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What does King George suffer from in the play Hamilton?
What is it and how does it affect you?

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He suffered from a Cataracts and And rheumatism when he surrendered his crown and all but the name of his son in 1811 at the time George and contemporaries believed, he was suffering grief over the death of his youngest daughter.



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Answer: He suffered from mental illness

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King George was in fact mad, but the reason why is more complicated. Mental illness possibly played a part in his madness, but many historians believe that he went mad due to a debilitating metabolic condition known as porphyria: a disease that directly affects the nervous system and brain

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