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George III

1738–1820

George III was king of Great Britain and Ireland during the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and much of the Napoleonic conflict. His long reign was marked by imperial crisis, parliamentary change and periods of serious mental illness.

In Jean Plaidy’s The Third George, George III was certain that the shadowy charm of Hannah, the vital beauty of Sarah, would cease to torment him once he was married to Charlotte. In Winston Graham’s Warleggan, Ross risks his family’s security in a speculative mining venture while his feud with George Warleggan hardens into a struggle over credit, land, marriage and public status. Other novels featuring George III include Winston Graham’s The Angry Tide, Winston Graham’s Ross Poldark, Winston Graham’s Demelza, Winston Graham’s Jeremy Poldark, and Winston Graham’s The Black Moon.

In non-fiction, George III is discussed in Tracy Borman’s Crown & Sceptre and Gareth Russell’s The Palace. Tracy Borman’s Crown & Sceptre approaches the subject through political ambition and government, empire, conquest and resistance, and family, marriage and personal loyalty.

Historical context

Historical periods linked to George III

American Revolutionary War 1775–1783 CE Georgian & Regency Britain 1714–1837 CE Regency Era 1811–1820 CE

Series

Series featuring George III (3 series)

Birds of Prey Sequence in Order

by Wilbur Smith 10 books 4.4

The extended Birds of Prey sequence follows successive Courtney generations from the Second Anglo-Dutch War and the Indian Ocean trading world through the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the Napoleonic era and the rise of the Zulu kingdom. Its ten books connect maritime commerce, piracy, colonial…

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Poldark in Order

by Winston Graham 12 books 4.4

The Poldark novels follow Ross, Demelza and their family in Cornwall from the aftermath of the American Revolutionary War through the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and into the Regency aftermath. The series combines mining, gentry politics, coastal smuggling, marriage, family conflict and the pressure of war on…

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Georgian Saga in Order

by Jean Plaidy 11 books 4.3

The Georgian Saga follows the Hanoverian dynasty from George I and the divided household of George II to George III, the Regency and the accession of Victoria. The novels combine royal marriages, mistresses, succession disputes and parliamentary politics with the private tensions that shaped Britain’s eighteenth- and early…

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Non Fiction

Non Fiction featuring George III (7 books)

Biographies, histories and other non-fiction are listed separately from the historical novels above.