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DOCUMENTARY - Documents featured in BBC documentary "George III: The Genius of the Mad King"
Collection
George III: The Genius of the Mad King documentary
Reference
GEO/MAIN/5367
Title
Draft of a message of abdication from George III to the Parliament
Date
[28 March 1783?]
Writer
George III, King
Addressee
Parliament of Great Britain
Description
The King communicates his intentions to resign his Crown to the Prince of Wales, and to retire to his Electoral Dominions. He hopes, with this move, to 'awaken the various parties to a sense of their Duty'.
This moves follows the King's failure to form a new administration, resulting in his final capitulation to the coalition.
Notes
Published in "The Correspondence of King George III. From 1760 to December 1783", ed. Fortescue, vol. VI, no 4260, pp. 316-317.
Language
English
Extent
1 document (4 pages)
Physical Description
Loose paper; mounted.
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