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TIL George III was the first British monarch to study the sciences as part of his education
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TIL after the beheading of Charles I in 1649 England became a republic. His son, Charles II, was crowned king by the Scots but he was exiled to France for his safety. He was invited to London in 1660 and restored his father's throne.
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TIL that due to the 1701 Act of Settlement, which sought to guarantee a Protestant succession to British throne, George I inherited the crown from Queen Anne, even though there were at least 50 Catholic relatives whose claims were stronger than George’s.