George III – Brewminate

Mad King George and the Fall of Monarchy in America

Posted on March 17, 2020 by MAMcIntosh

While tremendously popular in Britain, George was hated by rebellious American colonists. Introduction George III (George William Frederick; June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from October 25, 1760 until January 1, 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until[…]

A Royal Armchair Traveler: The Grand Tour and George III’s Topographical Collection

Posted on May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 by MAMcIntosh

George III never visited Italy. Instead he collected prints, drawings, and guidebooks enabling him to travel virtually to antiquity’s greatest architectural and artistic sites. A large number of views and maps in the King’s Topographical Collection correspond to locations that were once linked to the Grand Tour.[1] Visiting the settings associated with the classical authors they had studied[…]