A colleague once asked me whether there was anything worth knowing about George II, a figure who does not even feature in that immortal guide to British history 1066 and All That other than that ...

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George II was the only son of George I and Sophia and was born at Herrenhausen in Hanover, Germany, on 30th October 1683. In 1705 he was naturalized an English subject and succeeded his father as king ...

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if nothing else it’s a better use of cable news time than the screechingly reactionary talk show hosted by Evan Green (a bespectacled Dan Stevens), who tears so-called “King George” a new ...