# King George III — Essays character guide

> King George III in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** King George, George

**First appearance:** 0023-slavery-in-massachusetts

## Who they are

British monarch during American Revolution; symbol of tyranny.

## Relationships

### [Sir Walter Raleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/sir_walter_raleigh)

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King George III and Sir Walter Raleigh are linked through historical context, with Raleigh serving under the English crown, though they lived in different eras.

### [Sir Walter Raleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/sir_walter_raleigh)

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King George III and Sir Walter Raleigh are linked through historical context, with Raleigh serving under the English crown, though they lived in different eras.

### [Sir Walter Raleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/sir_walter_raleigh)

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King George III and Sir Walter Raleigh are linked through historical context, with Raleigh serving under the English crown, though they lived in different eras.

## In the story

### [The Last Days of John Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/the-last-days-of-john-brown)

Referenced indirectly through the mention of King Charles the First as the only martyr recognized by the Church of England, highlighting the church's misplaced reverence.

### [The Wellfleet Oysterman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/the-wellfleet-oysterman)

The old man lived under King George and recalls the Revolutionary period.

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