Reputedly, Hancock signed his name big and with a great flourish so that King
George III could read it without his spectacles!
George III, the most powerful man in the world, starts acting in an erratic fashion and doctors can't work out why.
The
George III chairs graced the dining room at Syon House
Many believe that both Caroline and her sister Charlotte were granddaughters of
George III because of his association with a Quaker lady named Hannah Lightfoot in 1754 when he was Prince of Wales and married her in secret at Kew, London, on April, 17, 1759.
She was a 17-year-old German princess when she travelled to England to wed King
George III, who later went to war with his American colonies and lost rather badly.
While Washington's exploits are well-known here in the U.S.,
George III remains more of a mystery to Americans.
George III may have been mad but he wasn't stupid; while he surrendered his profits the land remained, and still remains, the property of the Crown.
Her husband, whose illness was the subject of film The Madness of King
George III, bought Buckingham Palace for her in 1761.
In fact,
George III, who came to the throne at age 22, developed his rule in opposition to the intrigue and jealousies that marked his childhood.
1800:
George III survived two assassination attempts in one day.