Entertaining and insightful, this four-volume history will delight history buffs. Queen Anne died without an heir, bringing to the throne George I, of the German House of Hanover. Author Justin McCarthy examines the lives and reigns of the four Georges and William IV, whose death ended the personal union of Britain and Hanover. Picking up with the ascension of George III to the throne, the volume includes chapters on the American colonies, the Stamp Act, and the Gordon Riots of 1780—a time of great change. The volume ends with the England of 1820, the year of George III’s death.
© 2011 Barnes & Noble (eBook): 9781411455627
Data wydania
eBook: 31 maja 2011
Entertaining and insightful, this four-volume history will delight history buffs. Queen Anne died without an heir, bringing to the throne George I, of the German House of Hanover. Author Justin McCarthy examines the lives and reigns of the four Georges and William IV, whose death ended the personal union of Britain and Hanover. Picking up with the ascension of George III to the throne, the volume includes chapters on the American colonies, the Stamp Act, and the Gordon Riots of 1780—a time of great change. The volume ends with the England of 1820, the year of George III’s death.
© 2011 Barnes & Noble (eBook): 9781411455627
Data wydania
eBook: 31 maja 2011
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