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#624 | George III: The Real Story of the “Mad King”
In 1788, King George III began speaking without pause, talking to trees, and frightening his court. He is often remembered as the “Mad King” who lost America, but his life was far more complex and tragic. This episode looks at the devoted farmer-king, his mysterious illness, and what doctors now believe was really wrong with him. George III beyond the mad king stereotype Early life and becoming a British not German king Farmer George habits and love of family and science Seven Years War victory and heavy debts for Britain ...
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
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- 89% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 122 words a minute: slow, clear speech.
- 137 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to English Learning for Curious Minds by Leonardo English, the show where you can listen to fascinating stories and learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. I'm Alastair Budge, and today we are going to talk about George III, the British king known to history as the Mad King.
But as we will discover, the story is a great deal more complicated than the label suggests. Just a quick reminder before we start, if you'd like to follow along with the interactive transcript, instant translations and study pack for this episode, I'd recommend checking out our membership. you'll get access to all of the learning materials and unlock all the bonus member-only episodes on
kings, queens, historical curiosities, modern politics, science, and much much more. Not only that, but you'll be supporting the work we do here, and my small team and I will be eternally grateful. You can do that over at leonardoenglish.com. Okay then, let's not waste a minute and get right into it. It is October 1788. At Windsor Castle, the king of Great Britain is behaving strangely.
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