Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1

by John Doran

29 chapters15h 40mEnglish1875

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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

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1SOPHIA DOROTHEA, OF ZELL, WIFE OF GEORGE I. Chapter 1 GEORGE OF BRUNSWICK-ZELL AND ELEANORE D’OLBREUSE.

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2Chapter 2 WIVES AND FAVOURITES.

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3Chapter 3 THE BRUNSWICKER IN ENGLAND

1860

4Chapter 4 THE HOUSEHOLD OF GEORGE AND SOPHIA.

1022

5Chapter 5 THE ELECTORATE OF HANOVER.

622

6Chapter 6 THE KÖNIGSMARKS.

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7Chapter 7 KÖNIGSMARK AT COURT.

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8Chapter 8 THE CATASTROPHE.

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9Chapter 9 PRISON AND PALACE.

2104

10Chapter 10 THE SUCCESSION—DEATH OF THE ELECTRESS.

789

11Chapter 11 AHLDEN AND ENGLAND.

1331

12Chapter 12 CROWN AND GRAVE.

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13CAROLINE WILHELMINA DOROTHEA, WIFE OF GEORGE II. Chapter 1 BEFORE THE ACCESSION.

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14Chapter 2 THE FIRST YEARS OF A REIGN.

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15Chapter 3 THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ANNE.

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16Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS.

1945

17Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS continued

1994

18Chapter 5 THE MARRIAGE OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES.

2032

19Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER.

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20Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER continued

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21Chapter 7 THE BIRTH OF AN HEIRESS.

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22Chapter 8 DEATH OF CAROLINE.

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23Chapter 9 CAROLINE, HER TIMES AND CONTEMPORARIES.

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24Chapter 10 THE REIGN OF THE WIDOWER.

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25Chapter 11 THE LAST YEARS OF A REIGN.

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26CHARLOTTE SOPHIA, WIFE OF GEORGE III. Chapter 1 THE COMING OF THE BRIDE.

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27Chapter 1 THE COMING OF THE BRIDE continued

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28Chapter 2 COURT AND CITY.

2075

29Chapter 3 ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS.

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Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1

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