Justin Mccarthy, Justin Huntly Mccarthy

A History of the Four Georges and William IV, Volume 3 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 1780a time of great change. The volume ends with the England of 1820, the year of George III's death.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411455627
• Artikelnr.: 50388838

Autorenporträt

Justin Huntly McCarthy (1859-1936) was an Irish historian, novelist, playwright, biographer, and Member of Parliamentserving in the House of Commons from 1884 to 1892. The son of the noted historian Justin McCarthy, he is best remembered for his history The Reign of Queen Anne (1902) and the play If I Were King (1902), which has been twice adapted by Hollywood.