Annals of the Reign of George III, Pt. 1 (Paperback)

George III was born in 1738, and came to the throne in 1760, marrying his wife Charlotte in 1761 and producing with her no fewer than fifteen children. George was afflicted with porphyria, a painful disease which disrupted his reign as early as 1765 and, following further attacks of 'madness', went on to debilitate him in the last years of his reign. Personal rule was given to his son George, the Prince Regent, in 1811. George III died blind, deaf and mad at Windsor Castle on January 29, 1820.One of the longest reigns in British history, George's rule coincided with some of the most important events in world history, namely the American and French Revolutions and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This magisterial work by Aiken, a contemporary biographer of the highest calibre, catalogues in fascinating detail the major events of this most remarkable reign. This first volume covers events up to the great British victory over Napoleon at Waterloo.