The Hanoverian Succession

Author : Andreas Gestrich,Michael Schaich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317029328

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The Hanoverian succession of 1714 brought about a 123-year union between Britain and the German electorate of Hanover, ushering in a distinct new period in British history. Under the four Georges and William IV Britain became arguably the most powerful nation in the world with a growing colonial Empire, a muscular economy and an effervescent artistic, social and scientific culture. And yet history has not tended to be kind to the Hanoverians, frequently portraying them as petty-minded and boring monarchs presiding over a dull and inconsequential court, merely the puppets of parliament and powerful ministers. In order both to explain and to challenge such a paradox, this collection looks afresh at the Georgian monarchs and their role, influence and legacy within Britain, Hanover and beyond. Concentrating on the self-representation and the perception of the Hanoverians in their various dominions, each chapter shines new light on important topics: from rivalling concepts of monarchical legitimacy and court culture during the eighteenth century to the multi-confessional set-up of the British composite monarchy and the role of social groups such as the military, the Anglican Church and the aristocracy in defining and challenging the political order. As a result, the volume uncovers a clearly defined new style of Hanoverian kingship, one that emphasized the Protestantism of the dynasty, laid great store by rational government in close collaboration with traditional political powers, embraced army and navy to an unheard of extent and projected this image to audiences on the British Isles, in the German territories and in the colonies alike. Three hundred years after the succession of the first Hanoverian king, an intriguing new perspective of a dynasty emerges, challenging long held assumptions and prejudices.

Author : Andreas Gestrich,Michael Schaich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1315557339

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Author : Brent S. Sirota,Allan I. Macinnes
Publisher : Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1783274492

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The Hanoverian Succession in Great Britain and Its Empire by Brent S. Sirota,Allan I. Macinnes Pdf

Was the accession of the Hanoverian dynasty of Brunswick to the throne of Britain and its empire in 1714 merely the final act in the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-89? Many contemporaries and later historians thought so, explaining the succession in the same terms as the earlier revolution - deliverance from the national perils of 'popery and arbitrary government'. By contrast, this book argues that the picture is much more complicated than straightforward continuity between 1688-89 and 1714. Emphasizing the plurality of post-Revolutionary developments, it explores early eighteenth-century Britain in light of the social, political, economic, religious and cultural transformations inaugurated by the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-1689 and its ensuing settlements in church, state and empire. The revolution of 1688-89 was much more transformative and convulsive than is often assumed; and the book shows that, although the Hanoverian Succession did embody a clear-cut reaffirmation of the core elements of the Revolution settlement - anti-Jacobitism and anti-popery - its impact on various post-Revolutionary developments in Church, state, Union, intellectual culture, international relations, political economy and empire is decidedly less clear. BRENT S. SIROTA is Associate Professor in the Department of History at North Carolina State University. ALLAN I. MACINNES is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Strathclyde. CONTRIBUTORS: James Caudle, Megan Lindsay Cherry, Christopher Dudley, Robert I. Frost, Allan I. Macinnes, Esther Mijers, Steve Pincus, Brent S. Sirota, Abigail L. Swingen, Daniel Szechi, Amy Watson

Author : Sir Adolphus William Ward
Publisher : London : Longmans, Green
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Electors (Kurfursten)
ISBN : UCAL:B3444840

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The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession by Sir Adolphus William Ward Pdf

Author : William Gibson
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786830555

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Religion, Loyalty and Sedition by William Gibson Pdf

The Hanoverian Succession of 1714 has not attracted the scholarly attention that it deserves. This is partly because the idea of the ‘long eighteenth century’, stretching from 1688 to 1832, has tended to treat the period as one without breaks. However, 1714 was in some respects as significant a date as 1688. It was the last time in British history that there was a dynastic change and one in which religious issues were at the forefront in people’s minds. This collection of essays were among the papers delivered at conferences in 2014 to mark the tercentenary of the Hanoverian Succession of 1714, held at Oxford Brookes University and Bath Spa University. They reflect some of the major issues that were evident in the period before, during and after 1714. In particular, they deal with how disloyalty was managed by the government and by individuals. They also demonstrate how central religion was to the process of securing the Hanoverian Succession and to the identity of the new regime established by George I. Disloyalty – real or imagined – was apparent in legal suits, in sermons and preaching, and in the material culture of the period. And once the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 had been overcome, the need to secure the loyalty of the Church and clergy was a key objective of the government.

