history has been very unkind to george iii.as in turmoil. he‘s just lost the war of independence in america, he‘sjust lost a child, all his politicians squabbling scream scheming, he thinks everyone is corrupt and out to get him so he writes this extraordinary letter of application. you drew attention to the scrawls, the bits crossed out, is musing and writing as he goes. he had no secretary, he sat down... we find this time and time again in the documents, the amount of detail and anguish that goes into these letters on these documents. it‘s quite extraordinary. we think of the abdication of henry viii, but this isa abdication of henry viii, but this is a king that twice drafted an abdication, never got round to it and went on to be the longest reigning king we ever had. he saw the application there but he reigned for another 30 years. and had 15 children. one of the big fines is the lock of hair. very early on we we re the lock of hair. very early on we were going through some of the papers from queen charlotte, his wife. out

. >> where was it that the king george iii statue was torn down and why? >> in new york. so after the declaration is passed, there's lots of that, that happens. torrey, all kind of torrey shops are destroyed. and once the declaration makes its way through the colonies, there is a great deal of that that goes on. >> as you know, the lenin statues were torn down in russia and saddam hussein was torn down in iraq. >> yeah. >> is there an equivalent there with king george iii and the way he was treating the colonies? >> yeah, i think there is. i think when you look at jefferson's words, and when you look at the declaration of independence, this notion of self-governance was totally unheard of during this period of time. this was a period of time of monarchs who basically ruled by fiat. and everybody else did just about what they were told. so this notion that this taxation without representation, this issue that the people held the power, and conveyed this power to government, was something completely unique and completely unheard of during this period of time. and i think am

george iii — the genius of the mad king is on bbc 2 at 9pm on monday night.he headlines are coming up. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. the veteran actor sirjohn hurt has died aged 77. he appeared in 200 films and television productions and was twice nominated for an oscar. good morning. it's saturday, 28th january. also ahead: hand in hand in the white house — donald trump and theresa may pledge their commitment to the special relationship. i am a people person. i think you are also, theresa. i can often tell how i'll get along with somebody very early, and i believe we are going to have a fantastic relationship. after a spate of accidents, a call for lorry drivers to be banned from using satnavs designed for cars. in sport: they haven't met in a grand slam finalfor eight years, but serena williams is taking on her sister venus for the australian title and a record—breaking 23rd major crown. it is now 2—2. and chris has the weather. it is not as cold as it has been over recent days, but we have got some rain to contend with to

bedraglled letter of abdication from king george iii has been published for the first time. —— a draftone of thousands of his private papers released by the royal archives. lorry drivers should be banned from using sap labs designed for cars, according to the local government association, who want to make it compulsory for all heavy goods drivers to use certain ads designed for their vehicles. when a large lorry tried to cross this bridge over the thames in buckinghamshire last year it caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage. it was ten times heavier than the bridge's weight limit but its sat—nav did not know that. sat—navs are leading large vehicles into unsuitable roads across the country. it causes damage and disruption. the local government association, which represents local authorities across england and wales, says truck drivers using sat—navs and phones meant for cars are causing mayhem. they want to lorry drivers to be forced to use the right kind of sat—navs for large vehicles. we are seeing a growing problem, i have more and more complaints from local residents who

a draft letter of abdication from king george iii has been made public for the first time.tches and scrawls, was written during the american war of independence, and is one of thousands of his private papers released by the royal archives. a growing number of labour mps have said they will denyeremy corbyn and vote against triggering the formal process to leave the eu. yesterday a member of his shadow cabinet resigned from the front bench over the issue. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent ellie price, who explained jo stevens had resigned from jeremy corbyn‘s front bench because she couldn't vote to trigger article 50. she said brexit was a terrible mistake, and "i cannot reconcile my overwhelming view "that to endorse the bill "trigger article 50 would make that inevitable". the other interesting thing that happened yesterday is that two of the party's whips said they would also denyeremy corbyn and not vote to invoke article 50. interesting, of course, because party whips have that littlejob of endorsing and enforcing party discipline. mr corbyn himself has be

a draft letter of abdication from george iii has been in the time.f thousands of thousands of his private papers released by the royal archives. lorry drivers should be banned from using sat navs designed for cars, according to council chiefs. the calls to change navigation systems come after a number of lorries have got stuck in narrow roads or under low bridges. the local government association, wants legislation brought in, to make it compulsory for all lorry drivers in england and wales to use sat—navs specifically designed for their vehicle. keith doyle reports. when a large lorry tried to cross this bridge over the thames in buckinghamshire last year it caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage. it was ten times heavier than the bridge's weight limit but its sat—nav did not know that. sat—navs are leading large vehicles into unsuitable roads across the country. it causes damage and disruption. the local government association, which represents local authorities across england and wales, says truck drivers using sat—navs and phones meant

