George III of Britain: Popular with the People, but not with Parliament

George trio of Britain Popular with the People, notwithstanding not with ParliamentAlthough history has labeled King George III of Britain principally as the mad king responsible for the loss of America, a snuggled look at the 1780s, the heart of his reign, proves George III to be a particularly effective monarch rather than the bungling idiot some scholars ease up dubbed him. George IIIs effectiveness, during the 1780s, stemmed from his immense popularity with the common people, which lay in direct contrast to his lack of popularity with Parliament. The popularity that George III enjoyed with the masses was largely delinquent to his personal integrity and moral character, and his lack of popularity with Parliament was a declaration of his desire to reclaim the monarchial power lost in the reigns of George I and II. The popularity George III held with the masses ought to first be considered in light of his Hanoverian predecessors. incomplete George I nor George II held t he British throne in high esteem. In fact George I, the first of the Hanoverian monarchs, viewed his ascension to the British throne as little more than an opportunity to enhance his prestige amongst the other Electors of the devoted Roman Empire (Clark and Ridley 13). He also saw England as a means, with considerable resources, to ensure the safety of his beloved Hanover. This attitude of ambivalence resulted in George Is leaving the duties of running Great Britain to Parliament while the king acted as little more than a figure-head. George II acted likewise leaving the briny governing of Britain to Parliament and failing to be a truly bustling monarch, instead indulging his attentions in wine and women rather than the politics of the day. costless to say George IIIs desire to... ...t for a private funeral. And shops throughout England, Scotland and Wales shut for the spring which spawned a vast array of sermons and homilies on the sainted remains of our near(a) king (C olley 94). King George III died a beloved and well-respected monarch whose popularity was alone(predicate) in his time.Works CitedBloy, Marjie. The Age of George III. A Web of English History. Jul. 2003. 10 Nov. 2003 .Brooke, John. King George III. New York McGraw-Hill, 1972.Clarke, John, and Jasper Ridley. The Houses of Hanover & Saxe-Coburg Gotha. Los Angeles Cassell & Co, 2000.Colley, Linda. The Apotheosis of George III Loyalty, Royalty and the British kingdom 1760-1820. Past and Present No. (Feb., 1984), 94-129.White, R. J. The Age of George III. New York Walker and Company, 1968.