A Royal Experiment: The Private Life of King George III

King George III of Great Britain was determined to break from his Hanoverian predecessors, who had been unfaithful to their wives and hostile toward their sons. The previous two Georges had children who were angry, jealous, and disaffected, creating royal scandals and embarrassment. Shaped by his own difficult childhood within this feuding family, George ascended to the throne wanting to become a different kind of king—a moral force. To achieve this, he resolved to be a different kind of man. He pursued an unconventional domestic vision: a faithful marriage and children who would be loving, educated, and resilient. This biography by Janice Hadlow examines King George, Queen Charlotte, and their fifteen children as they attempted to break cycles of dysfunction and build a family centered on genuine connection. The book offers a detailed account of their efforts to realize this radical domestic dream against a backdrop of historical royal intrigue, infidelity, and betrayal.