King george iii biography timeline

1760George III becomes king on the death of his grandfather, George II.1762The Earl of Bute is appointed Prime Minister. Bute proves so unpopular that he needs to have a bodyguard.1763Peace of Paris ends the Seven Years� War.1765Stamp Act raises taxes in American colonies.1766William Pitt the Elder becomes prime minister1768Richard Arkwright invents the spinning frame1769Captain James Cook�s first voyage to explore the Pacific.1770Lord North becomes Prime Minister.1770James Cook lands in Botany Bay, South East Australia. 1771Encyclopaedia Britannica is first published.1772John Harrisons H4 clock allows navigators to accurately measure longitude enabling long distance sea travel1772Warren Hastings is appointed Governor General of India.1773The world�s first cast-iron bridge is constructed over the River Severn at Coalbrookdale.1773Boston Tea Party. American colonists protes