Author: Tobias George Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
The History of England from the Revolution to the Death of George II
Author: Tobias George Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 978
Book Description
George II
Author: Andrew C. Thompson
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300118929
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300118929
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
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.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. II
Author: Tobias George Smollett
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976057106
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Continuing after the time period covered by David Hume, Tobias Smollett's classic and authoritative history of England.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781976057106
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Continuing after the time period covered by David Hume, Tobias Smollett's classic and authoritative history of England.
The History of England, from the Revolution to the Death of George II
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
“The” History of England
Author: David Hume
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
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Category : Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The History Of England, From The Revolution in 1688, To The Death Of George II.
The History of England
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
The History of England, from the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of George the Second, Etc
The History of England, from the Revolution to the Death of George II.
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
The History of England, from the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George II.
Author: Tobias Smollett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description