King's manuscripts, British Library

Collection of manuscripts held at the British Library

The King's manuscripts are a collection of 446 historical manuscripts held in the British Library. The collection was originally assembled by King George III, and was passed to the British Museum by George IV in 1823 as part of the King's Library. The manuscripts were at first kept with the printed books, but in 1840 were transferred to the Department of Manuscripts. The manuscript maps remained in the Department of Printed Books, and are now held in the Map Library as the King's Topographical Collection.^[1]

References

^ King's Manuscripts British Library website. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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Commons

George III

King of the United Kingdom and Hanover

Family

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (wife)
George IV, King of the United Kingdom (son)
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (son)
William IV, King of the United Kingdom (son)
Charlotte, Princess Royal (daughter)
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (son)
Augusta (daughter)
Elizabeth (daughter)
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (son)
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (son)
Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (son)
Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (daughter)
Sophia (daughter)
Octavius (son)
Alfred (son)
Amelia (daughter)
Frederick, Prince of Wales (father)
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (mother)
Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (sister)
Edward, Duke of York and Albany (brother)
Princess Elizabeth (sister)
William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (brother)
Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (brother)
Princess Louisa (sister)
Prince Frederick (brother)
Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark and Norway (sister)
Descendants

Reign

Cultural
depictions

Theatre, film, radio and television	America (1924, film) The Young Mr. Pitt (1942, film) Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947, film) Eight Songs for a Mad King (1969, music theatre) Barry Lyndon (1975, film) The Adams Chronicles (1976, TV) Prince Regent (1979, TV) In the Ruins (1984, radio play) Blackadder the Third "Duel and Duality" (1987, TV) The Madness of George III (1991, play) The Madness of King George (1994, film) Longitude (2000, TV) John Adams (2008, TV) Hamilton: An American Musical (2015, musical) Mr Foote's Other Leg (2015, play) Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023, TV)
Statues and memorials	The Copper Horse Statue of George III, Somerset House King's Statue, Weymouth George III Monument (Montreal)
Artworks	George III and the Prince of Wales Reviewing Troops
Books and poems	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004) Victory of Eagles (2008)