I think that I understand what you mean by the term โbog standard US historyโ, but rather than express my own opinion about King George III, I refer the readers here to the masterful US historian, Rick Atkinson. I am currently making my way through the two Atkinson trilogies, โThe Revolution Trilogyโ and โThe Liberation Trilogy.โ In the first of these, which at this point consists of only two books that have been published, Atkinson makes it abundantly clear that King George bears prime responsibility for the American Revolution, and by the way, Lord North had multiple colleagues in Parliament who supported and followed him. Not to mention British citizenry and the American Tories. In the first book, โThe British are Coming,โ Atkinson begins the trilogy entirely devoted to explaining the excesses of George III. He continues at length throughout the story.
I heartedly endorse Atkinsonโs writing, to those of us who enjoy reading. The two wars of these trilogies, although separated by two centuries, are brought to our minds as though they happened yesterday. He is a superb writer, every bit as accomplished as Bruce Catton of Civil War fame. Bob Ditchey From: Dan Solon via Mifnet <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2025 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Dan Solon <[email protected]> Subject: [Mifnet ๐ 72500] Re: Question He's the King of Canada (and Australia and N.Z), so it's RCAF One, I suppose. Strikes me as archaic, but it's their country/countries, so none of my business. While on the subject of monarchy, it strikes me that His Majesty's royal ancestor, George III, gets a bad rap in bog standard US history. Was it not really the PM, Lord North, who slapped on the tea tax and otherwise ticked off the colonists? After the (British) Glorious Revolution of 1688 and All That, Parliament pretty much called the Imperial shots, didn't they? Might be some lessons here for the current Oval Office Throne Room, but I don't want to drift into NNN. Daniel Solon Standing by for corrections from Simon, once he clears his inbox On Mon, May 26, 2025 at 7:29โฏPM Tom Ronell via Mifnet <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Why did King Charles just arrive in Canada on a Canadian A330? Not enough budget from UK? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised: 20250507 You are receiving The Mifnet because you requested to join this list. The Mifnet is largely a labor of love, however the infrastructure isn't exactly cost-free. If you'd care to make a small contribution to the effort, please know that it would be greatly appreciated: https://wardell.us/url/mifbit All posts sent to the list should abide by these policies: 1) List members acknowledge that participation in Mifnet is a privilege--not a right. 2) Posts are always off the record, absent specific permission from the author. 3) The tone of discussions is collegial. 4) Posts are expected to be in reasonably good taste. 5) We discuss ideas and not personalities, and we don't speak ill of other Mifnet members. * The Mifnet WEB SITE is: https://www.mifnet.com/ * To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at any time please visit: https://lists.mifnet.com/ OR: SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: [email protected]?subject=leave <http://[email protected]?subject=leave> * Send Mifnet mailing list POSTS/SUBMISSIONS to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> * You may reach the person managing The Mifnet at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> * Please consider the DIGEST version of The Mifnet, which consolidates all list traffic into 1-3 messages daily. See instructions at: https://lists.mifnet.com/ * Manage your personal Mifnet SUBSCRIPTION at: https://lists.mifnet.com/ * For a list of all available Mifnet commands, SEND THIS MESSAGE via email: [email protected]?subject=help <http://[email protected]?subject=help> * View The Mifnet LIST POLICIES and PRIVACY POLICY at: https://mifnet.com/index.php/policies * View instructions for Mifnet DELIVERY PROBLEMS at: https://mifnet.com/index.php/delivery-problems * View The Mifnet LIST ARCHIVE at: https://lists.mifnet.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
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