| Georgian Monarchy: Politics and Culture, 1714-1760 Contributor(s): Smith, Hannah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521828767 ISBN-13: 9780521828765 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: A revisionist account of the monarchy during the reigns of the first two Hanoverian kings of Britain, George I and George II. As the first detailed study of early Georgian kingship and queenship, this book examines the rhetorical and iconographical fashioning of the dynasty, evaluates the political and social function of the early Georgian court, and provides an extensive analysis of provincial cultures of monarchism. Wide-ranging in the scope of its enquiry and interdisciplinary source material, it rejects the contention that the Georgian kings were tolerated solely on the grounds of political expediency. Instead, Hannah Smith argues that they enjoyed a rich popularity which grew out of a flourishing culture of loyalism. In doing so, she engages with key debates over the nature of early eighteenth-century British society, highlights the European context to British political thinking, and, more broadly, illuminates the functioning of cultures of power in this period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 352.230 |
| LCCN: 2006281690 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.41 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book, first published in 2006, is a revisionist account of the monarchy during the reigns of the first two Hanoverian kings of Britain, George I and George II. This detailed study of early Georgian kingship and queenship examines the rhetorical and iconographical fashioning of the dynasty, evaluates the political and social function of the early Georgian court, and provides an extensive analysis of provincial cultures of monarchism. Wide-ranging in the scope of its enquiry and interdisciplinary source material, it rejects the contention that the Georgian kings were tolerated solely on the grounds of political expediency. Instead, Hannah Smith argues that they enjoyed a rich popularity that grew out of a flourishing culture of loyalism. In doing so, she engages with key debates over the nature of early eighteenth-century British society, highlights the European context to British political thinking, and, more broadly, illuminates the functioning of cultures of power in this period. |