king george, iii, and queen charlotte. our last ball was in january for the queen's birth night. i doubt she'll be having a ball in the king's honor any time soon. you know what i mean. it is just everyone so angry at the governor these days. it happened back in april. a group of -- well, everyone here certainly out raged in the governor has not given back that powder yet. they ran the house to the movie to the back door. much better than that dining room you saw before. you can only seat a dozen or so people in that dining room. of course, dinner is the largest meal of the day. we served about two, three? so your meal is in the afternoon and you hat a light supper in techbing. we served up in the ballroom here. we've left quite a bit behind here in this house. and i do not just mean furniture. the governor has a very large staff here on this property. over 20 paid servants. indentured sur vents and slaves on the property. now, those hired servants, they have gone off with the family. but the rest of those services, they're still here. and i do not know about you, but if i were on

. >> people of williamsburg, subjects of his most gracious majesty king george iii, pay heed. i stand before you a vexed and troubled man. i stand before you a betrayed man, betrayed as you have been betrayed. good people, you have been betrayed by the very men that you yourselves elected to be your voice in government. on the 16th night of the december last, 1773, traitors disguised as indians did in the dead of night and in the port of boston board three ships of the east india company. once aboard, they cast 342 chests of tea worth some 10,000 pounds sterling into the sea. in order to prevent further such offensive attacks upon private property, parliament, with his majesty's blessing, will of necessity close boston harbor until the tea is paid for, to be effected on the first day of june, six days hence. but the crimes of these ill-named sons of liberty are of no bother to us here in virginia. prompt punishment for those crimes has been attempted. the king's justice has been served. yet your burgesss do not agree. indeed your burgesses have adopted a resolution for a day o

governors here that they hold large celebrations these , balls, in honor that there ir majesties, king george iii and queen charlotte. our last ball was in january for the queen's birth night. i doubt we will be having a ball in the king's on her anytime soon. you know what i mean. it is just that everyone is so angry at the governor these days. you know what happened back in april? a group of british sailors went over to our magazine and made off in the middle of the night with the colony's gunpowder. well, everyone here was certainly outraged. the governor has not given back that powder yet. apparently, he has ran out in fear of his life. they ran out of the house at 2:00 in the morning through the back door, which is right through here in the supper room. much better than that dining room you saw. this is much better suited to the grand occasions. you can only seek a dozen people are so in that dining room. of course, dinner is the largest meal of the day. it is usually served about 2:00, 3:00. so your largest meal is in the afternoon and you have a light supper in the evening. the ballsve sup

governors here that they will have a large celebration, these balls, in honor that there majesties, king george iii and queen charlotte -- our last ball was in january for the queen's birth night. i doubt we will be seeing a ball in her honor anytime soon. you know what i mean. it has everyone's so angry at the governor these days. you know what happened back in a april. group of british sailors went to our magazine and made off in the middle of the night with gunpowder. well, everyone here was certainly outraged. the governor has not given back that powder yet. apparently he has ran out in fear of his life. they ran out of the house at 2:00 in the morning, through the back door, which is right through here in the supper room. much better than that dining room you saw. this is much better suited to the grand occasions. of course, dinner is the largest meal of the day. it is served at about 2:00, 3:00. so your largest meal is in the afternoon and you have a light supper in the evening area -- in the evening. so, we serve supper on china. oh, that china even has the dunmore crest on it. it seems we'v

you're king george iii. explain to people what your sort of complaint is during the show. >> well lin-manuel miranda, who is a genius-- ( applause ) -- >> yes, yes. >> stephen: we just had him here in the cate blanchett memorial seat. >> i know, it's an honor to be sitting here, for so many reasons. but he wrote kind of a breakup song for king george. so in-- it's called "you'll be back," and it's basically as though america has broken up with him, and he's, like, really? you can do it without me? good luck. and it's sort of like-- i'm sure those people we've sort of broken up with, where we thought we were the one that got away, and then they're totally fine without you. ( laughter ) that was sort of -- >> that's why i'm not on facebook. >> me, either. >> stephen: no. >> no social media. >> stephen: at all? >> at all. >> stephen: how is that? how is that? >> it's nice. >> stephen: really? >> yeah. >> stephen: why do you not do it? you can't stand that people might say something about you or something? >> it

he plays king george iii in manuel miranda's hit hamilton. he's the jilted king of england.g to wrap up the comma. at the table for the first time, welcome. >> i love this table. >> rose: you do. the table loves having you here. >> it's the original table. >> rose: you turned to hamilton. why, why, why does it have such a hold on all of us. every who comes to watch3s it wants to go. every who lives in new york is wanting took and waiting to go. you know i did a six minute tease and part of the genius when manuel miranda is all there. but what is it for you? >> for me it's so magical. it's unlike anything i've ever been a part of or ever seen before. i got to see the show before i joined the cast off broadway. and i said yes to doing the show before i had seen or heard anything. the actor that was playing king george off broadway had to leave to fulfill another commitment. a week after they opened in the public i stepped in. and i'm friends with lynn and lynn as you know because you've met him is the most energetic positive intoxicating human being and we've met years before

mckenzie: originally purchased in 1762, by king george iii for a queens house, buckingham palace has been with its corinthian columns and gilded gates, this ornate palace has been the official royal residence since queen victoria moved in, in 1837. guards on foot and horseback >>> with the holiday season now into full swing, so is what's become another annual tradition, the so-called war on christmas. >> it's pretty much a battle over political correctness. abc's mara schiavocampo has more. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: a debate over christmas traditions leaving many saying bah humbug. or, in the case of one city councilwoman, "i quit." >> at this time in our country and in our world, it's important to be inclusive. >> reporter: new jersey's charlene storey resigning this week after the city council voted to change the name of the to a "christmas tree lighting ceremony." >> it's not a holiday tree, it's christmas tree. >> reporter: that city councilwoman later reconsidered, deciding to stay on. but all across the country, christmas controversies are lighting up like trees. from th

boston was a military garrison run by general gage, the emissary to king george iii. one out of nineteen people in massachusetts lived in boston in 1774. it was the farmers that started it. and the way they started it was completely nonviolent. it was extraordinary. when king george ruled that he was going to appoint, through his emissaries, all the town officials, and the sheriffs, and the judges; that was the last straw for the farmers. and what they did was they picked out these tories in their midst who were trying to implement this draconian law, and they would show up around the house of the tory, very quiet, very dignified, they'd knock on the door and they'd say, "we're here. we're your neighbors. we provide you with food. you know who we are. we want you to recant. we want you to say you will not enforce that law." and do you know how many showed up? five hundred, one thousand showed up in those days. it wasn't easy. there weren't really many roads. there were dirt paths. but they showed up. and they were very, very keen on not being accused of being riotous.

e, >> the people of williamsburg, subjects of his most gracious majesty king george iii, i stand before you a vexed and a troubled man, betrayed as you have been betrayed. as right good people, you have been betrayed by the very men that you yourselves elected to be your voice and government. on the 16th night of december last, 1773, traitorous men disguised as indians and in the dead of night in the port of boston on board three ships of the east india company. , they sent some $10,000 worth of tea into the sea in order to prevent a tax upon private property. parliament, with his majesty, of necessity closed boston harbor until the tea is paid for, to be affected on the first day of june but six days hence. liberty isme done to of no bother to us in virginia. harsh punishment for those crimes has been attempted. the king's justice has been served. yet, your burgesses do not agree. indeed, your burgesses have adopted a resolution for a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer in sympathy for those destroyers of property, and wanton lawbreakers in boston. now, some may ask, what harm may