a draft letter of abdication from king george iii has been made public for the first time. written during the american war of independence, and is one of thousands of his private papers released by the royal archives. serena williams has broken the record for grand slam victories, in the modern era, after winning the australian open, to give her a 23rd title. it was the first final between her and her sister venus williams for nearly a decade. tim hague reports. venus and serena williams bringing true meaning to the term sibling rivalry for 20 years. this is a throwback final between two women who know each other inside out. that was clear in the first set, with five breaks of serve. while venus, in her first grand slam finalfor eight years, was always chasing her little sister, she gave as good as she got, but serena, despite the odd mishap, found that bit extra when it mattered most. the fifth of those five breaks went her way. one set ahead. the second was equally close. venus edged ahead on serve this time, only for serena to match her with brawn and brilliance. both of

. >> king george iii, who was a meticulous record keeper and kept a journal, wrote an entry on july 4nothing has happened." if only he knew what was going on thousands of miles away, across the atlantic. [ cheers and applause ] >> while the declaration unites patriots from across the colonies, british war ships surround washington's meager new york stronghold. general william howe invades long island with 20,000 hardened british troops, determined to outmaneuver and overpower the young continental army. >> one of you must lead me around the jamaica pass. if you refuse... i shall shoot you through the head. >> no. >> it's all right. [ dramatic music playing ] fine. i'll take you there. >> howe forces a local tavern keeper to lead him on a little-used path called the jamaica pass. outflanking washington, the continental force is crushed, sending its survivors fleeing in confusion. with his army trapped against the east river and facing destruction, washington's only chance to save the revolution is to run. >> get every skiff you can muster. keep the campfires burning along the heights s

the last authoritarian and we have to govern us was george iii, pardon me.ind that ban? well, the polls certainly show this in the sense that americans want to be protected from terrorist attacks. when you peel back the layers of the onion it isn't certain this is doing anything. the seven countries who we re anything. the seven countries who were specifically targeted by trump have never produced a single terrorist attack here in the us. the question is, is it really doing any good, or is it simply a pr move? it may be a pr move, but the american public, at least about half of the public, at least about half of the public, seems to support it. at this point, you mention 11 days, i'm just wondering if you are seeing any trends in these figures which might work out as potential strengths for donald trump, given we've been focusing on the things you think are proving to be unpopular? he certainly ta kes proving to be unpopular? he certainly takes action. americans like action oriented presidents. so i think that is a plus. the other is com he has decided, righ

a draft letter of abdication from king george iii has been made public for the first time.written during the american war of independence, and is one of thousands of his private papers released by the royal archives. we will be having a more detailed look at some of those documents are little later in the programme. some brilliant stuff. those are the main stories. mike's here. there's so main stories. mike's here. there's so much to talk about. the tennis, of course. and the football. cracking last night. derby against leicester. a reminder, for anyone playing this weekend, be careful what you do on the goal line! derby went so close to upsetting their neighbours and the premier league champions leicester city. derby made it hard for themselves, as darren bent showed why he's a striker. he loves to find the net, but usually not his own. but after this slice of luck for his opponents bent made amends, popping up again at the right end to make amends. derby then went ahead before half time, and they held on until with four minutes to go as leicester equalised through wes mor

george washington. asian trailed most of the game. splits theston iiiense. -- george mason trailed most of the game. now gw on the break. some nice ball movement. tyler kavanaugh, three ball. the gw seniors led all scorers with 20. gw wins. carteres i forget vince is still in the nba, but he does not let us forget. he is almost 40, but he still has a nice spin move. does retire anytime soon. age is nothing but a number. speaking of no quit, both -- bothswer really venus and serena williams are playing at the australian open, and they are trying to make it an all-williams final. michelle: today was great. steve: tomorrow we start of mild, middle 50's. then we fall through the late afternoon, early evening. cooler, only of the 40's, dry over the weekend, low 40's. upper 30's with a chance of flurries monday. alison: jimmy kimmel is next. michelle: have a good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- martin short. from "gold," edgar ramirez. we play big hair baby bingo, and music from lady antebellum. and now, quite simply, her

