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King George III
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George III was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until 1820, ruling during the American Revolution and the later period of British-American reconciliation. He was the British monarch named in the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War.
2 episodes featuring King George III
Letters from an American
Maine lobster reveals New England’s deeper history
The episode shows how fishing, Indigenous dispossession, disease, and access to Atlantic waters shaped settlement and revolutionary-era New England.
Sep 26, 2026 · 5 min
Letters from an American
Franklin helps turn a fragile rebellion into a federal government
The episode connects the failures of the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution’s design for representative democracy and divided power.
Sep 18, 2026 · 8 min