Buy Milled Sixpence George III (1760-1820) Stuart Coins
Born in 1728 to Frederick, who was the son of King George II, and his wife, Augusta of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, King George III is remembered as the king who lost America. George reigned at a time when the monarchy's power was dwindling, however, and it was Parliament that implemented the policies that led to the American Revolution (1775 - 1783). Throughout his reign, George III suffered from bouts of an illness that caused him to go mad. By 1811, he'd became too ill to rule. Instead, his son, also called George, became Prince Regent and ruled on his father's behalf for nearly 10 years until the king's death in 1820.
The monarchs of the House of Stuart were first kings of Scotland, then England and Ireland and eventually Great Britain. During the reigns of James VI and I (ruled 1603 to 1625) and Charles I (1625-1649) coinage was hammered. After the restoration of the monarchy and the return of Charles II (1660-1685), the older technique was superseded by machinery. This period encompasses the reigns of James II (1685-1688), the joint rule of Mary II and William III (1689-1694) his independent rule (1694-1702) and latterly that of Anne (1702-1714). During her reign the Acts of Union untied the kingdoms of England and Scotland into Great Britain, more than a century after the union of the crowns.
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