Church of England to stop an unjust war. King George III was not only the titular head of the Church of England, but also a faithful and active supporter.29 Ecclesiastical debates raged in England during the 1770s, and they helped to bind George’s religiosity to his political views, particularly with respect to the American colonies.30 His opposition to the Revolutionary War stemmed, at least in part, from his opposition to religious heterodoxy.
