And he wasn't an "absolute ruler"; unlike the actual tyrants/monsters he got thrown in with.
Perhaps I need to post some Brit history facts, to enlighten those whose educations are lacking. But that would probably be a waste of my time, since most people usually ignore my factual history posts; sadly.
As you probably know, over all, the American colonies enjoyed a higher standard of living than Great Britain. Of course there was more wealth in England but on balance, the colonies were better off.
Prime Minister Lord North and others were frustrated over the taxation and other things imposed upon the colonies because they knew it was detrimental and was going to be strongly opposed.
Please correct me if I got the standard of living between the UK and colonies wrong.