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{{wikipediainfo|George III of the United Kingdom}}
{{wikipediainfo|George III of the United Kingdom}}
{{Infobox Individual
|image    =George III Political Animals.jpg
|species  =Human
|spouse  = Charlotte
|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]]''}}
|voice actor =Eric MacLennan
}}
'''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]].


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]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Political Animals (comic story)|Political Animals]]'')
In [[1774]], George received [[George III's mammoth|the last mammoth in Europe]] as a gift from [[Catherine II]] of [[Russia]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Political Animals (comic story)|Political Animals]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Grass (short story)|Grass]]'', ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') 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 (comic story)|Political Animals]]'', ''[[Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses]]'')
 
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. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')


[[The Doctor]] met George III prior to [[1814]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Washington Burns (audio story)|Washington Burns]]'')
[[The Doctor]] met George III prior to [[1814]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Washington Burns (audio story)|Washington Burns]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* He was played by [[Gertan Klauber]] in ''Blackadder the Third'', [[David Warner]] in ''The American Revolution'' and [[Nicholas Rowe]] in ''Longitude''.
* He was played by [[Gertan Klauber]] in ''Blackadder the Third'', [[David Warner]] in ''The American Revolution'' and [[Nicholas Rowe]] in ''Longitude''.
[[Category:British monarchs]]
[[Category:British monarchs]]
[[Category:Royalty from the real world]]
[[Category:Royalty from the real world]]

Revision as of 01:54, 29 June 2017

George III

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

In 1774, George received the last mammoth in Europe as a gift from Catherine II of Russia. (COMIC: Political Animals, PROSE: Grass, The Adventuress of Henrietta Street) 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, Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses)

The Doctor met George III prior to 1814. (AUDIO: Washington Burns)

His Chancellor of the Exchequer was Sir Francis Dashwood. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell)

Behind the scenes