King George III: Mad, villainous brute — or flawed, misunderstood man? A new, publicly available archive aims to give scholars and dabblers alike a chance to decide for themselves. This image was rendered in 1795, more than a decade after George nearly abdicated. William Perther/Library of Congress hide caption
Queen Elizabeth II after recording her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 24, 2016 in London, England. Yui Mok/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II cuts into a birthday cake baked by Nadiya Hussain (left), winner of The Great British Bake Off, during celebrations of the queen's 90th birthday in Windsor, England. John Stillwell/AP hide caption
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends the opening ceremony for the Borders Railway route at Tweedbank station, Scotland, on Wednesday. Scott Heppell/AP hide caption
Queen Elizabeth II and royal family members watch from a balcony at Buckingham Palace during her annual birthday parade in June. Chris Jackson/Getty Images hide caption
Windsor Castle, home to the British monarchy for hundreds of years, was built by William the Conqueror in the 1070s, according to the monarchy's official website. W. Buss/De Agostini/Getty Images hide caption
Queen Elizabeth II. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption
Stuntman Mark Sutton, doubling for actor Daniel Craig (or, as James Bond) during the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics last summer. Ian Langsdon/EPA /LANDOV hide caption
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (second left) stands with West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (left), U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at London's Buckingham Palace on June 10, 1984. AP hide caption
Little Princess Elizabeth takes a ride on the grounds of Windsor Castle in 1927 with her cousin, Gerald Lascelles. AP hide caption
Barnes and Noble CEO William J. Lynch, Jr. displays a Nook reader in 2010. Michael Nagle/Getty Images hide caption
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will sign a new charter for the 54-member Commonwealth on Monday. Ian Gavan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as she left King Edward VII hospital in London on Monday. Bogdan Maran/EPA /LANDOV hide caption
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has been taken Sunday to a hospital in central London. She's being treated for symptoms of gastroenteritis. Matt Dunham/AP hide caption
Queen Elizabeth II wears 3-D glasses during a visit to the University of Sheffield, in 2010. This year, the queen's annual Christmas message will broadcast in 3-D. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption