What Did Washington Think of King George III?

Did George Washington go from ardent supporter of King George III, to rebel of the crown? Or did Washington always have hard feelings towards the royals? CEO and President Douglas Bradburn talks about Washington's feelings towards the English king as America turned away from the British Empire and fought for their independence.

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[Juulmand]

King George III and George Washington were related. They were both descended from King John. Washington's pedigree is on display in Salisbury Cathedral.

[Zack]

I mean King George actually respected Washington after the war. He call Washington a most worthy advisory.

[edwardpate]

I find it very ironic that at a personal level Washington and King George seemed to share so many interests. Agriculture, libraries and literature, architecture and design. It would have been ironic if they had ever had the chance to meet in person!

[imperialguard]

Reminds me of The George V.S. George (The Revolutionary war seen on both sides) book

[bradleyparker]

Really Washington did what Cromwell could or would not, he walked away. Not only from the Army career he cherished, but also the presidency. That is EXACTLY why Cromwell failed

[landrecce]

That kid seemed so smart, I thought he was the one that was going to teach me!

[ianport]

This is very interesting. If you're born in a country that has a monarch it's likely you'll have an emotional relationship with the king or queen since it's part of your story and upbringing. That's certainly true here in Britain, and I suspect it was true for Washington. It must've been a tough thing to rebel against the Crown, despite the undoubted iniquities imposed in the name of George III and the failure to recognise colonies as fast developing societies. This was true back in Britain itself, at the time a far from democratic country where most lived without a say in how they were governed. Our revolution came gradually and cemented the concept of constitutional monarchy that we have today and reigns in 16 countries around the world.

[ANIMEGAMEZ-oz]

Good question from that young student!

[tparadox]

One argument against independence was that maybe, especially since the colonies' charters never mentioned being subject to Parliament, only the King, maybe they could try to convince England that they were under the King's laws and commands but not Parliament's.

[gray]

George Washington's ancestral home is Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England and the house still stands today. Also his statue stands in Trafalgar Square, London. We must have liked him in the end.

[ericf]

From what I've read, the US and England were trading within several months after the revolution. The rest is history until present times.

[AustonMatthewsFitnessOfficial]

He wasn't that bad, *BUT HE COMMITTED TREASON!*

[nmfd]

Well the truth of the matter was we were in rebellion, and most colonists were again a war with the mother land, but on the other hand, George III could have intervened and prevented the war had he listened to their grievances and worked out some kind of a comprise. The rest as they say is "History".

[MrTCHOSS]

But what did George Washington think of The Beatles?

[trojanette]

(Adult) Question from a teacher: I understand that several years back a descendant of, Mr. Marie-Josef Roch Gilbert, better know to legions of school children as the, Marquis de Lafayette, came to America to sell (AT AUCTION -- argh!!!) a pendent given to him by, George Washington. My question is why did the MVE not try and purchase the heirloom / precious artifact given to the Marquis by GW? More to the point was it not offered to The Estate? It would seem to me that giving something back to George's family, relatives or the Foundation would have been the most prudent thing to do. Any thoughts on the matter.

[richpontone]

I believe that when General George Washington voluntarily gave up Command of his Army after some of his Officers demanded that he declare himself Dictator, King George, when informed of this, said, “If this is True, then General Washington should be considered the Greatest Man living”.

[StephEWaterstram]

They were Both Proud Farmers and would come off as Hicks to the Modern Metropolitan! My Kudos IS to HM D.G.R. GEORGE III.

[vlogswithcass]

I’m in fourth grade and I’m learning this, the sons of liberty dumped the tea 🍵

[FezCaliph]

I like how he says George the third instead of king George.

[johnnydavis]

The loyalty of the colonies may them to initially blame the Parliament only for the taxes and early issues. However, the negative view of King began not with the Declaration but with his illegal attempts to suppress the opposition to the taxes which climaxed with his illegal use of the British military to attack the colonies. Fighting went on for over a year and the King refused to negotiate which lead to the Declaration.