King George III

King George III

1760 - 1820

Time Line

1760: Succeeded by his grandson George III (immortalised in the movie, The Madness of King George III, filmed in Greenwich)

1762: Nathaniel Bliss appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich

1763: Dreadnought Seaman's Hospital built in Greenwich.

1765: Nevil Maskelyne appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich

1779: Fire in chapel at Greenwich Hospital.

1780: Archway of "Spread Eagle" built at Greenwich

1781: Uranus discovered by Sir William Herschel

1783: Greenwich Hospital School (now part of Davenport House) built.

1801: 1 January - First Ordinance Survey Map published based on Bradley's Meridian. It is still based on this old meridian which creates some confusion.  In 1999 the Ordinance Survey started to produce maps showing the 'modern' meridian of Sir George Biddell Airy

1806: (January) - Admiral Nelson's body lay in state in the Upper Hall of Greenwich Royal Naval College.

1811: John Pond appointed Astronomer Royal at Greenwich

1817: Queen Elizabeth's College built in Greenwich.

Links

• Birth chart of King George III

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