First glances of digital images of George III’s papers
The Royal Archives have commenced their large scale digitisation of the Georgian papers. The initial phase of digitisation will cover the full chronological span, and comprise a range of types of documents, from the political to the financial and the domestic, and they include the important collection of essays by George III and some items from the Royal Library.
The gallery below displays some of the earlier digitisation work undertaken as part of the 2014 exhibition, ‘Treasures of the Royal Archives’, held in Windsor Castle in May 2014-January 2015. The Royal Archives have generously granted us permission to showcase some of the papers in the collection. They include images of essays and memorandum from George III (1738-1820), King of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; dairy extracts from his consort, Charlotte (1744-1818), Queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and business papers from the Warden of Windsor Castle, dating from 1689.
As the project progresses the site will include regular updates on the digitisation and further galleries and samples of the papers from the Royal household.
![Memorandum on the improvements to Windsor Great Park, c. 1791](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD15_373-1-1024x842.jpg 1024w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD15_373-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD15_373-1-768x631.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD15_373-1-1200x986.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD15_373-1.jpg 1646w)
![Order by the Constable of Windsor Castle for improvements to defences of the Castle_1689_p1](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-1-719x1024.jpg 719w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-1-211x300.jpg 211w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-1-768x1093.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-1-1200x1708.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-1.jpg 1296w)
![Order by the Constable of Windsor Castle for improvements to defences of the Castle_1689_p2](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-2-757x1024.jpg 757w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-2-222x300.jpg 222w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-2-768x1038.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-2-1200x1622.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD52_1-2.jpg 1347w)
![Essay on the American War of Independence by George III_p1](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p1-772x1024.jpg 772w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p1-226x300.jpg 226w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p1-768x1019.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p1-1200x1592.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p1.jpg 1245w)
![Essay on the American War of Independence by George III_p2](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p2-773x1024.jpg 773w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p2-227x300.jpg 227w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p2-768x1017.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p2-1200x1589.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p2.jpg 1242w)
![Essay on the American War of Independence by George III_p3](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p3-772x1024.jpg 772w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p3-226x300.jpg 226w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p3-768x1019.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p3-1200x1592.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p3.jpg 1238w)
![Essay on the American War of Independence by George III_p4](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p4-225x300.jpg 225w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p4-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD32_2010-p4.jpg 1239w)
![Extracts from Queen Charlotte's diary, dated 24-25 November 1789](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD43_2-24-25-Nov-1789-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD43_2-24-25-Nov-1789-300x201.jpg 300w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD43_2-24-25-Nov-1789-768x514.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD43_2-24-25-Nov-1789-1200x803.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD43_2-24-25-Nov-1789-272x182.jpg 272w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_ADD43_2-24-25-Nov-1789.jpg 1827w)
![Memorandum on observing the transit of Venus from Richmond, London by George III](https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_MAIN_895-788x1024.jpg 788w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_MAIN_895-231x300.jpg 231w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_MAIN_895-768x998.jpg 768w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_MAIN_895-1200x1560.jpg 1200w, https://georgianpapers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RA-GEO_MAIN_895.jpg 1370w)