George III, king of Great Britain and its colonies at the time of the American Revolution, has been maligned unfairly. During ...

George was the eldest son of Augustine ... These resulted in a constitution and a new role for Washington—not king, but president of the still fractious and embryonic United States.

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

Driven by the desire to secure the fate of the colonies, the greatest hero of the revolution, George Washington, succumbs to the temptation of infinite power. The new King is born and his reign ...

This system, known as limited monarchy, was the pride of Great Britain. It was also admired by the American founders. As late as 1774, in his Summary View of the Rights of British America, Thomas ...