King George III
Introduction
The study analysis the life and reign of King George III between 1760-1820. King George III is known to be the third-longest reigning king of the British monarch until his granddaughter topped him. The reign of King George III had disturbances due to mental and physical illness, and this brought political issues and a constitutional crisis.
Literature Review
George III was born premature, and until his rise to power, he had a dysfunctional childhood. He was a cultured British monarch, and his reign began in 1760. In 1765 aged 27, his long-term illness started with chronic chest pains and mental health issues. According to Peter and Timothy (2011), medics claim the problem was a chest porphyria infection, and over the years, George III’s life had recurrent health issues. A study conducted by two historians Macalpine and Hunter claims that the health issues resulted from acute intermittent porphyria; however, Peter and Timothy (2011) urges that acute porphyria claims got disregarded basing on two ideas. The first claim is the king suffered from manic depressive psychosis, but the two historians had distorted the evidence. The other ideology is that respected medical doctors, historians, and scientists accepted the result even without questioning. Later some scientists claimed that he had bipolar disorder, but still, the real condition behind his illness remains unknown.
Peter and Timothy (2011) imply that King George III’s continuous health implications caused pain and misery during his reign, and even his doctors were unable to find the root of the problem. The conditions would worsen, and he would ultimately go mad, and even those around him would take advantage of the king without his knowledge.
Conclusion
Though the king had the ultimate power to rule and govern Great Britain and Ireland, his chronic illness conditions caused misery and pain. He was a brave and a great leader despite the disease. During the American Revolution, King George III won frequent battles over his colonies, still in his ill health conditions. In 1820 King George III’s condition worsened, and he died a mad, deaf, and blind man.