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	Learn more about George III of the United Kingdom in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		George III's reign saw the revival of two-party politics after half a century of Whig dominance of political life, the expansion and subsequent loss of most of Britain's colonies in North America, protracted war with France and the beginning of the most rapid phase of British industrialisation.
		George III was the eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and grandson of King George II.
		King George III died in 1820 at Windsor Castle and was buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /g/ge/george_iii_of_the_united_kingdom.html (1186 words)

	‘The Madness of King George’ (NR)
		What's worse, the king's physical infirmities seemed to have seeped into his brain, poisoning his reason to such a degree that everyone is forced to agree that George William Frederic, king of Great Britain, Ireland and Hanover, is round the royal bend.
		King -- as they affectionately refer to each other -- pull on their bedclothes and shake off the anxieties of office like any other loving old couple, tickling and giggling themselves to sleep.
		In fact, King George's infirmities were most likely the result of porphyria, a metabolic imbalance that produces the symptoms of psychosis and that plagued him, off and on, until his death.
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	The Madness of King George (1994)
		George doesn't particularly care though, as long as he can show off his intimate knowledge of the myriad of dignitaries and wear everyone out chasing through the countryside.
		The Madness of King George is far from trapped in the past though, striking several contemporary chords as the tale progresses.
		The Madness of King George might not probe far into the sea of pomp and deceit, but it remains moving and personal even as it deals with people as far removed from normality as it is possible to be.
	www.film.u-net.com /Movies/Reviews/Madness_George.html (883 words)

	The Madness of King George - Medgadget - www.medgadget.com
		King George the III presided over an important time in British history -- 1760 to 1820.
		No one's saying that George was a vampire (though the Colonials did ascribe to him some monstrous tendencies in the Declaration of Independence).
		Professor Warren states: "The presence of arsenic in a sample of the King's hair provides a plausible explanation for the length and severity of his attacks of illness; and contamination of his antimonial medications is the probable source of the arsenic.
	www.medgadget.com /archives/2005/07/the_madness_of.html (652 words)

	DVDFILE.COM: The Madness Of King George review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Unorthodox perhaps, but when George is isolated from the toadies and the splendors of the court, and when he's broken of his dependence on absolute power, his mind seems to become clear.
		(George's recovery was fortuitous and temporary, for the king was suffering from porphyria and the illness would recur.
		George Fenton's orchestral score - adaptations of Handel - is nicely staged and presented with a pleasing fidelity.
	www.dvdfile.com /software/review/dvd-video_4/madnessofkinggeorge.html (902 words)

	The Madness of King George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Poor George III got the lot from doctors who supposedly had his best interests at heart, but in effect did little but torment a man who had no control over his mental state.
		The Madness of King George was also designed to be a commentary of the present troubles of the British monarchy.
		Alan Bennett's play The Madness of George III really did have its title altered so that American audiences would not think that they were watching a second sequel.
	users.skynet.be /fa419863/madness.html (433 words)

	‘The Madness of King George’ (NR)
		Alan Bennett's "The Madness of George III," the lethally funny and oddly poignant play about the British monarch who lost America and -- quite possibly -- his mind, enjoyed a successful tour of Europe and the United States for three years.
		If "The Madness of King George," which Bennett adapted for the screen, dilutes some of the play's articulate intensity, it still conveys the drama's essential spirit.
		The king's supporters include Prime Minister William Pitt (Julian Wadham), who needs to reassure the House of Commons that all is well with the royals, and George's protective, loving wife, Queen Charlotte (Helen Mirren).
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	The Madness of King George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		George was born 1738, the first Hanover to be born in England, and succeeded to the throne in 1760 when his grandfather died.
		George III had bought the Queen's House for Charlotte in 1761, that later became Buckingham Palace, so he could be close to his family while holding court at St. James Palace.
		The film ends with George recovering, temporarily, from his illness in 1789 to regain his monarchy from the regent.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/filmnotes/madnessnotes.html (391 words)

	The Madness of King George (Part 2)
		When King George III suffered a mental breakdown in 1788 his doctor tried to keep it secret, but the Prince of Wales had different ideas.
		George was by turns depressed and agitated, and did and said things people found strange, but he had not taken leave of his senses.
		The Willises confined the king to a straitjacket when they deemed it necessary, and gave him medicine to make him vomit when they felt his behavior was getting out of hand, but on the whole they treated George more gently than the other doctors had.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/royal_history/20508 (525 words)

