The Hanoverians by Jeremy Black
George, the elector of Hanover, inherited the throne of Great Britain on the death of Queen Anne in 1714. George I and his son, George II, continued to spend much time in Germany, insisting on the interests of Hanover influencing on British foreign policy. Lacking the popular touch and perceived as foreigners, they drew little affection from their subjects, though George II survived the dynasty's greatest crisis of the invasion of England by Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745. George II's grandson, George III, reigned for sixty years (1760-1820), presiding over Britain's conquest of India and Canada and its loss of the American colonies. His son, George IV, Prince Regent during his father's madness, drew scandal to the monarchy. The death of William IV, the 'Sailor King', in 1837 brought his niece Victoria to the throne. The Hanoverians, in a series of personal portraits, shows how these kings, though constitutional monarchs, continued to exert considerable influence, crystallising politics and society.
'an energetic and engrossing, if sometimes unruly book' Sunday Telegraph, July 18 2004
JEREMY BLACK is Professor of History at University of Exeter; prolific author and reviewer, and leading expert on eighteenth-century Britain.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852854461 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852854464 |
| Title | The Hanoverians |
| Author | Jeremy Black |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2004-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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