Book of the week: George III by Andrew Roberts

In this mammoth and meticulous biography, Roberts presents a compelling case for the defence of King George III

Portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte
Portraits from 1771 by German artist Johan Zoffany entitled George III (left) and Queen Charlotte (right), exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London
(Image credit: Carl Court/AFP via Getty Images)

Lauren Groff’s celebrated 2015 novel, Fates and Furies, was a sharp portrait of a modern marriage, said Alex Preston in The Observer. Her latest work is “very different indeed”, being a “fictional biography” of the 12th century mystical poet Marie de France.

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