Note: This riff is off the top of my head before I record the video. It will likely have grammatical errors. I’m doing more riffs here than the chat because you get notified more.
The title of the book encapsulates the thesis: The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III.
“Misunderstood” is, after one pages or so in, is an understatement. Queen Elizabeth granted Roberts access to 200,000, yes, two-hundred thousand, pages, never before released on King George. The collection includes nearly everything written by George III going back to when he was a boy, and letters of those in his circle. They are now public domain, but they were kept under lock and key since the 1700s.
George III was misunderstood, rather, slandered, before he was even born. His grandfather, King George II hated George’s father, Frederick. And hate is an understatement. The progeny, despite George III being the blood of George II, received disdain for being a product of Frederick. This contributed …
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