King George III: England’s Struggle to Keep America

King George III of England ruled in revolutionary times. Over the course of his reign from 1760 to 1820, he steered through the global conflict of the Seven Years’ War, lost England’s colonies in America, and battled against France during its own revolution and Napoleon’s conquest of Europe. Readers will learn how King George’s attempts at raising revenue for England through taxation in the colonies and the limitations he placed on land where colonists could settle set the stage for revolution.