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Jun 1, 1215
Magna Carta is signed and ratified
Many of the lords and barons were tired of their taxes being raised. They gathered their armies and went to the kings castle. They demanded that he signed the magna carta, which said that he could not raise taxes without first getting the consent of a council of his lords. -
English Bill of Rights
This document was passed by Parliament to protect the basic rights of English Citizens from the monarch. -
King George the Thirds Birth
Son of Frederick the Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
Born in Norfolk House. Later in his life he would be heavily influenced by his mother and even pushed in oa marriage he didn't really think about by her. -
George The Thirds Fathers Death
His father commonly known as 'poor fred' died. He was mainly unmourned and his parents both despised him. -
Start of the French and Indian War
The war began before George the Third was King but ended three years after his ascension to the throne -
Start of the Seven Years War
This was a conflict between Britain and France and Spain. There was also another conflict between Prussia and severl European countries. -
Ascended to the Throne
George the 2nd died of an aneurysm at the age of 77, leaving George the 3rd as the king. -
King George Marries Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
King George was originally smitten with the Lady Sarah Lennox but was advised against the match by Lord Bute. He met his bride on their wedding day but the couple enjoyed a suprisingly happy marriage and King George never took a mistress. Lady Sarah Lennox was a bridesmaid at the Kings wedding. -
Crowned
He was crowned at officially made king, although he had already held the office for about a year -
King George Arranged for the Earl Of Bute to become Prime Minister
This decision upset many people because they thought Bute to be incompetent. -
King Georges First Child Is Born
George Augustus Frederick -
Treaty of Paris
Another treaty that helped restore the peace between France and Britain after the Seven Years War. -
King Georges Second Child is Born
Frederick Augustus Duke of York -
Treaty of Fontainebleau
restored peace between the the British and the French after the Seven Years war. -
End Of The French and Indian War
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Stamp Act is Passed
The Stamp Act placed a tax on every piece of printed paper used in the colonies. While this did cost the colonists money, it wasn't as much the cost as it was the reasoning behind the tax. Most taxes were created to regulate commerce, but the Stamp Act was created just for profit -
Quartering Act
This forced colonists to host British soldiers in their houses and to feed and support them. -
King Georges Third Child is Born
William Henry, Duke of Clarence -
King Georges Fourth Child Is Born
Charlotte Augusta Matilda -
King Georges Fifth Child Is Born
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent -
King Georges Sixth Child Is Born
Augusta Sophia -
King George Appoints Lord North as Prime Minister
Lord North stayed in office for ten years. Many of his policies helped spark the American Revolutionary War. -
Boston Massacre
A group of rebels began to harass the soldiers. The soldiers began to fire into the crowd and killed 3 men, 8 more were wounded. -
King Georges Seventh Child Is Born
Princess Elizabeth -
King Georges 8th Child Is Born
Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland -
King Georges 9th Child is Born
Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists known as the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships and threw all of the tea into the harbor to protest the unfair taxes -
King Georges 10th Child is born
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge -
Massachusetts Government Act
This act made it so that the British governor was in charge of all town meetings in Boston. There was no more representative government in Boston. -
Quebec Act
This act extended Canadian borders to cut off some of the western colonies. -
Admininstration of Justice Act
This act said that British officials could not be tried in the colonies. They had to be taken back to Britain to be tried. This left many British officials free to do as they wished in the colonies. -
The Boston Port Bill
King George closed Boston Harbor to everything except British ships. -
Start of the American Revolutionary War
King George supported Lord Norths policies that started the war and then lost all 13 of the colonies in the war. -
King Georges 11th Child Is Born
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester -
King Georges 12th Child Is Born
Princess Sophia -
King Georges 13th Child Is Born
Prince Octavius. He died at age 4 of smallpox and devastated his parents. -
King Georges 14th Child Is Born
Prince Alfred died of smallpox at the age of 2, devastating both of his parents. -
King Georges 15th Child Is Born
Princess Amelia- final child -
End of the American Revolutionary War
The Treaty of Paris end the war and gave the Americans independence. The British lost their hold in North America and many chances to expand their empire through this loss. -
King George attacks his eldest son
This is one of the first major cases of his madness. His son had always been problematic and King Geoge attempted to smash his head against the wall during a bout of madness. -
War Breaks out with France
William Pitt raised taxes massively to fund the war. Several people within the government were also charged with sedition for pushing parliementary and government reform. These things, combined with several bad harvests, made King George a deeply unpopular king. The French revolutionary government fought with several other countries than just the French government. They were continously at war with Great Britain from 1793 to 1802 -
Napoleonic Wars Begin
Napoleon and his forces began to wage war against many different nations including Great Britain. The conflict ended for a short while in 1802 but they began fighting again soon after. -
A man attempts to kill King George while he is at a play
The man fired two shots, both of which barely missed King George. Although the shots were close, King George was apparently unfazed and did not seem to notice the bullets. -
Act of Union
This Act combined Britain(England and Sctoland) and Ireland into one group, the United Kingdom. The Irish Parliament was abolished and one parliement with Irish representation existed in London. -
Treaty of Amiens
Ended Hostilities between Great Britain and France. Did not last long as the Napoleonic Wars reiginited soon after. -
George the Thirds insanity becomes permanent
He suffered from porphyria and had a relapse that incapacitated him until his death in 1820. -
Battle of Waterloo
After Napoleon was forced to abdicate he staged a daring attack at Battle of Waterloo. He lost and was exiled to St. Helena and told never to return, marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. -
King George the Thirds Death
He had a huge porphyia attack duing dinner at Christmas, 1819. He talked incessantly for fifty-eight hours and then sunk into a coma. He finally died on February 16, 1820 at the age of 81.