	Nigel Hawthorne : Films : The Madness of King George - review
		Thus Nicholas Hytner opens The Madness of King George (Samuel Goldwyn), establishing the visual drama of court life as an element, not mere background, in the political and personal conflicts shortly to follow.
		The story starts just before the onset of King George's first bout of madness, then follows his treatment by several physicians, his recovery and his resumption of power.
		As film, Madness is strong proof that the immediacy of the human countenance, the almost palpable verities of costume and place, the ranges of vista, the enforcements of rhythm--all of them film prerogatives--can fuse and create genuine dramatic sustenance.
	www.yessirnigel.com /george3.html (1161 words)

	Wired 10.07: The Madness of King George
		George Gilder listened to the technology, and became guru of the telecosm.
		Gilder is a son of the Berkshires who lives in the red farmhouse in which he grew up.
		Gilder was expelled from the latter during his freshman year for poor grades but readmitted after a short stint in the Marines, and he graduated in 1962 with a BA in government.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/10.07/gilder_pr.html (5516 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: The Madness Of King George
		Dialogue between the King and his doctor `The Madness of King George" tells the story of the disintegration of a fond and foolish old man, who rules England, yet cannot find his way through the tangle of his own mind.
		The parallel with "King Lear" is clear, and there is even a moment when George III reads from the play: "I fear I am not in my perfect mind." But the story of George is not tragedy, because tragedy requires a fall from greatness, and George III is not great - merely lovable, and confused.
		When George forces his court to sit through an interminable session of "Greensleeves" being rung on bells, and then asks to hear it again, troubled looks are exchanged: The king is losing it.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19950127/REVIEWS/501270302/1023 (680 words)

	The Madness of King George - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Madness of King George is a 1994 film which tells the story of King George III of the United Kingdom's deteriorating mental health, and the equally declining relationship between him and his son, the Prince of Wales.
		The movie was directed by Nicholas Hytner, and adapted by Alan Bennett from his play The Madness of George III.
		Bennett refused to sanction a film version unless Hawthorne was given first refusal for the title role after having a highly acclaimed performance in the theatre.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Madness_of_King_George (222 words)

	ABC News: King George's Madness Linked to Arsenic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		LONDON Jul 21, 2005 — Scientists have found high levels of arsenic in the hair of King George III and say the deadly poison may be to blame for the bouts of apparent madness he suffered.
		However, a study this week in The Lancet medical journal found high concentrations of arsenic in the king's hair and contends the severity and duration of his episodes of illness may have been caused by the toxic substance.
		The 18th-century king, under whose reign Britain mastered the oceans, defeated Napoleon and expanded its empire to superpower dimensions, was best remembered for the humiliating loss of the American colonies and for the periods when he lost his mind.
	abcnews.go.com /Technology/wireStory?id=966030 (367 words)

	The Madness of King George Movie: The Madness of King George DVD is available from Bestprices.com
		In the meantime, the king is slowly being tortured by the strange practices of 18th-century medicine: He is bled regularly, and his feces are analyzed by all manner of doctors.
		This is the true story of King George III, the British monarch credited with losing the American colonies--and who lost his sanity shortly thereafter.
		An intertitle at the film's conclusion explains that King George may have suffered from a hereditary metabolic disorder known as porphyria, which produces chemical changes in the body and dementialike symptoms.
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	The Madness of King George: A Ransom Movie Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In this case the subject is George III, the king of England probably most famous for losing the colonies, and the device employed to bring him out of mythology and into history is the dementia he suffered for much of his reign.
		The film draws its dramatic tension from the fact that the king’s eldest son, portrayed as a conniving fop by Rupert Everett, conspires with the party of the opposition to try to have the king put away, while the king’s government works feverishly to keep his illness under wraps.
		George is played masterfully by the veteran British actor Nigel Hawthorne who created the role on the London stage in the play from which the film script was adapted.
	www.ransomfellowship.org /M_Madness.html (632 words)

	Spirituality & Health: Movie Review: The Madness of King George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		King George's loyal retainers are quite shaken by his incoherent babbling, the loss of his regal bearing, and some unseemly gropings of the queen's lady in waiting.
		Something is not right." Eventually, the king is handed over to Willis, an unconventional doctor who uses some severe behavior control measures to bring him back to his senses.
		Nigel Hawthorne gives a dazzling performance as King George, a man who valiantly tries to handle the indignities of his malady and what he calls "paradise lost" — the American colonies.
	www.spiritualityhealth.com /newsh/items/moviereview/item_4968.html (324 words)

	King george (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nigel Hawthorne and Helen Mirren in The Madness of King George.
		King George County, named for King George I of England, was formed in 1720 from Richmond County.
		King of England 11 Jun 1727 - Died of a stroke.
	supersearching.com /k/king-george.html (889 words)

