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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hatton, Ragnhild Marie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, Ã2001.
Series:Yale English monarchs.
Subjects:
George > I, > King of Great Britain, > 1660-1727.
George > I, > King of Great Britain, > 1660-1727
1714-1727
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > General.
Kings and rulers
Great Britain > History > George I, 1714-1727.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1714-1727 (George Ier)
Great Britain
Biography
History
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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