George I

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"Ragnhild Hatton's biography is the only comprehensive account of George's life and reign. It draws on a wide range of archival sources in several languages to illuminate the fascinating details of George's early life and dynastic crises, his plans and ambitions for the British nation, the impact of his rationalist ideas and his accomplishments as king. The book also examines George's personal life, his family relationships in both Prussia and England, his private interest in music and the arts…

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Full title :George I / Ragnhild Hatton.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2001.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2001.

Notes

Originally published: George I, elector and King. London : Thames and Hudson, 1978. With new foreword.

The Physical Object

Description:416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0300088833, 9780300088830
oclc:ocm48649409
LC Classification:DA501.A2
Dewey Decimal:941.07/1/092

Foreword to the yale edition / Jeremy Black -- I. Parents and childhood -- II. The electoral cap. The father's plans for his son. The family's advancement and George's marriage. The primogeniture struggle. George's divorce -- III. Experience gained. The Konigsmarck myth. George at the helm. The prospect of England. Struggle over the English succession between George and his mother. Wider German horizons. Losses of friends and companions -- IV. The royal crown. Hanover and Celle united. George's household after 1698. The War of the Spanish Succession. Death of queen Anne: the 'Act of Settlement' put into effect -- V. Settling down. Great Britain at the time of George's accession. George and the party system. The king's English. The royal household -- VI. Two issues of principle. The struggle for place and profit. Promotion by title. The Hanoverian succession -- VII. Three crises. George I's image. The Jacobite 'Fifteen'. European issues 1716-17. The ministerial crisis. Quarrel in the royal family -- VIII. The watershed 1718-21. Lessons learnt. European peace plans. Success in the south. Partial success in the north. Shifts of emphasis -- IX. Peace, its problems and achievements. Th…

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Biographies Biography George, I, King of Great Britain Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1714-172… Great Britain Great Britain -- Biography. -- Kings an… Great Britain -- History -- George I, 1… History Kings and rulers