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King George III was not the luckiest of English sovereigns. America, and then his sons, in that order, gave him no end of grief, and the last few years of his life were clouded by madness. It is... more

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    King George III was not the luckiest of English sovereigns. America, and then his sons, in that order, gave him no end of grief, and the last few years of his life were clouded by madness. It is thus often overlooked that, before these troubles arose to haunt this most conscientious monarch, he also had a thankless task in trying to control his siblings. Prince George was twelve when his father Frederick, Prince of Wales, suddenly died, leaving a young (and pregnant) widow and eight children. From that age George tried to be a father as well as eldest brother to them, but with limited success ... more

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Type Non-Fiction
Genre Biography
Title A Royal Affair
Author S.K. Tillyard
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