Essay."The madness of the king"

1. watch the film “the madness of the King”
2. write an argumentative essay on: Britain under rule of a mentally diseased King?
3. I will check the progress
4. Ready to publish on

The Elector of Hanover became King, when Queen Anne died, and ascended the throne as George I. The Hanoverian Dynasty came to the power. The three of them had different manners, behaviours and methods. It is said that the first two Kings had many aspects in common while the third was completely different. One simple but convincing aspect is that he was the first Hanoverian King who spoke English as his first language. George III is well known in history books for being the "mad king who lost America". But despite his illness, George III was a dedicated and diligent king, who won the respect of his politicians.

In 1786, The British royal family sees its foundations shaken when its greatest exponent, King George III is attacked by a strange and unknown physical illness that leads to the edge of madness. For this disease, which now is known as porphyria, doctors had no cure or treatment. The film "The Madness of King George" describes the behaviour of King George III during his crises and during periods of stability.

The King suffered from several symptoms suchs as colics and mental alterations and in the meantime, Britain was losing its colonies in North America. Those colonies, then, became a nation. George III refused to lose those lands that promised to be useful for their interests.

The king underwent urine analysis and, as his health grew worse and worse, he was restrained by several guards and Doctor Willis who tried a behavioural treatment after being called by Pitt. Thus, the Parliament, which was divided into George’s supporters and the Prince of Wales’ ones, decided to appoint the king’s eldest son as Regent. The latter had married Maria Fitzherbert, who was a Catholic woman, but it turned out to be an illegal marriage because it had been carried out without the King’s consent.

After reading a journal, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, George III’s wife, who was very fond of him, went to the place where his husband was confined and warned him about their son’s intentions. Then, the king was allowed to get back and he could interrupt the Prince of Wales’ ascent to power. In the end, despite his son had been a traitor, King George III would provide an income to him.

Although it is hardly likely for people to accept a mentally unstable person to rule the kingdom, George III gained the support of many people. Perhaps it was like that because he seemed like he was a transparent man and really wanted Great Britain to develop more and more.

In conclusion, as we know, the king had a mentally disorder with a serious illness. A ruler must be serious of the importance of the country to support the hopes of people. These kind of people should be really quiet about the control in the country, but it did not happen. The film described the disadvantages of having a king like George and he showed a lot of signs before he died. People realized that they were ruled by an illness king.