
The Last King of America
The Misunderstood Reign of George III
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Narrated by:
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Phillipe Stevens
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By:
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Andrew Roberts
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. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating - and will completely change the way listeners and historians view his reign and legacy.
Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon - a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of 18th-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of never-before-published correspondence, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts has uncovered the truth: George III was in fact a wise, humane, and even enlightened monarch who was beset by talented enemies, debilitating mental illness, incompetent ministers, and disastrous luck.
In The Last King of America, Roberts paints a deft and nuanced portrait of the much-maligned monarch and outlines his accomplishments, which have been almost universally forgotten. Two hundred and forty-five years after the end of George III's American rule, it is time for Americans to look back on their last king with greater understanding: to see him as he was and to come to terms with the last time they were ruled by a monarch.
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Critic reviews
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist and The Times (UK)
“The deft portraits and detailed episodes Mr. Roberts provides in The Last King of America - drawing on a vast trove of documents newly digitized by the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle - bring into clear view the man at the center of it all, whose personality, principles and proper reputation have been too long obscured.” (The Wall Street Journal)
“A fair-minded portrait...[written] with insight and aplomb.” (The Washington Post)
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Tireless research so the story is top notch. The performance was a bit difficult at times due to the British accent and a somewhat formal presentation.
And ‘Hamilton’ is still funny…What…what?
Informative Historical Update
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George was an academic and a major contributor to the sciences. This is a very interesting and enlightening read.
Amazing
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Outstanding work of history and biography
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Enjoyed a new lens on history.
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But the narrator's American accent is very bad and distracting.
Terribly misunderstood monarch
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Last King of America
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A useful corrective
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Narration is amazingly well done.
Long, sometimes dry book, but changed my opinion
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I am opening and enlightening, I’ve had my perspective changed
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