Good morning, we are going to look into the history of King George III. He goes down in history as the Mad King. However, a digitization project is shedding light on this monarch. The run time for this documentary is 59:17. This was a documentary originally produced for Time Watch.
It is 1809 and the King was going to celebrate his Golden Jubilee. After these events, he would disappear from public life. He was the king that was known as the Mad King. However, he was the longest king that reigned in British History. He was the king that was the last king of America. He was the first king of Australia. He oversaw the Industrial Revolution. His reign marked a period of change in the world. While this change was happening, he was writing and documenting what was going on. What will these writings reveal about the man? George III was halfway through his reign when his first bout of madness happened. He was out of commission for four months and when he came out of it, he wrote a letter to his wife. He told her he would avoid the discussions agitating him in the first place. This letter is just one piece in a collection of documents belonging to George III. These documents are kept in Windsor Castle and are only allowed to be accessed by a select group of people. That is going to change. A project targeting these documents is taking shape. Hundreds of thousands of documents from the reign of King George III are going to be digitized and accessible to the public. The website for this collection is https://www.rct.uk/collection/georgian-papers-programme. A group of historians is coming together to examine the documents for the first time before the digitization project gets underway. Scholars from both Britain and America will be able to look at these papers. The Queen has decided that the archives will be available to the public. This collection will be uploaded to an online database. This collection covers the King, the Queen, and the children. King George III succeeded his grandfather King George II to become King of Great Britain and Hannover. His father had died but had left instructions on how to be a good king. King George took advice on kingship from his late father. King George was also a man who was consciously English. His first language was English. The Union Jack was created under his watch. The Gold State Coach was created under his reign and it continued to be used in coronations for the British Monarchs. He even arranged his marriage to Princess Charlotte and he was a man devoted to her. King George was a frugal man but would dress in ceremonial garbs for his portraits. He preferred wearing comfortable close to the robes of the state. King George was a man who understood the public image of the king. He was curious and wanted to satisfy his curiosity. The newspapers at the time made fun of his curiosity. He was well-read in government affairs and even worked his back channels to gain information. He was a king well engaged in government. He was a devoted father to his children and detailed the care. No other monarch had given such care to raising the royal children. Queen Charlotte was equally devoted to the care of the children. The governesses were given two days off and were encouraged to think of the children as their own. King George recorded his children’s heights in a journal. What else do these documents reveal about King George III? Tune into the rest of this episode to find out more. This was one documentary I had always meant to do a review on. Yes, I have it listed as a suggested documentary because I had created a web assignment for the King George III Papers. However, I did not do a proper review at the time. This time I moved it to the top of the list of documentaries to do. I found this documentary insightful about the life of King George III. It also presented a new perspective on the Mad Monarch. George III: The Genius of the Mad King would be an excellent documentary to show in both a World History and an American History class.
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