1. The Age of George III

2. Change Challenged assumptions New King

3. Historiography Debates among historians Whig Interpretation of History

4. Sir Lewis Namier Prosopography (Namierization)

5. Sir Herbert Butterfield Limited questions bring inaccurate results What people talk about at the time has meaning

6. George III’s Personality Morally consistent Respectable Admired learning

7. George III’s Library

8. George III’s Library (1851)

9. Enlightened Despotism Frederick the Great (Prussia) Catherine the Great (Russia) Joseph II (Austria)

10. 1760s King sought reliable minister Lord Bute Decade of experimentation

11. 1770s Lord North

12. Case of John Wilkes Beginning of radical impulse North Briton No. 45 General Warrants Essay on Woman

13. Results General warrants unconstitutional Middlesex voters rights upheld Interest in Parliamentary debates increased Supporters of the Bill of Rights Clear political reform program

14. Wilkes and Liberty