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The birth of King George III
King George was born George William Frederick in St. James Square, London, 1738. -
George's father (prince of Whales) dies
His father died unexpectedly from a lung injury, and George inherited one of his father's titles and became the Duke of Edinburgh. His grandfaher, King George II, is still alive so George III is not yet King. -
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French and Indian war
From 1754 to 1763, the French and Indian War was going on. It cost King George a lot of money, but in the end England triumphed. -
He was Crowned the King of Enland at age 22
Geroge II passes away and with that, George III becomes the King of England. -
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Reinged as the King of England
This is how long King George was the King of England. He reined as King all the way up until his death in 1820. -
George is Married
Married in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, the King married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The first time they ever met was on their wedding day. -
George passes the Royal Marriges Act of 1772
This act stated that Royals were forbidden to marry a persom who would damage the reputation of the Royal House. -
George IV is born
His first son is born and later becomes the hier to his throne.
Following George IV came 14 more children- eight more sons and six daughters. -
Proclamation of 1763
King George wrote the Proclamation, sometime in 1763, saying that colonists were not permitted to move west. It said that the land he owned west of the colonies now belonged to Native Americans. -
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George passes the Stamp Act
Some time in 1765, King George passed The Stamp Act on American colonists. This act placed tax on things like glass, lead, paper, and tea. King George really angered the colonists with this act. -
Boston Tea Party
Some time in 1773, American rebels dumped 340 crates of England's tea in the Boston Harbor. -
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American War of Independence
The American war of Independence went on for one year. The colonists in America rebelled against the King and won their freedom. -
American War of Independence begins
The American Revolution began when armed conflict between British regulars and colonial militiamen broke out in New England. -
Americans are Independent
The colonists declare their independence from England. -
John Adams is made the American Minister to London
When John Adams was appointed American Minister to London in 1785, George had become resigned to the new relationship between his country and the States. He told Adams, "I was the last to consent to the separation; but the separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the friendship of the United States as an independent power." -
King George III becomes very ill
In the summer of 1788, George begins to suffer from reoccurent mental illness and a blood disease called Phorphyria. -
The Regency Bill is almost passed
In February 1789, the Regency Bill, authorising the Prince of Wales to act as Prince Regent, was introduced and passed in the House of Commons, but before the House of Lords could pass the bill, George III recovered, temporarily, from his illness.. -
The King is almost assassinated
A failed attempt to assassinate the King on 15 May 1800 was motivated by the delusions of James Hadfield, who shot at the King in the Drury Lane Theatre. -
George becomes even more severly ill
At the height of his popularity but already virtually blind with cataracts and pain from rheumatism, George III became even more dangerously ill than he had been before. In his view, his sickness had been triggered by the stress he suffered at the death of his youngest and favorite daughter. -
King George III dies
He died a at Windsor, Berkshire
