1781: When William Herschel discovered Uranus, he named it this.
1782: George III's popularity was at a low ebb; North joined with this liberal Whig to form a coalition; George III didn't like his politics, considered him unprincipled and a bad influence on the Prince of Wales.
1782 - 83: With the collapse of North's government, these two years saw five Prime Ministers (including the first Irish PM); favored by George III, William Pitt the Younger became the third Tory PM after the defeat of this bill in the House of Lords; George had informed them that any peer who voted for the bill would be considered his enemy, an action which was condemned by Parliament later resulting in the dismissal of Lord Temple through whom the message had been delivered; however, it marked a turning point as the people began to see George as a protector of their interests.
1783: This treaty recognized American independence, and ceded Florida to Spain.
1785: When this American Minister to London visited the King, George III told him that though he didn't want the separation, now that it was accomplished, he wished to meet the United States as a friend.
1785-89: George III paid for this, the largest telescope in the world for the next 50 years, the work of William Herschel.
1788 - 89: George III was mentally incapacitated; Fox wanted this future successor to have the full right's of King during his regency, Pitt argued for limited powers; subsequent to the bill passing in Commons, but before it could be passed in the Lords, George III recovered.
Modern day medical investigators suspect this was the condition that caused the King's insanity, though there is still debate about it.
1793: In the wake of the French Revolution, France declared war on Great Britain; Pitt increased taxes, raised armies, and suspended this right.
In part because of the War with France, all but the most radical radical Whigs led by this eloquent but now powerless person, joined Pitt's government.
1795: The defeat of the First Coalition occurred when these countries made peace with France.
1800: The Second Coalition included these countries, and was defeated, leaving Great Britain alone to fight Bonaparte.
1800: George III's popularity continued to surge as he survived his third assassination attempt at this locale, the site of the oldest London theatre still in use; the first two attempts (1786, 1790) were by deranged individuals, and they were treated humanely, the third was by James Hadfield who had apocalyptic delusions, his shot missed the King by inches; George ordered the performance to continue.
1801: Passed the previous year, this took effect, uniting Great Britain and Ireland into a single state: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1801: George III dropped this title, which had been maintained since the reign of Edward III.
1801: Pitt wanted to remove some legal disabilities applied to Catholics; George III opposed him and had a relapse of his previous illness, caused by, in his view, the struggle with Pitt; Pitt was replaced as PM by the Tory.
1802: The new PM signed this unfavorable treaty with France, and was shortly thereafter replaced by Pitt; the war resumed the following year.
1805: This admiral led the British to the most decisive naval victory of the War at the Battle of Trafalgar, quenching fears of a French invasion.
1805: The Third Coalition with Austria, Russia, and Sweden collapsed, taking a toll on Pitt's health; he died the following year and was replaced as PM by this Whig.
The new minister's cabinet, a unity government, was dubbed this.
1806: The King not only accepted this person as foreign secretary in the cabinet, but came to feel affection for him.
1807: The ministry abolished this, its one major success.
1807: The ministry proposed these be allowed to serve in all ranks of the Armed forces; George III's last major political act was to object to this bill; Parliament was dissolved; a nominal PM was appointed and his faction lost in the next election.
1811: George III was at the height of his popularity, though blind, suffering from rhueumatism, and relapsing into his previous illness; this made the Prince of Wales the Prince Regent; he exercised power for the next nine years as George III was permanently insane and lived in seclusion at Windsor Castle.
1812: This Tory Prime Minister became the only Prime Minister to be assassinated.
1813: This Tory became George III's last PM, serving under George IV, first as Prince Regent, and later as King.
1815: In the wake of Napoleon's defeat, this was the first of a series of international meetings known as the Concert of Europe; it attempted to rebalance power to provide for stability; the Hanoverians among others, gained much territory; it served as a model for the League of Nations and UN.
1815: Upon Napoleon's return to power, the Seventh Coalition finally defeated him here; the British forces were under the command of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
1820: George III continued to deteriorate; he was incapable of understanding that he was declared King of Hanover in 1814 or that his wife died in 1818; after his death he was buried here.
George III is the 3rd longest reigning monarch (59 years) and the 3rd oldest reigning monarch (81 years) behind Queen Victoria and this monarch.
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