“King George III and the British View of the American Revolution”

This event was rescheduled from its original date of January 26 th . Please note that the series package includes all 7 lectures taking place every Monday from January 26 to March 9, 2026. Was George III really a vicious tyrant, or a “crowned ass,” as Thomas Paine claimed in Common Sense ? No; he made mistakes and could be stubborn, but he was also a conscientious ruler who simply was not able to accept the idea of American independence. In this lecture, we’ll see how the Revolution looked from the British point of view, including the experience of soldiers, politicians, writers, and common people on both sides of the Atlantic. Dr. Patrick Allitt is the Cahoon Family Professor of American History at Emory University. He was born and raised in England, was an undergraduate at Oxford, a P...