| 42flanker | 06 Oct 2021 2:30 p.m. PST |
George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch:
Andrew Roberts (author)
Hardback 800 Pages / Published: 07/10/2021
link "Roberts' magisterial, revisionist biography of the controversial George III debunks much of the popular discourse about the monarch's incompetence and the nature of his mental state, painting a persuasive portrait of a shrewd and courageous leader." IN Robert's "detailed, revisionist [that's twice] account of the American Revolutionary War" readers of these boards will be enlightened to read of the colonists' underestimated fighting capacity armed as they were with "an assortment of long barrelled hunting muskets with which they were highly adept" not least because "half of the military age militia men were veterans of the Seven Years War." Also currently being read in abridged form on BBC Radio 4. |
| Au pas de Charge | 06 Oct 2021 4:19 p.m. PST |
Ah, one of my favorite authors. Thanks for the announcement. It'll be good to see someone like Roberts make a case in favor of George III. |
| Bill N | 07 Oct 2021 9:04 a.m. PST |
I can't tell who wrote the Amazon review, and I don't know how closely it reflects what Roberts wrote. It misses the mark though. American's don't need to "look back on their last king with greater understanding: to see him as he was and to come to terms with the last time they were ruled by a monarch". What Americans could benefit from is an understanding that there was more to George III than just how the actions of his governments affected the North American colonies. |
| John the OFM | 07 Oct 2021 12:26 p.m. PST |
Even the most sympathetic book I ever read about him said that he was in over his head, not all that smart, unprepared for the job, and surrounded by sycophants.
Other than that… A typical king. Yes. That's how he was. |
| 42flanker | 08 Oct 2021 1:08 a.m. PST |
John, I'd say you are bang centre of the demographic for Professor Robert's biography. |
| John the OFM | 08 Oct 2021 11:05 p.m. PST |
Prince Charles identifies with George III.
link Good luck, England. |
 Old Contemptible  | 09 Oct 2021 1:59 a.m. PST |
As far as the Revolution is concern, he was out of his league and didn't know it. "A man's has gotta know his limitations." Instead of appointing an over all commander in North America, he fancied himself to be that person. The result was command by committee. |
| Au pas de Charge | 09 Oct 2021 3:36 a.m. PST |
Instead of appointing an over all commander in North America, he fancied himself to be that person. George III was a wargamer!? |
| 42flanker | 09 Oct 2021 7:08 a.m. PST |
Althoug he King wsclearly inflexible over the tatus of the colonie, militarily tand generalshe problem was his ministers. The King didn't create the 1777 cluster-fluster. And I believe there was a C-in-C, from 1778 anyway. The problem was it was Amherst who reccommended the filleting of the land forces in the 13 colonies in favour of a maritime policy. |
| 42flanker | 09 Oct 2021 3:22 p.m. PST |
Houston, I think I may have a problem with my key board. |
is a big fan of the Age of Sail, and these ships really speak to him - he loves transitional eras, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars was one of those.
