George I and II were OK, but George III was mad. Or rather, he became mad. So mad that sometimes he had to be tied up.
This, of course, is great material for fictional treatment. In 1991 a play was staged in London. The title of the play was The Madness of George III, and it was written by Alan Bennett.
In 1994 the play was made into a movie. The original title, however, was changed. It was no longer The Madness of George III. It was changed to The Madness of King George.
Why was that? Well, at least according to urban myth, the reason was that the producers were afraid that people wouldn't bother to see The Madness of George III if they hadn't seen I and II.
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