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{{wikipediainfo|George III of the United Kingdom}}
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|image         = George III Political Animals.jpg
|individual name = George III
|species      = Human
|species        = [[Human]]
|child        = George IV
|home planet    = [[Earth]]
|grandparent  = George II
|appearances     = [[FP]]: ''[[Political Animals]]''<br>[[FP]]: ''[[Sabbath Dei]]''<br>[[FP]]: ''[[In the Year of the Cat]]''
|spouse        = Charlotte (In the Year of the Cat)
|mentions        = [[EDA]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]''
|first mention = Minuet in Hell (audio story)
|actor           = [[Eric MacLennan]]}}
|first        = Sabbath Dei (audio story)
|appearances   = {{Il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[In the Year of the Cat (audio story)|In the Year of the Cat]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Political Animals (comic story)|Political Animals]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[False Coronets (audio story)|False Coronets]]''}}
|voice actor   = Eric MacLennan
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'''George III''' was the [[King]] of the [[United Kingdom]] from [[1760]] to [[1820]].
'''George III''' was the [[King]] of the [[United Kingdom]] from [[1760]] to [[1820]].


==Biography==
In [[1762]], [[Lolita]] trapped George III in a [[natural-time envelope]] so that she could use him as a puppet in her attempted invasion of [[Britain]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|In the Year of the Cat (audio story)}})
In [[1774]], George received the last mammoth in [[Europe]] as a gift from [[Catherine II]] of [[Russia]]. In [[December]] of that year it was to have been part of the Royal hunt. After the [[Second War in Heaven]] this mammoth was vital to the last surviving members of [[Faction Paradox]] and other interested parties. It was thought a relic which would act as a focal point around which history could be shaped. The ritual of the hunt itself was to determine who would control the future. The focus of the hunt, however shifted to the last of the [[Mayakai]]. ([[FP]]: ''[[Political Animals]]'')
 
In [[1774]], George received [[Cernunnos|the last mammoth in Europe]] as a gift from [[Catherine II]] of [[Russia]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Political Animals (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Grass (short story)}}, {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}}) In [[December]] of that year it was to have been part of the Royal hunt. This mammoth was vital to the last surviving members of [[Faction Paradox]] and other interested parties. It was thought a relic which would act as a focal point around which history could be shaped. The ritual of the hunt itself was to determine who would control the future. The focus of the hunt, however shifted to the last of the [[Mayakai]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Political Animals (comic story)}}, {{cs|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)}})
 
[[The Doctor]] met George III prior to [[1814]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Washington Burns (audio story)}})


:''At this time there were still numerous contradictions following the [[Second War in Heaven]] and it is likely that at least some of these events may have changed. Like the war itself, it was possible for one in a thousand to remember what had occurred in a collapsed timeline.''
His [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] was [[Sir]] [[Francis Dashwood]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Minuet in Hell (audio story)}})


Most people in later times regarded the story of the king receiving a mammoth as just part of a larger tradition of strange rumours that circulated about high society, particularly the more dubious members of the aristocracy. In [[1782]], during a night of drinking with the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Scarlette]] claimed that she had once ridden George III's mammoth. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')
George III lapsed into "permanent [[madness]]" on [[5 February]] [[1811]], beginning the [[British Regency]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Frostfire (audio story)}})
 
In [[1813]], the [[Chuldur leader|leader]] of a [[Chuldur family|family]] of [[Chuldur]] who hoped to infiltrate the [[British government]] said she wanted to take the role of the King. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rogue (TV story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
He was played by [[Gertan Klauber]] in ''Blackadder the Third'', [[David Warner]] in ''The American Revolution'', [[Nicholas Rowe]] in ''Longitude'', [[Paul Rhys]] in ''Turn: Washington's Spies'', [[James Fleet]] in ''Bridgerton'' and [[Jonathan Groff]] in ''Hamilton''.
 
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George III

George III was the King of the United Kingdom from 1760 to 1820.

In 1762, Lolita trapped George III in a natural-time envelope so that she could use him as a puppet in her attempted invasion of Britain. (AUDIO: In the Year of the Cat [+]Loading...["In the Year of the Cat (audio story)"])

In 1774, George received the last mammoth in Europe as a gift from Catherine II of Russia. (COMIC: Political Animals [+]Loading...["Political Animals (comic story)"], PROSE: Grass [+]Loading...["Grass (short story)"], The Adventuress of Henrietta Street [+]Loading...["The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)"]) In December of that year it was to have been part of the Royal hunt. This mammoth was vital to the last surviving members of Faction Paradox and other interested parties. It was thought a relic which would act as a focal point around which history could be shaped. The ritual of the hunt itself was to determine who would control the future. The focus of the hunt, however shifted to the last of the Mayakai. (COMIC: Political Animals [+]Loading...["Political Animals (comic story)"], Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses [+]Loading...["Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)"])

The Doctor met George III prior to 1814. (AUDIO: Washington Burns [+]Loading...["Washington Burns (audio story)"])

His Chancellor of the Exchequer was Sir Francis Dashwood. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell [+]Loading...["Minuet in Hell (audio story)"])

George III lapsed into "permanent madness" on 5 February 1811, beginning the British Regency. (PROSE: {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]], AUDIO: Frostfire [+]Loading...["Frostfire (audio story)"])

In 1813, the leader of a family of Chuldur who hoped to infiltrate the British government said she wanted to take the role of the King. (TV: Rogue [+]Loading...["Rogue (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes

He was played by Gertan Klauber in Blackadder the Third, David Warner in The American Revolution, Nicholas Rowe in Longitude, Paul Rhys in Turn: Washington's Spies, James Fleet in Bridgerton and Jonathan Groff in Hamilton.

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