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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of Great Britain and Ireland (1760–1820) and of Hanover (1815–1820). His government's policies fed American colonial discontent, leading to revolution in 1776.
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- noun King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)
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That required a journey into the huge middle tower of the BL containing the King's Library of George III, which is what visitors to the library see in front of them when they enter the building.
Archive 2010-03-01 DC 2010
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The founders said so to George III in other words, but the thought is simple.
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That required a journey into the huge middle tower of the BL containing the King's Library of George III, which is what visitors to the library see in front of them when they enter the building.
On a forthcoming exhibition DC 2010
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The founders said so to George III in other words, but the thought is simple.
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Officially known as the George III tiara, the piece was made for Queen Mary and has been worn by royal brides including Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne.
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"George III," the mad king misled by his advisers, but perhaps an even more apt comparison might be Christopher Marlowe's morally pathetic "Edward The Second," with Dick Cheney as the court favorite Piers Gaveston.
Techdirt 2009
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After Benjamin Franklin warned Parliament that military enforcement of the Stamp Act might cause a revolution in the American colonies, in 1766 King George III signed a bill repealing the law.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Several of the men who would become known as the Founding Fathers petitioned Parliament and King George III, asserting that no taxes should be imposed on the colonists “but with their own consent, given personally, or by their representatives.”
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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She later unloaded her Roman statues, Chippendale commode and her George III crystal chandelier at a two-day Sotheby's auction.
Georgialee Lang: How to Blow a Billion Dollars Georgialee Lang 2011
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The light isn't the only optical adjustment: Visitors may also adjust their vision as they encounter a moving picture at the entrance—a motion-sensitive rendering of the 19th-century painting "Pulling Down the Statue of King George III."
Historical Society Joins Digital Age Lana Bortolot 2011
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