Tag: George III Records and researchCatalogued: The State Papers of George IIITuesday 24 October 2023Dedicated volunteers have described 2,749 items from the years 1760 to 1783. What did they find?...Records and research‘Excessive severity’: Treason and the Grenadian Rebellion of 1795Thursday 2 March 2023In this blog, curator Chris Day looks at how treason was used, and misused,...Records and researchTreason against the state: America declares independenceFriday 3 February 2023Explore how and why America declared independence from Great Britain, and where treason fits...Records and researchCommunal violence in 1808 and the role of the magistratesWednesday 5 October 2022various parts of England in 1808 which highlight the role of magistrates in dealing...Records and research‘Bad and Ripe for Mischief’: Events of 1810 as seen by the Home OfficeThursday 4 August 2022The past, they say, is another country and Home Office papers from 1810 reveal...Records and researchThe scandalous case of The North Briton number 45Wednesday 15 June 2022John Wilkes is one of the most scandalous and fascinating figures of late 18th-century...Records and researchThe Theatre Royal and The Case of Two Mad King GeorgesMonday 17 June 2013This coming weekend sees the celebration of London’s West End theatre ‘West End Live‘...