Bibliograph

A history of the four Georges and William IV, Justin McCarthy, Volume 3

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A history of the four Georges and William IV, Justin McCarthy, Volume 3

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of the four Georges and William IV

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Justin McCarthy

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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