Britain, Hanover and the Protestant Interest, 1688-1756

by Andrew C. Thompson

Religious ideas and power-politics were strongly connected in the early eighteenth century: William III, George I and George II all took their role as defenders of the protestant faith extremely seriously, and confessional thinking was of major significance to court whiggery. This book considers the importance of this connection. It traces the development of ideas of the protestant interest, explaining how such ideas were used to combat the perceived...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843832410
• ISBN13: 9781843832416
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.4"