	RollingStone.com: The Madness of King George Review
		The theory goes that Americans will feel remote from this 1788 crisis in the life of George III -- the king who lost the colonies and later his mind -- since we've never seen one of our leaders go crackers in office.
		But front and center is Nigel Hawthorne, repeating his stage role as the king and riding the film to glory.
		Experts say the king suffered from porphyria, a metabolic imbalance whose symptoms resemble madness.
	www.rollingstone.com /reviews/movie/_/id/5949201?pageid=rs.ReviewsMovieArchive&pageregion=mainRegion&afl=imdb (323 words)

	Madness of King George III due to arsenic poisoning
		The authors believe the presence of arsenic in the King's hair contributed to his unusually severe and prolonged bouts of madness.
		While on the throne King George III had five major episodes of prolonged and profound mental derangement.
		The King's illness was originally thought to be a psychiatric disorder but the physical manifestations of the illness revealed the monarch suffered from acute attacks of porphyria--a genetic defect leading to the faulty synthesis of a protein.
	www.medicalnewstoday.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=27824&nfid=rssfeeds (340 words)

	The Madness of King George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The King George being referred to is George III, better known in the colonies as Taxation Without Representation George.
		George is really a relatively nice guy as far as monarchs are concerned.
		He is a troubled King and on top of that he now has to cope with this nasty illness.
	www.cs.ubc.ca /spider/boritz/movie/madness (239 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: The Madness of King George (Widescreen) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His madness was heartbreaking and painful for the audience and his sane George the Third was funny in such a way that you couldn't help but root for him.
		It centers around King George III (of course) and his battle with, what doctors thought at the time, was insanity.
		As the film opens, George, who's been ruling for thirty years (and lost the American colonies, by the way), is beginning to show sings of definite irritability, belligerence and instability as well as gastric distress.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AUJT (1465 words)

	filmcritic.com Movie Review: The Madness of King George
		Two factions emerge: those who were given bribes and kickbacks by King George, and those who have been promised them by the son.
		And as the King falls deeper into his stupor, the factions of the son begin to gain power.
		Meanwhile, the King is under the medical care of an unorthodox doctor (Ian Holm), where he spends most of his time in a straightjacket or tied to a chair in restraint.
	www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/ddb5490109a79f598625623d0015f1e4/3c35105803fbd60c8825677c001fae1a?OpenDocument (508 words)

	Bronx Banter: THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		George isn’t just going to sit back and say, “OK, we made the Serious this year, let’s take a few steps back and build for the future.” This man is in his seventies, and desperately wants to win another title or three before he leaves us.
		That said, George is certainly went off his meds this year, and it was really tiresome for this Yankee fan to re-experience the full glory of his crybaby threats and ham-fisted pressure tactics.
		George has been watching baseball for all these years, and he still thinks the game is close to 100% controllable through talent and desire.
	www.all-baseball.com /bronxbanter/archives/008126.html (4127 words)

	The Madness of King George - RC Groups
		Now GWB is arming, with modern weapons, a king who has usurped democratic rule, disappears people, runs an army that seems to engage in massacres and suppresses peaceful protest all in the name of the war against terror.
		The king selected the prime minister and cabinet and appointed a large proportion of the national assembly, which duly rubber-stamped his policies.
		But supplying arms to a 3rd world king who has usurped democratic rule, disappears people, runs an army that seems to engage in massacres and suppresses peaceful protest does not rank up there as a positive achievement, it is the Madness of King George.
	www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=218747 (2004 words)

	Metroactive Stage \| 'The Madness of King George' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In a play like The Madness of George III, in which the bulk of the action is driven by conversation, it goes without saying that the actors involved must be compelling speakers for a production to keep the audience's attention.
		Bennett's script offers the most fleeting of glimpses into the life and mind of King George (Frank Diamanti) before his mysterious mental illness sets in, leaving a lot of room for an actor to develop and interpret the character.
		By that time, the audience is rooting for the king's recovery not so much out of sympathy but in the hopes that the play will finally come to a close.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/01.25.96/stage-9604.html (489 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Video: Madness of King George (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It could be that the notional subject matter--the psychological collapse of George III, later attributed to the neurological disease porphyria--implies a profound, analytical approach of the kind associated with Oliver Sachs.
		Nigel Hawthorne brilliantly plays the role of the King, creating a benevolent personage, a sort of aristocratic populist, who is, at heart, a family man. Yet, he understands, all too well, his role as King.
		The King begins his strange journey along the highway of dementia by shouting obscenities and behaving in a shockingly unseemly fashion towards his Queen's gorgeous lady-in-waiting, Lady Pembroke, played to ice maiden perfection by the always stunning Amanda Donohoe.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004RRHY (1194 words)

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