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The Hanoverian Dimension in British History, 1714–1837

Editors:
Brendan Simms, University of Cambridge
Torsten Riotte, German Historical Institute

Brendan Simms, Jeremy Black, Torsten Riotte, Christopher Thompson, Mijndert Bertram, Thomas Biskup, Andrew Thompson, Bob Harris, Clarissa Campbell Orr, Richard Harding, H. M. Scott, Nicholas B. Harding

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Date Published: August 2010
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521154628

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For more than 120 years (1714–1837) Great Britain was linked to the German Electorate, later Kingdom, of Hanover through Personal Union. This made Britain a continental European state in many respects, and diluted her sense of insular apartness. The geopolitical focus of Britain was now as much on Germany, on the Elbe and the Weser as it was on the Channel or overseas. At the same time, the Hanoverian connection was a major and highly controversial factor in British high politics and popular political debate. This volume was the first systematically to explore the subject by a team of experts drawn from the UK, US and Germany. They integrate the burgeoning specialist literature on aspects of the Personal Union into the broader history of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. Never before had the impact of the Hanoverian connection on British politics, monarchy and the public sphere, been so thoroughly investigated.
- A major contribution to the history of eighteenth and early nineteenth century Britain
- Features a team of experts drawn from the UK, the United States and Germany
- Will appeal to scholars in British and European history and court studies
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Review of the hardback: '… successfully (re)inserts Hanover as an essential force in the formulation of British politics, culture, and foreign policy at a key stage in their developments.' H-German

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Product details
- Date Published: August 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521154628
- length: 350 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.51kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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1. Introduction. Hanover: the missing dimension Brendan Simms
2. The Hanoverian Nexus: Walpole and the Electorate Jeremy Black
3. Pitt and Hanover Brendan Simms
4. George III and Hanover Torsten Riotte
5. The Hanoverian dimension in early ninenteenth century British politics Christopher Thompson
6. The end of the dynastic union, 1815–37 Mijndert Bertram
7. The University of Göttingen and the Personal Union, 1737–1837 Thomas Biskup
8. The confessional dimension Andrew Thompson
9. Hanover and the public sphere Bob Harris
10. Dynastic perspectives Clarissa Campbell Orr
11. British Maritime Strategy and Hanover 1714–63 Richard Harding
12. Hanover in mid-eighteenth-century Franco-British geopolitics H. M. Scott
13. Hanover and British republicanism Nicholas B. Harding.
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Editors
Brendan Simms, University of Cambridge
Torsten Riotte, German Historical Institute
Contributors
Brendan Simms, Jeremy Black, Torsten Riotte, Christopher Thompson, Mijndert Bertram, Thomas Biskup, Andrew Thompson, Bob Harris, Clarissa Campbell Orr, Richard Harding, H. M. Scott, Nicholas B. Harding