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Author | : Andrew C. Thompson |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0300118929 |
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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.
Author | : John Van der Kiste |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2013-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750954485 |
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This biography of the last king to lead British troups into baffle and his able wife provides intriquing insight into 18th century war and politics. Often derided as the buffoon who "hated all boets and bainters", George II was fortunate to be served by Prime Ministers Sir Robert Walpole and William Pitt, and was wise enough to leave the business of government to them. His wife, generally regarded as the ablest of British queens between Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, used her influence in politics and patronage so that she and Walpole effectively ruled the kingdom between them. Her death in 1737 was seen as a national calamity. Illustrated throughout, this new biography provides a much-needed reevaluation of these monarchs and the times in which they ruled.
Author | : William Belsham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1793 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : John Almon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1762 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : George II (King of Great Britain) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1727 |
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Download The Addresses to King George II. on His Accession to the Throne. To which is Added an Exact ... List of the Present Parliament: Also His Majesty's First Speech, Etc Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Andrew C. Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2011-06-01 |
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ISBN | : 9788300118922 |
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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.
Author | : Horace Walpole |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1846 |
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Author | : César de Saussure |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Download A Foreign View of England in the Reigns of George I. & George II. Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Andrew Roberts |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 1033 |
Release | : 2021-11-09 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1984879278 |
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill and Napoleon The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating--and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of never-before-published correspondence, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts has uncovered the truth: George III was in fact a wise, humane, and even enlightened monarch who was beset by talented enemies, debilitating mental illness, incompetent ministers, and disastrous luck. In The Last King of America, Roberts paints a deft and nuanced portrait of the much-maligned monarch and outlines his accomplishments, which have been almost universally forgotten. Two hundred and forty-five years after the end of George III's American rule, it is time for Americans to look back on their last king with greater understanding: to see him as he was and to come to terms with the last time they were ruled by a monarch.
Author | : Horace Walpole |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1846 |
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