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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823183703321

Autore

Cannon John <1926-2012, >

Titolo

George III / / John Cannon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-383-03518-0

0-19-155010-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 p.)

Collana

Very Interesting People

Disciplina

941.07/3092

Soggetti

Great Britain Kings and rulers Biography

Great Britain History George III, 1760-1820

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 'Born and educated in this country'; 2 Search for a sound ministry; 3 Family, Lord North, and America; 4 King George and Pitt the Younger; 5 Illness, revolution, and war; 6 Decline and oblivion; 7 The legacy and reputation of George III; Sources; Index; A; B; C; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Definitive, concise, and very interesting...  From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time.  Each book in the series is based upon the biographical entry from the world-famous Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. -