It's September 22, 1761. American Independence is 5,399 days away.

For our final prelude episode, we are telling a breakup story. When King George III ascended to the throne of Great Britain, his reign began with a honeymoon period where he was adored by his subjects on both sides of the Atlantic.  But as storm clouds gathered on the horizon, the relationship between the King and his subjects in America became increasingly strained, all leading to the eventual legacy of King George III as the King who lost an Empire.

This is our 3rd and final Prelude episode. Our first official episode covering the events of July 1774 will be released next week.

Sources:

The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts

The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire by Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy

The King’s Three Faces: The Rise & Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776 by Brendan McConville

The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding by Eric Nelson

Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 1760-1791 by Richard D. Brown

American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 by Alan Taylor

Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution by Woody Holton