The Third George — Jean Plaidy

A YOUNG KING ON THE BRINK OF A CHANGING WORLD HE CANNOT CONTROL

Young George III wanted more than anything to be a good king, but by the late eighteenth century England was no longer a small island nation. George's brilliant ministers were determined to make her greater still--the most powerful empire the world had ever known.

George, the Farmer King--though beset by family scandals so notorious that people in the street sang songs about them--was swept along by England's soaring destiny.

Then tragedy--a terrifying, torturing madness struck, leaving the young King vulnerable to the chill winds of great misfortune. Only little Queen Charlotte, the wife he had never loved, remained steadfast.

Jean Plaidy unveils a royal tragedy that is all too human, as George--the shining light of a dissolute, reckless family--struggles to hold on to his throne and his sanity.