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| {{For|other people named George|George|more information on the historical figure|wikipedia:George III of the United Kingdom|t2=George III on Wikipedia}}
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| |name =King George III
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| |image =George III in Coronation.jpg | | |role =King |
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| |sex =Male
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| |affiliation =[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British Empire]] | |
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| '''King George III''' (June 4, 1738 - January 29, 1820) was the King of [[United Kingdom|Great Britain and Ireland]] and Emperor of the British Empire. He was the monarch whom the [[American Revolutionary War|American War of Independence]] was against. | | '''King George III''' was the king of [[Great Britain]], who the [[American Revolutionary War]] was fought against.<ref name="guessandwin">[[National Archives#National Archives Guess And Win|National Archives Guess And Win!]]</ref> |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| He was the answer of a question at the [[National Archives]]' pop quiz terminals. He is also mentioned by the [[Button Gwinnett (robot)|Button Gwinnett]] [[Protectron (Fallout 3)|protectron]]. | | He was the answer of a question at the [[National Archives]]' pop quiz terminals.<ref name="guessandwin" /> He is also mentioned by the [[Button Gwinnett (robot)|Button Gwinnett]] [[Protectron (Fallout 3)|Protectron]],<ref>[[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"Why would you do all that over a scrap of paper?"''<br />[[Button Gwinnett (robot)]]: ''"This is no mere scrap of paper, {{Tooltip|sir|If male}}/{{Tooltip|madam|If female}}. This is the doctrine laid down by my fellow members of the Second Continental Congress. It absolves us of the tyranny of King George the Third of Great Britain. It is perhaps the greatest symbol of this free nation."''<br />([[Button Gwinnett (robot)/Dialogue|Button Gwinnett (robot)'s dialogue]])</ref> as well as [[Abraham Washington]].<ref>[[Lone Wanderer]]: ''"What's the history behind the document?"''<br />[[Abraham Washington]]: ''"On July the 4th in 1776, a group calling themselves the Second Judgmental Congress got together at Fort McHarry in Maryland. After a ceremony which ended with Paul Revere singing the famous battle hymn known as the National Anthem, the document was signed. From there, it was sent to England by plane presumably and presented to King George himself. Thus began the Evolutionary War."''<br />([[Abraham Washington/Dialogue|Abraham Washington's dialogue]])</ref> |
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| ==Appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| George III is mentioned only in ''[[Fallout 3]]''. | | George III is mentioned only {{in|FO3}} |
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| [[Category:Fallout 3 mentioned-only characters]] | | [[Category:Fallout 3 mentioned-only characters]] |
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