The Hanoverian Succession in Great Britain and Its Empire

by Brent S. Sirota, Allan I. MacInnes, Allan I. Macinnes

Was the accession of the Hanoverian dynasty of Brunswick to the throne of Britain and its empire in 1714 merely the final act in the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-89? Many contemporaries and later historians thought so, explaining the succession in the same terms as the earlier revolution - deliverance from the national perils of 'popery and arbitrary government'. By contrast, this book argues that the picture is much more complicated than straightforward...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783274492
• ISBN13: 9781783274499
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"