Full name: George III: A Personal History

Author: Christopher Hibbert Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Biographies, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780465027231 9780465027248 0465027237 0465027245

In George III: A Personal History, British historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (1738-1820). Rather than reaffirm George III's reputation as "Mad King George," Hibbert portrays him as not only a competent ruler during most of his reign, but also as a patron of the arts and sciences, as a man of wit and intelligence, indeed, as a man who "greatly enhanced the reputation of the British monarchy" until he was finally stricken by a rare hereditary disease.Teeming with court machinations, sexual intrigues, and familial conflicts, George III opens a window on the tumultuous, rambunctious, revolutionary eighteenth century. It is sure to alter our understanding of this fascinating, complex, and very human king who so strongly shaped England's --and America's--destiny. Similar books: The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519 by Christopher Hibbert Privilege and Scandal by Janet Gleeson The House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert Princesses by Flora Fraser The Churchills by Mary S. Lovell The Unruly Queen by Flora Fraser Bloody Mary by Carolly Erickson A Royal Affair by Stella Tillyard Aristocrats by Stella Tillyard Wedlock by Wendy Moore The Strangest Family by Janice Hadlow History of William the Conqueror by Jacob Abbott The Great Mutiny by Christopher Hibbert Redcoats and Rebels by Christopher Hibbert Cities and Civilisations by Christopher Hibbert Thomas Cromwell by Diarmaid MacCulloch Cavaliers and Roundheads by Christopher Hibbert Queen Anne by Anne Somerset Nelson and Emma by Roger Hudson Bess of Hardwick by Mary S. Lovell