{"id":6333,"date":"2021-10-12T13:31:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T11:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=188832"},"modified":"2021-10-12T17:34:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T15:34:40","slug":"george-iii-the-tyrant-who-lost-america","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/george-iii-the-tyrant-who-lost-america\/","title":{"rendered":"George III: the tyrant who lost America?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Elinor Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Historian Andrew Roberts discusses his landmark new biography of King George III<\/a> with Rob Attar. He takes on some of the myths that have surrounded the king, such as: Was he really a tyrant? Was his \u201cmadness\u201d caused by porphyria? And how responsible was he for the loss of the American colonies?<\/p>\n

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