Royal Arms of King George III painted on a wooden panel located over the font in St Peter's church, Wenhaston.
"George III was the third Hanoverian king of Great Britain. During his reign, Britain lost its American colonies but emerged as a leading power in Europe. He suffered from recurrent fits of madness and after 1810, his son acted as regent.
George III was born on 4 June 1738 in London, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He became heir to the throne when his father died in 1751, succeeding his grandfather George II in 1760. He was the first Hanoverian monarch to use English as his first language. In 1761, George married Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and they enjoyed a happy marriage, with 15 children.
George chose his mentor the Earl of Bute as his first chief minister. He was a poor choice, isolating George from senior politicians. Effective government became almost impossible, and George was increasingly vilified. The instability following Bute's resignation in 1763 did little to solve the crown's financial difficulties, made worse by the Seven Years' War. In 1770, George appointed Lord North as his first minister. Although an effective administrator, North's government was dominated by disagreements with the American colonists over British attempts to levy taxes on them. War began in 1775 and was prolonged in 1779, at the king's insistence, to prevent copycat protests elsewhere. The British defeat in 1781 prompted North to resign.
In 1783, North and the prominent Whig politician Fox formed a coalition government. Their plans to reform the East India Company gave George the chance to regain popularity. He forced the bill's defeat in Parliament, and the two resigned. In their place George appointed William Pitt the Younger. The combination of Pitt's skill and war with France in 1793 strengthened George's position, but disagreements over emancipation of the Catholics - Pitt was in favour and George vehemently opposed - led to Pitt's resignation in 1801.
The American war, its political aftermath and family quarrels put great strain on George. After serious bouts of illness in 1788 - 1789 and 1801, thought now to be caused by porphyria, he became permanently deranged in 1810. The Prince of Wales (later George IV) became regent.
George remained ill until his death at Windsor Castle on 29 January 1820. In 1801, under the Act of Union Great Britain and Ireland were united into a single nation - the United Kingdom. George was thus the first king of the new nation."
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"Parish Church. Medieval, restored 1892. Nave, chancel, north aisle, west tower, south porch. Coursed flint rubble, the aisle and chancel plastered, stone dressings; slated roofs to nave, aisle and porch, plaintiles to chancel. Tower probably late C14: 4 stages and parapet, diagonal buttresses, some flushwork to buttresses and parapet; 2-light west window, 2-light bell chamber openings, mostly with wooden tracery. Nave south wall with 2 C12 slit windows and 2 2-light C15 windows; at a higher level are 2 later rectangular windows to light the rood and the west gallery. Simple C15 south porch: knapped flint parapet with stone coping, niche above entrance, stoup to right hand side. Good C15 south doorway with carved shields to spandrels, fleurons and blank shields to arch head and jambs; probably original door. Chancel with one C13 lancet window to north and south, other windows late C14 or C15; Priest's doorway to south. North aisle added early-mid C16: 3-light windows, 4 late C19 brick buttresses to north wall, late C19 roof (over the old) continuous with the nave. Good late C15 6-bay arch-braced nave roof, with east-west bracing between both wall posts and ridge posts; 3-bay aisle arcade, octagonal piers; original aisle roof; wooden chancel arch and roof of 1892: the arch rests on corbels and is richly carved with drop tracery. C15 octagonal font, the panels defaced but with traces of original colour; C17 pulpit; 2 simple C15 benches with poppyhead ends in nave; banner stave locker (modern door) in south nave wall; arms of George III on west nave wall. On the north aisle wall is mounted a large oil painting on boards, c.1500; it depicts the Last Judgement and formed the tympanum to the chancel arch; the rood and supporting figures originally attached to the painting have disappeared, and below is a later inscription; a painting of this type on boards is a rarity. East sanctuary wall with 2 good monuments to Philippa Leman (d. 1757) and Eliza Rooe (nee Leman) (d.1747). Graded I for medieval work and Last Judgement painting."
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