![]() ![]() But this deeply unflattering and ahistorical characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. ![]() The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Lin-Manuel Miranda's mauvais ton, Broadway show. ![]() Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon-a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |