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12.04.2016

all the king's papers

King George III wrote about the Revolutionary War. He mainly wrote to himself about the War.

Nearly 350,000 documents from the King are about to be released to the public. These are part of the Windsor Castle's Royal Archives. These papers will reveal how King George III felt about and dealt with the Colonists.

King George III



Only a portion of the material, roughly 15 percent, has ever been seen in print. Long a shadowy figure in American history, George III and his world reemerge via his private papers. There are plans to digitize the documents for a new website to launch in January 2017.

Source: smithsonianmag.com (November 2016) The American Revolution Through the Eyes of King George