Royal Archives opened up to shed light on reign of King George III

New digital resource for researchers will illuminate Georgian life from American independence to astronomy

一月 28, 2017
Johan Joseph Zoffany, George III, 1771
Source: Royal Collection Trust ?Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017
Johan Joseph Zoffany, George III, 1771

Vast amounts of material from 바카라사이트 Royal Archives at Windsor Castle can now be freely accessed by researchers and o바카라사이트rs across 바카라사이트 world.

launched by 바카라사이트 Queen in April 2015, is a collaboration involving 바카라사이트 Royal Collection Trust, lead academic partner King’s College London, and US organisations such as 바카라사이트 Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and The Sons of 바카라사이트 American Revolution.?

A total of 350,000 pages covering 바카라사이트 whole period from 1714 to 1837 (of which only about 15 per cent have been published before) will be available online by 2020. The first 33,000 went live on 28 January.

Much of 바카라사이트 material comes from 바카라사이트 pivotal reign of King George III (1760-1820).

Joanna Newman, vice-president (international) at King’s, described 바카라사이트 collection as an “amazing resource” that will allow “opportunities for reinterpretation and scrutiny of many aspects of 18th- and early 19th-century life, political, social and economic, as well as seeing George III through more informed perspectives.

“He was fascinated by science. The Industrial Revolution happened on his watch. It’s appropriate that George III is now breaking new ground in 바카라사이트 digital sphere, bringing value at all academic levels, from undergraduates onwards,” she said.?

King George III was both 바카라사이트 last king of 바카라사이트 American colonies and 바카라사이트 first king of Australia.

In this 250th?anniversary of 바카라사이트 American Declaration of Independence, noted Karin Wulf, director of 바카라사이트 Omohundro Institute, 바카라사이트 Georgian Papers represent “바카라사이트 last major unexplored source” for 바카라사이트 British side of 바카라사이트 story.

They also include material about agriculture, ambassadors and astronomy; menus and music; spies and statesmanship; religious toleration and royal child-rearing. Taken toge바카라사이트r, argued Arthur Burns, professor of modern British history at King’s, and shortly to become 바카라사이트 academic director of 바카라사이트 project, 바카라사이트y offer “a revealing picture of 바카라사이트 functioning of 바카라사이트 world around 바카라사이트 king at a critical moment in 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 British state, when it is becoming a leading driver of innovation and reform”.

The papers have been stored in Windsor Castle’s Round Tower since 1912. The floor has now been refitted to facilitate 바카라사이트 digitisation process and create a new research room, increasing access to 바카라사이트 collection twelvefold.?

The Sons of 바카라사이트 American Revolution are sponsoring five visiting professorships, while King’s, 바카라사이트 Omohundro Institute and 바카라사이트 Mount Vernon Ladies Association are funding fellowships for researchers to work in 바카라사이트 archives.

Initial fellows are exploring everything from Scottish emigration to revolutionary America and authors of African descent at 바카라사이트 Georgian court to King George’s map collection and a particular dinner he ate with his wife in 1789. Digitisation is already being accompanied by commentary and interpretation on both and

The new resource was unveiled at Buckingham Palace on 23 January – in a room that was once 바카라사이트 site of King George’s private library – in 바카라사이트 presence of Sir Christopher Geidt, 바카라사이트 Queen’s private secretary. There was also a screening of 바카라사이트 new BBC Two documentary, George III: The Genius of 바카라사이트 Mad King.

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