In George III: A Personal History, British historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (1738-1820).
He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Doctor of Letters of Leicester University..
About the Author: Christopher Hibbert has written many well-received biographies, including, most recently, Queen Victoria .
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.
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.
In George III: A Personal History, British historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (1738-1820)
