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George I /

"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 n...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hatton, Ragnhild Marie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, Ã2001.
Colección:Yale English monarchs.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • FOREWORD TO THE YALE EDITION
  • PREFACE
  • SPELLING OF NAMES AND PLACES
  • NOTE ON DATES
  • I. Parents and childhood
  • II. The electoral cap
  • III. Experience gained
  • IV. The royal crown
  • V. Settling down
  • VI. Two issues of principle
  • VII. Three crises
  • VIII. The watershed 1718- 21
  • IX. Peace, its problems and achievements
  • X. Death of George I
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • NOTES TO THE TEXT
  • GENEALOGICAL TABLES
  • MAP 1: George's Hanoverian dominions and the near neighbours of his electorate
  • MAP 2: Northern Europe
  • MAP 3: Southern Europe
  • INDEX