On this day, October the 25th, in the year of 1760 (On This Day), King George III (real name George William Frederick) was crowned the King of Great Britain.

During his reign, George III oversaw the failed British resistance of the American Revolution and the victory of the Sevens Year War (Britannica) (History).

George III would reign until his death in 1820 with numerous illnesses, both physical and mental (History).