article_snippet.sent: A 200-year-old book of poetry gifted to George III and letters from Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood written during the American War of Independence are among a treasure trove of documents released by royal archive yesterday.
article_snippet.sent: Declaring The Queen 'stunned' by The collection, which was amassed by George III and has been under lock and key for 200 years, none of which The Queen had seen before, The Queen Majesty admired the poems, which were written by the Shah of Persia Her Majesty, and quipped: 'You don't get gifts like that any more!'
article_snippet.sent: : The Queen inspects a 200-year-old book of poetry presented to George III .
article_snippet.sent: Incredible: The book (back, beside The QueenThe Queen), was presented by the Shah of Persia in 1825 .
article_snippet.sent: Along with the poems, which were given to the Hanoverian monarch  in 1812, was a collection of scientific instruments, many of which were considered advanced in Incredible: The book (back, beside the Queen) day.
article_snippet.sent: The Queen declared The Queen 'stunned' by the contents of the archive, all previously unseen .
article_snippet.sent: The Queen said The Queen was stunned by the beauty of the gifts and letters, especially the Persian book of poetry that The Queen was looking at earlier,' said Dr Joanna Newman, vice principal of the university, afterwards. '
article_snippet.sent: The collection also includes 65,000 books from the library amassed by George III which, along with volumes of poetry, also include a number printed in and about the US - testament to the monarch's interest in the colony.
highlights_snippet.sent: Also a 200-year-old poetry book written by the Shah of Persia in 1812 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Queen joked that, 'You don't get gifts like that any more!'
  