colonies, rebellion in Ireland, insurrection in London, constitutional crisis in Britain and an existential threat from Revolutionary France as part of modern Britain''s longest period of war.

Black shows how George III rose to these challenges with fortitude and helped settle parliamentary monarchy as an effective governmental system, eventually becoming the most popular monarch for well over a century. He also shows us a talented and curious individual, committed to music, art, architecture and science, who took the duties of monarchy seriously, from reviewing death penalties to trying to control his often wayward children even as his own mental health failed, and became Britain''s longest reigning king.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN-13: 9780241248102
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0241248108
Kategori: Storbritannien
Udg. Dato: 29 okt 2020
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 187mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 29 okt 2020
Forfatter(e): Jeremy Black
Forfatter(e) Jeremy Black


Kategori Storbritannien


ISBN-13 9780241248102


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 144


Udgave


Længde 20mm


Bredde 187mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 29 okt 2020


Oplagsdato 29 okt 2020


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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