Hanoverian England, 1714-1837
Author | : Leonard W. Cowie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Leonard W. Cowie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Gerald Newman |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 1284 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780815303961 |
In 1714, king George I ushered in a remarkable 123-year period of energy that changed the face of Britain and ultimately had a profound effect on the modern era. The pioneers of modern capitalism, industry, democracy, literature, and even architecture flourished during this time and their innovations and influence spread throughout the British empire, including the United States. Now this rich cultural period in Britain is effectively surveyed and summarized for quick reference in a first-of-its-kind encyclopedia, which contains entries by British, Canadian, American, and Australian scholars specializing in everything from finance and the fine arts to politics and patent law. More than 380 illustrations, mostly rare engravings, enhance the coverage, which runs the whole gamut of political, economic, literary, intellectual, artistic, commercial, and social life, and spotlights some 600 prominent individuals and families.
Author | : Brendan Simms |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-06-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521154628 |
For more than 120 years (1714-1837) Great Britain was linked to the German Electorate, later Kingdom, of Hanover through Personal Union. This made Britain a continental European state in many respects, and diluted her sense of insular apartness. The geopolitical focus of Britain was now as much on Germany, on the Elbe and the Weser as it was on the Channel or overseas. At the same time, the Hanoverian connection was a major and highly controversial factor in British high politics and popular political debate. This volume was the first systematically to explore the subject by a team of experts drawn from the UK, US and Germany. They integrate the burgeoning specialist literature on aspects of the Personal Union into the broader history of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. Never before had the impact of the Hanoverian connection on British politics, monarchy and the public sphere, been so thoroughly investigated.
Author | : Brendan Simms |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2007-02-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1139461877 |
For more than 120 years (1714–1837) Great Britain was linked to the German Electorate, later Kingdom, of Hanover through Personal Union. This made Britain a continental European state in many respects, and diluted her sense of insular apartness. The geopolitical focus of Britain was now as much on Germany, on the Elbe and the Weser as it was on the Channel or overseas. At the same time, the Hanoverian connection was a major and highly controversial factor in British high politics and popular political debate. This volume was the first systematically to explore the subject by a team of experts drawn from the UK, US and Germany. They integrate the burgeoning specialist literature on aspects of the Personal Union into the broader history of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. Never before had the impact of the Hanoverian connection on British politics, monarchy and the public sphere, been so thoroughly investigated.
Author | : Brendan Simms |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780511269981 |
The first systematic history of this 'Hanoverian dimension' of Great Britain.
Author | : G. R. R. Treasure |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 550 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780811716437 |
Profiles historically significant men and women who lived in Britain during the reigns of George I, II and III.
Author | : V. H. H. Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nick Harding |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 184383300X |
A reappraisal of the links between Hanover and Great Britain, highlighting their previously un-explored importance.
Author | : Sir Charles Grant Robertson |
Publisher | : London Methuen [1928] |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Andrew C. Thompson |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0300118929 |
Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This landmark biography uncovers extensive new evidence in British and German archives, making possible the most complete and accurate assessment of this thirty-three-year reign. Andrew C. Thompson paints a richly detailed portrait of the many-faceted monarch in his public as well as his private life. Born in Hanover in 1683, George Augustus first came to London in 1714 as the new Prince of Wales. He assumed the throne in 1727, held it until his death in 1760, and has the distinction of being Britain's last foreign-born king and the last king to lead an army in battle. With George's story at its heart, the book reconstructs his thoughts and actions through a careful reading of the letters and papers of those around him. Thompson explores the previously underappreciated roles George played in the political processes of Britain, especially in foreign policy, and also charts the intricacies of the king's complicated relationships and reassesses the lasting impact of his frequent return trips to Hanover. George II emerges from these pages as an independent and cosmopolitan figure of undeniable historical fascination.