The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations,

all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states.

A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant

is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Those words come from the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and they're an indictment of the then-British king George III.

They have in many ways defined his historical reputation.

George III has, for over two centuries, remained the villain in the story of America's fight

for freedom and independence. Even worse, his mental illness during his reign further stigmatized

him. In addition to being a tyrant, he would haunt future British royals as Mad King George.

Recent years have not been kind to him either.

The hugely popular musical Hamilton portrays George III as an egotistical and tyrannical

buffoon as a target for ridicule.

But a new biography is hitting the bookshelves right now that challenges that image.

It's titled The Last King of America, the Misunderstood Rain of George III, written by one of the

foremost historians of our time, Andrew Roberts. Professor Roberts has authored definitive

biographies on several historical heavyweights,

like Winston Churchill and Napoleon. He is the Roger and Martha Mertz visiting fellow at the

Hoover Institution at Stanford University, a visiting professor at the War Studies Department

at King's College, and the Learman Institute's lecturer at the New York Historical Society.

In this episode, we interview Professor Roberts to learn about one of the most fascinating and

consequential British monarchs of all time.

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