Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1
John Doran
29 chapters · 15 h 40 min · English
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The first of a two volume work looking at the lives of English queens in the Hanoverian period (1714-1901). This volume includes Sophia Dorothea, wife of George I; Caroline Wilhelmina Dorothea, wife of George II; and Charlotte Sophia, wife of George III. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. - Summary by LynneT
Chapters
1 SOPHIA DOROTHEA, OF ZELL, WIFE OF GEORGE I. Chapter 1 GEORGE OF BRUNSWICK-ZELL AND ELEANORE D'OLBREUSE 18 min 2 Chapter 2 WIVES AND FAVOURITES 14 min 3 Chapter 3 THE BRUNSWICKER IN ENGLAND 31 min 4 Chapter 4 THE HOUSEHOLD OF GEORGE AND SOPHIA 17 min 5 Chapter 5 THE ELECTORATE OF HANOVER 10 min 6 Chapter 6 THE KÖNIGSMARKS 16 min 7 Chapter 7 KÖNIGSMARK AT COURT 24 min 8 Chapter 8 THE CATASTROPHE 48 min 9 Chapter 9 PRISON AND PALACE 35 min 10 Chapter 10 THE SUCCESSION, DEATH OF THE ELECTRESS 13 min 11 Chapter 11 AHLDEN AND ENGLAND 22 min 12 Chapter 12 CROWN AND GRAVE 46 min 13 CAROLINE WILHELMINA DOROTHEA, WIFE OF GEORGE II. Chapter 1 BEFORE THE ACCESSION 48 min 14 Chapter 2 THE FIRST YEARS OF A REIGN 47 min 15 Chapter 3 THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ANNE 52 min 16 Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS 32 min 17 Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS continued 33 min 18 Chapter 5 THE MARRIAGE OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES 34 min 19 Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER 35 min 20 Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER continued 25 min 21 Chapter 7 THE BIRTH OF AN HEIRESS 50 min 22 Chapter 8 DEATH OF CAROLINE 40 min 23 Chapter 9 CAROLINE, HER TIMES AND CONTEMPORARIES 55 min 24 Chapter 10 THE REIGN OF THE WIDOWER 46 min 25 Chapter 11 THE LAST YEARS OF A REIGN 34 min 26 CHARLOTTE SOPHIA, WIFE OF GEORGE III. Chapter 1 THE COMING OF THE BRIDE 40 min 27 Chapter 1 THE COMING OF THE BRIDE continued 26 min 28 Chapter 2 COURT AND CITY 35 min 29 Chapter 3 ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS 14 min