Author : Nigel Aston,Benjamin Bankurst
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192526274

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Negotiating Toleration by Nigel Aston,Benjamin Bankurst Pdf

1714 was a revolutionary year for Dissenters across the British Empire. The Hanoverian Succession upended a political and religious order antagonistic to Protestant non-conformity and replaced it with a regime that was, ostensibly, sympathetic to the Whig interest. The death of Queen Anne and the dawn of Hanoverian Rule presented Dissenters with fresh opportunities and new challenges as they worked to negotiate and legitimize afresh their place in the polity. Negotiating Toleration: Dissent and the Hanoverian Succession, 1714-1760 examines how Dissenters and their allies in a range of geographic contexts confronted and adapted to the Hanoverian order. Collectively, the contributors reveal that though generally overlooked compared to the Glorious Revolution of 1688-9 or the Act of Union in 1707, 1714 was a pivotal moment with far reaching consequences for dissenters at home and abroad. By decentralizing the narrative beyond England and exploring dissenting reactions in Scotland, Ireland, and North America, the collection demonstrates the extent to which the Succession influenced the politics and touched the lives of ordinary people across the British Atlantic world. As well as offering a thorough breakdown of confessional tensions within Britain during the short and medium terms, this authoritative volume also marks the first attempt to look at the complex interaction between religious communities in consequence of the Hanoverian Succession.

Author : Adolphus William Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1331895529

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The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession (Classic Reprint) by Adolphus William Ward Pdf

Excerpt from The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession The long and eventful life of the Electress Sophia admits of being treated from various points of view, each of which possesses an interest of its own. A Stewart by descent and breeding, and naturally enough in a large measure by sentiment also, she likewise, by reason of her birth and through the traditions and experiences of her youth, had an immediate part in the declining fortunes of the Palatine House. The title acquired by her, for herself and her descendants, to the succession to the throne of her maternal ancestors, was a Parliamentary title; but it rested ultimately on the relation of herself and the House of Brunswick-Luneburg to the political and religious conflicts - the struggle against France and the resistance to Rome - on whose issue the future of Europe, and that of England in particular, mainly depended. Personally, thanks to the unflagging vivacity and unflagging candour of her mind, fostered by an education carried on by her through life, she became one of the foremost feminine representatives of the intellectual liberalism of her age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Author : Adolphus William Ward
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0530204126

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1852855819

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The Hanoverians by Jeremy Black Pdf

A detailed critique of the eighteenth-century German family and their reign on the British throne includes coverage of such topics as the language barrier that impacted George I's controversial rule, George III's loss of the American colonies and bouts with mental instability, and George IV's scandalous marriage and attempted divorce.

Author : Sir Adolphus William Ward
Publisher : Arkose Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 134559299X

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Malte-Ludolf Babin,Gerd van den Heuvel,Ulrike Weiss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Charters
ISBN : 3835314300

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Brief und Siegel Für Ein Königreich / Hand and Seal for a Kingdom by Malte-Ludolf Babin,Gerd van den Heuvel,Ulrike Weiss Pdf

Author : Daniel Defoe
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547133254

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Reasons Against the Succession of the House of Hanover by Daniel Defoe Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Reasons Against the Succession of the House of Hanover" (With an Enquiry How Far the Abdication of King James, Supposing It to Be Legal, Ought to Affect the Person of the Pretender) by Daniel Defoe. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Consort Of Ernest Sophia (Electress
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1016182686

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Memoirs Of Sophia by Consort Of Ernest Sophia (Electress Pdf

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Author : Stephen Taylor,Richard Connors,Clyve Jones
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Incorporated
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0851157203

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Hanoverian Britain and Empire by Stephen Taylor,Richard Connors,Clyve Jones Pdf

The domestic and colonial history of Britain in the period between the Hanoverian succession and the early nineteenth century is the subject of the new essays collected in this volume, presented in memory of the distinguished historian Philip Lawson. Beginning with two historiographical surveys, the contributions go on to illuminate many of the issues which are at the forefront of historical research and controversy, including the aristocracy, the British problem, the political role of women, British identity, and the problems of empire in both India and America.

Author : Sir Adolphus William Ward
Publisher : London : Longmans, Green
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Electors (Kurfursten)
ISBN : UOM:39015026773708

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