An Enlightenment king vindicated

Adam Zamoyski

THIS OUTSTANDING NEW BIOGRAPHY of George III is timely. The first of the Hanoverians to identify as British was mocked, slandered and vilified during his lifetime and is still regularly cited in the American media as the epitome of tyranny. Over the past two centuries historians have dismissed him as incompetent and despotic. Andrew Roberts has no time for such ill-founded nonsense. Delving deep into hitherto unexplored royal archives, he reveals a sensitive boy who lost a loving father when he was only twelve and was subjected to unsympathetic tutors appointed by his grandfather, the thoroughly unpleasant George II. He found solace in the love of his mother, and a mentor in the Earl of Bute, who guided his inquisitive mind into a wide range of interests and channelled his aptitude for…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2021

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