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Post by Sysop3 on Jan 28, 2017 20:57:57 GMT -5
 A huge cache of papers from the reign of Britain's King George III detailing his dismay at the loss of America have been published online. King George III was the last monarch to rule over the U.S. colonies, which declared independence in 1776. Among the documents are a draft abdication letter from 1783 that was never sent, intimate correspondence between King George III and his wife Charlotte and a huge number of letters with detailed notes about the war in America. The publication of the documents is part of a collaboration between the Royal Archives and King's College London to release more than 350,000 manuscripts relating to the Georgian monarchy by 2020. A manuscript from the archive entitled "Essay on America and future colonial policy" has already been published. It begins by asking "America is lost! Must we fall beneath the blow? Or have we resources that may repair the mischiefs?"  While offering a fascinating insight into the mindset of King George III, academics have warned that researchers must be careful in how they interpret the "America is lost" essay. Dr. Angel Luke O'Donnell, Teaching Fellow in North American History, King's College London wrote earlier this week that the essay "substantively replicates" an earlier letter from "a leading British agricultural theorist who shared George III's passion for improving farming techniques." George III's reign lasted from 1760 to 1820, making him Britain's longest serving king. the rest www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/letters-1700s-penned-britain-s-mad-king-george-published-america-n713561 |
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Post by mouse on Jan 29, 2017 6:52:15 GMT -5
poor George..a very misunderstood man...one of our brighter monarchs
his illness of course didn't help ..and he suffered terrible brutality in the so called treatment
I find it quite odd that so many of our brightest monarchs have been constantly maligned as eith mad or bad
John..Richard 3rd..Henry the 8TH..Elizabeth 1..George 3..Victoria and albert never given any real kudos for vast improvements in water and sewage and religious tollorance and appreciation of inventions/innovations
Elizabeth 1 too her intelligence and abilities are not usually acknowledged
while heros are made of the likes of Richard couer de leon who had nothing goibng for him other than his looks and the ability to fight
WHY must academics have warned that researchers must be careful in how they interpret the "America is lost" essay
does any one know why ..afterall it was a long time ago and isn't religion sticking its oar in so why must peeps be careful ?
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Post by beth on Jan 29, 2017 11:58:25 GMT -5
poor George..a very misunderstood man...one of our brighter monarchs his illness of course didn't help ..and he suffered terrible brutality in the so called treatment I find it quite odd that so many of our brightest monarchs have been constantly maligned as eith mad or bad John..Richard 3rd..Henry the 8TH..Elizabeth 1..George 3..Victoria and albert never given any real kudos for vast improvements in water and sewage and religious tollorance and appreciation of inventions/innovations Elizabeth 1 too her intelligence and abilities are not usually acknowledged while heros are made of the likes of Richard couer de leon who had nothing goibng for him other than his looks and the ability to fight WHY must academics have warned that researchers must be careful in how they interpret the "America is lost" essay does any one know why ..afterall it was a long time ago and isn't religion sticking its oar in so why must peeps be careful ? I haven't a clue, Isabel. Do tell. It's sure to be interesting. |
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Post by mouse on Jan 30, 2017 5:10:52 GMT -5
lawdy Beth.....i don't know either..was hoping some one could could inform me why care must be taken on interpretation
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