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100 1 _aDoran, Dr.
_q(John),
_d1807-1878
245 1 0 _aLives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, volume 1 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-03-06
505 0 _aSophia Dorothea, of Zell, wife of George I -- Caroline Wilhemina Dorothea, wife of George II -- Charlotte Sophia, wife of George III [continued in vol. 2].
508 _aSusan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1" by Dr. Doran is a detailed historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume explores the lives and times of the queens from the Hanoverian dynasty, delving into the intricacies of their personal and political lives, including their marriages, intrigues, and the socio-political contexts they navigated. The book sets the stage for understanding the role of these queens, particularly focusing on figures such as Sophia Dorothea of Zell, wife of George I. The opening of the book introduces readers to the ancestry and early life of Sophia Dorothea, detailing her lineage and the significance of her marriage to George I, which was orchestrated through various political machinations. Doran paints a vivid picture of the court life in Zell and Hanover, highlighting intrigues within the ducal families, including the ambitious schemes of her father-in-law, Ernest Augustus. The narrator elaborates on the familial conflicts, the societal expectations of the time, and the unfortunate dynamics of her marriage, which foreshadow the struggles she would face as queen, setting up the narrative for the unfolding drama in the lives of the Hanoverian queens. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Richard Bentley & Son, 1875
653 _aQueens -- Great Britain -- Biography
653 _aHanover, House of
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/livesofqueensofe01dora https://archive.org/details/livesofqueensofe02dorauoft
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73111
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