George III of Britain: Popular with the People, but not with Parliament

The British military was considered the strongest in the world at the outreach of fighting between England and the American colonies in 1775. Britain had just defeated France and the Indians in the Seven Years War and had attained its prominence as a world’s superpower. Yet despite Britain’s overpowering military dominance, the British found themselves unable to subdue General Washington and the American colonies. The American’s success in achieving independence during the American Revolution was not due to General Washington’s strategic skill but by numerous British blunders. The British mistakes during

King George III ruled as King for 59 years and served his duties as King well. He wanted to stop serious battles like the French and Indian War or the Battle Of Lexington and Concord by making a proclamation or a petition. During the French and Indian war he made a big impact by making a Proclamation of 1763 saying that all lands west of the appalachian mountains would belong to the Indians so that everybody had equal amounts of land. In one’s opinion the French got more land by getting Quebec and most parts of Canada. He also signed the Declaration of Independence before the war started. Being King of Britain at the time, he thought it would be a great idea to check and change some petitions before they went through. He thought this was fair because it was his country and he and his fellow board members should make the decisions. Even though the stamp act was repealed, the parliament, the prime minister, and King George III stilled passed the declaratory act of 1776. Some of King George III”s impact were so big like the Treaty of Paris that Britain said that sealed America’s

While the colonists had many grievances surrounding King George III the strongest grievance was his plan “To force colonist to buy English products” he had Parliament place high taxes on goods from other countries. The key word

George the III was explicitly interfered with the rights of colonists self- government and its judicial system. To be clear, the writer tried to provide a list of repeated facts that the King was been accused. Such as legislation, judicial rule, and military concerns. Additionally, the King of Great Britain was also accused by the colonies on their rights of legislation without the colonies consent. For instance, the King levied taxes on the colonists, asked new colonies for providing housing for the British soldiers while they are stationed in the colonists, removed their right to trial by jury, and do not let the colonies to have a free trading with anybody else rather than the permission of the King George. Furthermore, the King and the Great Britain's Parliament were quality by the colonists for devastating American life and property. The Great Britain was also accused of trying to recruit private soldiers to battle with the

After 1688, England became a constitutional monarchy under the rule of Mary and William. English society evolved from embracing the absolute monarchy to one that introduces new thought processes and beliefs. In Voltaire’s Letters on England, he contributes the development of England to its respectable regards toward religion, governmental systems, and scientific advancements. He contrasts these practices with those of the less respectable Frenchmen, and reveals the different outcomes of the two nations.

Radical Whigs – “made attacks on the use of patronage and bribes by the king 's ministers. They warned citizens to be on guard for possible corruption.”

In the year 1775, the American colonies are at a crossroads. With no ideas on how to move forward, or how to break away from British control, colonists look towards a leading figure to guide the way. This figure comes in the form of Patrick Henry, a well-known American attorney who was willing to be the starting face of the revolution. With colonial tensions rising, many are willing to rebel against the newly implanted taxes imposed by the British. In his “Speech to the Virginia Convention”, Patrick Henry shows that he is willing to do anything to break away from English control. His strong use of persuasion and rhetoric make the Virginia Convention think about the possibility of rebelling against the British. With the revolution starting only ten years later, many argue that Henry’s speech was the spark to start it all. Through pathos, ethos and logos, Patrick Henry is able to make motivate the colonists to unite against the inconsiderate acts of the British government.

King George III might argue that the american revolution was really bad for King George III because colonists foght really hard for the independence from him. It is true that american the revolution was really hard for the King during the fight for independence, However this does not discredit what i have shown above because the King george II was a bad men and colonists didn't like

King George III was not reasonable with the British colonies. This is not entirely his fault, though. This is because "King George III was diagnosed with a disease [Porphyria] that made him mentally unstable" (Timmons). Porphyria is a disease that causes

Written by Brendan McConville, The Kings Three Faces: The Rise & Fall of Royal America is a masterful study of the colonial American approach toward monarchy, and the way this attitude was in political cultures just before the revolution. Just like other scholars who rush to promote their work, Brendan exaggerates his claim leading him to provide a counter thesis on the historiographical convention.

England’s lengthy history of hereditary monarchs and abusive absolutists has led to the system of constitutionalism in 17th century English government. The encouragement of these absolutism practices triggered the need to search for a new way to govern. The reigns of the Stuart monarchy led to the shift from absolutism to constitutionalism during 17th century England. After witnessing the success of Louis XIV's of France establishment of absolutism, England would soon see that James I, and his son Charles I, will fail at establishing absolutism in England and see a constitutional government established.

During the reign of Elizabeth I, the Privy Council and court were the centre of the Elizabethan government. Although parliament was Elizabeth’s necessary method of legislation and raising taxes, it was far from being a regular part of the governmental system (only being called 13 times during her reign). A leading debate arose when the historian Sir John Neale argued that there was a considerable amount of conflict between MPs and the queen. Whereas revisionists, such as Graves and Sir Geoffrey Elton, challenged this view and argued that the relationship was one of co-operation. I agree with the views of Elton that over Elizabeth’s 46 year reign there was much success, however she faced a

PM doesn’t need legislative approval of Cabinet choices, as long as they are MPs; president needs Senate approval. Choice wise the president has more liberty in that he can choose any he please, not only does the PM have to choose an MP, they are also dependent on party pressures (a-c Heffernan, 2005:65).

It was turbulent times for England during the 17th and 18th century. England was in an unquenchable thirst for more power. “During the 17th and 18th century, England was determined to subdue all lesser countries, especially Ireland” (Stevenson, 28). At the time, England was the dominating country, looking to expand their influence across the world. War broke out constantly as the conquest for more land continued. Moreover, war was constant with the three kingdoms, England, Ireland, and Scotland. Revolts in each kingdom also affected the country’s ability to participate in the war. As

In the year 1819, one of Britain’s greatest monarchs was born. Her name was Alexandrina Victoria. (Price-Groff 13) She would be remembered for the young age at which she inherited the throne, but also for the confidence expressed in learning to master the techniques of ruling justly. When Victoria became Queen, England was already a constitutional monarchy. Government policies (laws) were made by the lawmakers and Prime Minister of Parliament, who were elected by the people. Because of the Industrial Revolution, the British experienced rapid progression in technology. This change was enjoyed by some, while others felt threatened. (4) Victoria made her subjects feel secure by assuring them she was there to lead. Queen Victoria