Chapter 664 (1/2)
The meaning of his Majesty's words is very obvious. Although his words did not clearly indicate that he wanted to give up the thirteen colonies, the first goal is to protect the fort of gibraltarian. As for the thirteen colonies, let them live and die on their own.
The members and gentlemen below had just calmed down to listen to his Majesty's words, but as soon as they said this, they immediately became audible.
Then the silence was broken, and almost everyone began to shout again.
”Yourmajesty, you can't give up the thirteen colonies...”
”Sire, we can't throw away the thirteen colonies, we can still insist on...”
”Sire, we only need to separate some warships from our main fleet to ensure the supply of the thirteen colonies. The thirteen colonies can never give up...”
”Your Majesty, keep the fort of gibraltarian, our fleet will defeat the damn Spaniards...”
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The noise made George III feel dizzy and tinnitus. At this time, George III has not yet suffered from mental illness, and has not become the ”crazy king” in the future. George III, who has been on the throne for only 24 years, is still a very healthy king.
In the original historical time and space, George III suffered from mental illness in 1788. For George III's mental illness, some people think that he is suffering from a genetic disease called porphyria, others think that he lost a lot of colonies in the American War of independence and suffered a huge blow.
But now, George III is really healthy. He is only 45 years old this year. He is still very wise.
The noise below made George III feel a little upset and headache. He patted the armrest of the throne angrily and made a dull ”bang bang” sound. The noise below suddenly became much smaller.
The prime minister, Lord north, came forward and asked sincerely, ”Your Majesty, I don't know what made you make such a decision, but we all think that the thirteen colonies should not be abandoned at this time.”
Lord north is still the Prime Minister of Britain at this time. In the original historical time and space, because of the great victory in Yorktown, Cornwallis led his army to surrender to the army in Yorktown, which led to the downfall of Lord north. Charles Watson Wentworth, the second generation Marquis of the Whig party, came to power and became the new Prime Minister of Britain.
Frederick north, the second Earl of Guilford, was a good friend of George III as a child. When George III first became king of England, he stuttered when he was nervous. Moreover, he was a bit dull and rigid, so he was very different from the Whigs who controlled British politics at that time.
In addition, the controversy in the seven-year war made the contradiction between George III and the Whig party more intense. In addition, George III increasingly favored and trusted the Tories, which made the Whig party, which had always been the dominant political party, very dissatisfied, and even denounced the actions of George 30, just like the dictator, just like Charles I.
In his fury, George III directly removed William Pitt, the Whig leader of the British cabinet at that time, which is commonly known as old Pitt. At the same time, he also removed William Cavendish, the first generation Duke of Newcastle, who was also an important figure of the Whig party.