the bill of particulars directed at king george iii in the declaration of independence reads, among other things, that he is affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power. for a century before the constitution and throughout the history of the republic, firm civilian control has been a matter of american consensus, challenge only on such rare occasions as the truman macarthur controversy in 1951, and then resolved unambiguously in favor of civilian authority. some degree of civil military tension has always existed in her country and that is usually a good thing. a social productive divergence of views about everything from strategy to internal administration. at times the difference of use and been acrimonious as for example, during the famous standoffs between amendment lincoln during the civil war or the late 1940s over the desegregation of the armed forces, or the dispute over ending the draft in the early 1970s. in these cases the civilian political view properly beneficially prevailed. the practice embodied in the law of having a sibling secretary of

king george the iii. i think he needs the ego fed all the time.er the c.i.a., he gave an abc interview where he talked about the standing ovation that the c.i.a., the longest ever since peyton manning. first of all, the employees couldn't sit down because he didn't tell them. of course it's a standing ovation. they can't sit down. but then the way he went on and on, that was a home run, and, i mean, it's weird. >> which leads, mark, back to, i think again, what both of you were talking about, and that's this question of facts or what do they call them, alternate facts. are we going to continue to debate this kind of thing for the duration of the first year or the rest of his presidency? >> yes, we are, judy. i'll tell you why, because steve bannon, the president's senior counselor, chief strategist said something this week that's absolutely true, h he said there is no opposition party. the democrats lost 958 slaifts seats during barack obama's eight years. the democrats went into the election of 2016 holding control of seven states with governorsh

captain thomas o'neil iii retraced the steps taken by george washington's men in 1777 to avoid british troops. he walked to the old princeton battlefield and once there he paid homage to the first marine killed at the battle of princeton. >>> always some extra excitement when the rangers come to town and that happens tomorrow night. >> they are getting help. goalie is off the injured reserve list after missing 13 games with a knee injury. jaime apody has more on the team's recent slide. >> in a roller coaster of a season it's bound to happen. the huge climb leads to a free fall. >> you play such good hockey for so long and you lose a game you kind of lose the momentum. >> we don't want too hard of a free fall, you lose games it's going happen, we are looking to stop the bleeding a bit. we had unfortunate bounces go our way and we can take a lot of positives from the road trip and put them into the next game. >> the flyers win streak was followed by a 1-4-2 stint since but they are down but not out. >> the guys are still hungry and up beat and we realize the ebbs and flow of season some

iii? >> the first part is instructive and operative, george. we have a lot to do and want republican senators both of whom pursued the presidency themselves, we want them to be there for this president to support him. especially when he is trying to keep our people safe. and he's basically saying to people, you know, you protested my nomination, you protested my candidacy. you protested my election. you protested my inauguration. you protested the day after and protesting the executive order, you're protesting, how about this cooperation and collaboration, this, quote, bipartisanship we're always talking about? >> kellyanne, those are republican -- >> the only one doing that is president trump. >> those are republican senators, john mccain and lindsey graham and the president said they are looking to start world war iii. >> he's wondering out loud why they don't invest their energies into the real problems we have that by the way existed for all the years and decades these folks have been in the house and senate. i mean, donald trump has been o

iii. nicholas burns. under president george w bush. so glad to see. your reaction on the band.t necessary because we've already have a very strong that even in the bush and obama administration. it we've taken an 800,000 refugees with very few problems. it's a gift to the islamic state. the perception here whether it's right or wrong is that this is a ban on muslims. that's what they want to be able to say to their followers. so the smarter policies all republicans have said we have to do this in a different way without informing the government and were trying to fight for the future of muslim i think it has been very ragged and they have to turn this around. the truth as he made this promise on the campaign trail. nobody should be surprised. the truth is he's true to figure out how he's going to stop terrorism. what would've about the better all through who could protect them by various trunk betting. it showed that most of the intending refugees in the united states have to wait 24 to 36 months they are investigated by all of our intelligence agencies by the state department

george w. bush, and chris atty setzer, president of new heights communications. martin luther king iii was at trump tower had a fairly long meeting with donald trump and said the following. >> john lewis, demonstrating with action. things get said on both sides in the heat emotion. at some point we -- david: what did you didn't hear was the press baiting martin luther king, jr. to say something negative about donald trump. he didn't he rose above the comments of both gentleman. i think he took the right action, don't you. >> absolutely, if representative lewis taken that road. he chose the low road. he should be ashamed of himself. he represents people in his district, 700,000 plus people. what about their right to be represented by their representative at the inaugural. he should resign but he represent something bigger than himself. he was elected to represent the people of his district. he spoke for all of them. david: one thing he did say, which is not true. that he attended every inauguration while he has been congressman. he did not attend the george w. bush inauguration. he has