King George III.1
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Make Britain Great Again. Posts here may be a bit wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey. Pronouns: We / Us.
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Bluesky moderation policies require us to confess that this is a parody account, in case it wasn't obvious.
#meta tag used for own-voice posts.
Bluesky moderation policies require us to confess that this is a parody account, in case it wasn't obvious.
A surprise attack on Christmas just isn't fair! (We're talking about 1776, not 2025, of course.)
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A surprise attack on Christmas just isn't fair! (We're talking about 1776, not 2025, of course.)
Occasionally we have some success in pointing out misconceptions about the historical George III. People even sometimes admit their errors. That makes this account worthwhile.
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Occasionally we have some success in pointing out misconceptions about the historical George III. People even sometimes admit their errors. That makes this account worthwhile.
December 24, 1776: Those rebels are beaten. We have New York and New Jersey. The rest will fall quickly.
December 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
December 24, 1776: Those rebels are beaten. We have New York and New Jersey. The rest will fall quickly.
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Crackers, lights and cards: Festive traditions rooted in London
https://www.europesays.com/uk/651975/
In 1761, Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Streilitz became wife to King George III. She brought German traditions and interests…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/651975/
In 1761, Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Streilitz became wife to King George III. She brought German traditions and interests…#uk #news #uknews
Crackers, lights and cards: Festive traditions rooted in London - United Kingdom
In 1761, Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Streilitz became wife to King George III.
www.europesays.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Crackers, lights and cards: Festive traditions rooted in London
https://www.europesays.com/uk/651975/
In 1761, Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Streilitz became wife to King George III. She brought German traditions and interests…#uk #news #uknews
https://www.europesays.com/uk/651975/
In 1761, Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Streilitz became wife to King George III. She brought German traditions and interests…#uk #news #uknews
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The best biography of George III is by Andrew Roberts. It’s pretty clear that North’s government led policy and George, who had hoped for a political solution, followed its guidance. He was already acting as a constitutional monarch.
December 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The best biography of George III is by Andrew Roberts. It’s pretty clear that North’s government led policy and George, who had hoped for a political solution, followed its guidance. He was already acting as a constitutional monarch.
On Beethoven's Birthday, we recall that he wrote a piece celebrating Wellington's Victory in the Battle of Vittoria. (Though a lot of people would rather forget it.)
December 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
On Beethoven's Birthday, we recall that he wrote a piece celebrating Wellington's Victory in the Battle of Vittoria. (Though a lot of people would rather forget it.)
"The President-general, who is to be our king after this government is established, is vested with powers exceeding those of the most despotic monarch we know of in modern times." — Anti-Federalist Paper 74.
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"PHILADELPHIENSIS," who was influenced by Thomas Paine (in "Common Sense), wrote the following selection. It is taken from 3 essays which appearing February 6 & 20, and April 9 of 1788 in either The Freeman's Journal or, The North-American Intelligencer.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"The President-general, who is to be our king after this government is established, is vested with powers exceeding those of the most despotic monarch we know of in modern times." — Anti-Federalist Paper 74.
famguardian.org/Publications...
famguardian.org/Publications...
Blinded by admiration for George Washington, who they were sure would be the first president, the authors of the US Constitution gave the chief executive more power than the King and Prime Minister of Britain combined. They forgot that there would be other presidents.
December 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Blinded by admiration for George Washington, who they were sure would be the first president, the authors of the US Constitution gave the chief executive more power than the King and Prime Minister of Britain combined. They forgot that there would be other presidents.
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Point of order - the USA did not escape a king. It ‘escaped’ the democratically elected government of the UK which imposed taxes. George III existed under a system of constitutional monarchy which was and still is powerless. The USA is less democratic today than it was before the Revolution.
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Point of order - the USA did not escape a king. It ‘escaped’ the democratically elected government of the UK which imposed taxes. George III existed under a system of constitutional monarchy which was and still is powerless. The USA is less democratic today than it was before the Revolution.
Go to 1:05:30. "Contrary to the stereotype that most Americans have of [King George], he's actually a pretty extraordinary man. He was a very great constitutional monarch. In fact, in 1775, he declares, 'I am fighting the war of the legislature.'"
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
The American Revolution | An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776) | Episode 2
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
www.pbs.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Go to 1:05:30. "Contrary to the stereotype that most Americans have of [King George], he's actually a pretty extraordinary man. He was a very great constitutional monarch. In fact, in 1775, he declares, 'I am fighting the war of the legislature.'"
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
www.pbs.org/video/the-am...
Since the beginning of the nation, the United States has fetishized its president, giving him far more power than any British monarch had had for a hundred years. One finally took full advantage of it. Now people have the audacity to compare us to him.
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Since the beginning of the nation, the United States has fetishized its president, giving him far more power than any British monarch had had for a hundred years. One finally took full advantage of it. Now people have the audacity to compare us to him.
Some people propose a revolution in the US, modeled on the Colonial uprising of 1775-1783. Do they understand what they'd be up against? Are they really ready to die for the cause?
Underground activity and peaceful non-cooperation are the way to go, not pop guns against tanks.
Underground activity and peaceful non-cooperation are the way to go, not pop guns against tanks.
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Some people propose a revolution in the US, modeled on the Colonial uprising of 1775-1783. Do they understand what they'd be up against? Are they really ready to die for the cause?
Underground activity and peaceful non-cooperation are the way to go, not pop guns against tanks.
