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Now It's History

Everything you thought you knew about King George III is wrong

He wasn't a brute or a tyrant

Richard Galant
Jun 10, 2025
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King George III, by Allan Ramsay (UK National Portrait Gallery)

In 2022, the British tabloid Daily Star dramatized the perishability of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s leadership by streaming video of a head of iceberg lettuce to see if it would survive longer than the government. The produce, decorated in the style of Mr. Potato Head and dubbed Lizzy, outlas…

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