The First Four Georges
John Harold Plumb(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 27. July 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-14-139003-1 (ISBN)
Description
In this volume, the author has written a book whose value as pure history is no less than its interest as a study of four essentially ordinary people under extraordinary circumstances. He was the first to appreciate the complexity of George I, and he surveys the following three Georges with a similarly unjaundiced eye. His analysis of the four kings shows just what effect their reigns had on the history of their time. Whether or not the loss of the American colonies is generally regarded as inevitable or the fault of the crown, Professor Plumb shows that the influence of the monarchy was paramount in many other respects during the 116 years of their reigns.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
portraits
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
214 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-139003-1 (9780141390031)
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