Underground activity and peaceful non-cooperation are the way to go, not pop guns against tanks.
Learning about Salieri from Amadeus is like learning about us from Hamilton.
Envy, poison and an unfinished Requiem
As a new serialisation of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus hits our screens later this month, what’s the real story behind Mozart and Salieri?
✍️ Mark Pullinger
bachtrack.com/feature-amad...
As a new serialisation of Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus hits our screens later this month, what’s the real story behind Mozart and Salieri?
✍️ Mark Pullinger
bachtrack.com/feature-amad...
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Learning about Salieri from Amadeus is like learning about us from Hamilton.
In defense of King George
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
In Defense of King George
The author of a new biography shines a humane light on the monarch despised by the colonists
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In defense of King George
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-d...
"Know yourself," they say. So we got this from the Water Street Bookstore today.
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Know yourself," they say. So we got this from the Water Street Bookstore today.
Many people have family members who have succumbed to dementia in their later years. Judging by what we see on Bluesky, they must often be remembered only in mockery as "mad grandpa."
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Many people have family members who have succumbed to dementia in their later years. Judging by what we see on Bluesky, they must often be remembered only in mockery as "mad grandpa."
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Engraving of the three Cherokee Indians who visited London in 1762 to meet King George III. Read about this remarkable trip in the memoirs of the Anglo-American colonial officer Lieutenant Henry Timberlake, who travelled with them as their emissary: http://bit.ly/1OeLGKd
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Engraving of the three Cherokee Indians who visited London in 1762 to meet King George III. Read about this remarkable trip in the memoirs of the Anglo-American colonial officer Lieutenant Henry Timberlake, who travelled with them as their emissary: http://bit.ly/1OeLGKd
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After watching the new Ken Burns documentary I feel bad that I compared Trump to King George III. The King was a much better ruler than Trump.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
After watching the new Ken Burns documentary I feel bad that I compared Trump to King George III. The King was a much better ruler than Trump.
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Running this roleplay account and doing searches on "George III" has shown me an ugly side of Bluesky. People comparing him to Donald Trump. Calling him the "mad king" and claiming that affected his governance prior to 1776, long before his mental condition set in. 1/2
Running this roleplay account and doing searches on "George III" has shown me an ugly side of Bluesky. People comparing him to Donald Trump. Calling him the "mad king" and claiming that affected his governance prior to 1776, long before his mental condition set in. 1/2
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
#meta
Running this roleplay account and doing searches on "George III" has shown me an ugly side of Bluesky. People comparing him to Donald Trump. Calling him the "mad king" and claiming that affected his governance prior to 1776, long before his mental condition set in. 1/2
Running this roleplay account and doing searches on "George III" has shown me an ugly side of Bluesky. People comparing him to Donald Trump. Calling him the "mad king" and claiming that affected his governance prior to 1776, long before his mental condition set in. 1/2
The people on Bluesky who claim we were a "mad tyrant" hardly ever have a bad word to say about Leopold II of Belgium, one of the worst colonial despots in all of history.
allthatsinteresting.com/king-leopold...
allthatsinteresting.com/king-leopold...
Responsible For 10 Million Deaths, Why Isn't King Leopold II As Reviled As Hitler?
The most brutal genocide you've never heard of.
allthatsinteresting.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The people on Bluesky who claim we were a "mad tyrant" hardly ever have a bad word to say about Leopold II of Belgium, one of the worst colonial despots in all of history.
allthatsinteresting.com/king-leopold...
allthatsinteresting.com/king-leopold...
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14 Nov 1775
George III notifies Lord North that he has contracted 4,000 German recruits for Great Britain.
#RevWar #TodayInHistory
George III notifies Lord North that he has contracted 4,000 German recruits for Great Britain.
#RevWar #TodayInHistory
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
14 Nov 1775
George III notifies Lord North that he has contracted 4,000 German recruits for Great Britain.
#RevWar #TodayInHistory
George III notifies Lord North that he has contracted 4,000 German recruits for Great Britain.
#RevWar #TodayInHistory
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Nov. 12, 1775: Lord North tells King George III that the Cabinet urges "a large & speedy augmentation of Force," particularly a corps of foreign troops. He believes that mercenaries from the Hessian and Brunswick states in Germany would serve in America if their rulers were offered "large terms."
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Nov. 12, 1775: Lord North tells King George III that the Cabinet urges "a large & speedy augmentation of Force," particularly a corps of foreign troops. He believes that mercenaries from the Hessian and Brunswick states in Germany would serve in America if their rulers were offered "large terms."
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A reminder George III struck a pact with native Americans - that's the people who actually lived there to protect their land!!!
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A reminder George III struck a pact with native Americans - that's the people who actually lived there to protect their land!!!
In partial answer to all the unfair comparisons between us and the present US government, we would like to note that our Redcoats have never flinched at a sandwich thrown at them.
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In partial answer to all the unfair comparisons between us and the present US government, we would like to note that our Redcoats have never flinched at a sandwich thrown at them.
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People on Bluesky seem to genuinely believe European monarchies (well, the UK, I doubt they even know others exist) have monarchs with direct unlimited power to make laws. This wasn’t even true for George III.
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
People on Bluesky seem to genuinely believe European monarchies (well, the UK, I doubt they even know others exist) have monarchs with direct unlimited power to make laws. This wasn’t even true for George III.