Who was the english king during war of independence?

Question

i know its george, but is it george 1 or 2 or 3 or 15 or????

also, were there laws in england at the time that outlawed speaking out against the king, and if so, what was the exact penalty for doing this?

thanks!

Answer 1

George III   Treason is punishable by death or banishment

Answer 2

George III, House of Hapsburg - the royal family later changed its name to Windsor (House of Windsor) in the 1900s due to wanting to distance themselves from their Teutonic royal ancestry because of war led by their cousin, the Kaiser Wilhelm of Prussia.

The penalty for sedition was most often death

Answer 3

There are several wars for independence all over the globe, so next time you might want to be a little more specific, but I'm making the assumption from the name that you are asking about King George III, who reigned over England during American Revolutionary War.

There were several laws against sedition in the British legal system, but by the time of the American Revolution the penalties were very rarely enforced through trials in the colonies.  In the British Isles, however, the punishments would probably have been far more stringent and may have included life imprisonment in a facility like the Newgate Gaol, shipment to Australia, and even death.

Sources:

- http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates...

- http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/00...

- personal knowledge

Answer 4

King George III (George William Frederick Hanover) was King of Great Britain during the American War of Independence.

Under the English Bill of Rights, people had the freedom to 'speak' against the king. Sedition was illegal but no one had been prosecuted for it in centuries.

It is a common misconception (especially in the United States) that George III was a dictatorial absolute monarch - he was NOT! The constitution in the UK hasn't changed much in the last 300 years. Then as now, most executive power is in the hands of the Prime Minister and Parliament.

Answer 5

George III, and I don't know old english laws.