The American origin story is rooted in the notion that George III was its vanquished villain, an irrational tyrant who ...
Nigel Hawthorne in the National Theatre production of The Madness of George III Modern medicine may help us to discover the real reasons behind King George III's erratic behaviour, writes historian ...
When modern political debate turns to questions of instability, irrationality, and fitness to govern, George III functions as cultural shorthand: the mad king. The phrase is convenient. It is also ...