King George III

Jamestown, the first English colony, is founded

May 14, 1607

The King is Born

Jun 4, 1738

King George Lives With Porphyria

Period: Jun 4, 1738 to Jan 29, 1820

King George's father dies

Period: Jan 1, 1751 to Dec 30, 1751

The French and Indian War

Period: Jan 1, 1754 to Dec 30, 1763

King George's reign as King

Period: Oct 25, 1760 to Jan 29, 1820

George III Marries Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Sep 8, 1761

The soon-to-be King marries a Princess the first day they meet!

King George III Purchases Buckingham House

Period: Jan 1, 1762 to Dec 30, 1762

The King purchases a family retreat on the site now occupied by Buckingham Palace

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Intolerable Acts are passed

Period: Jan 1, 1774 to Dec 30, 1774

Revolutionary War

Period: Jan 1, 1775 to Dec 30, 1783

The Olive Branch Petition is Submitted to the King

Jul 8, 1775

It is later ripped up...

The Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Battles of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

Battles of Saratoga

Oct 7, 1777

Siege of Yorktown

Period: Sep 28, 1781 to Oct 19, 1781

The Treaty of Paris

Jan 14, 1784

French Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Dec 30, 1799

King George III Dies

Jan 29, 1820

Movie "The Madness of King George" is released

Dec 28, 1994