But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon-a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating-and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. Print The Last King of America - The Misunderstood Reign of George IIIįrom the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon
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