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The King of England Who Could Not Speak English
Queen Anne died in 1714. George, the Elector of Hanover was 52 years old. He spoke no English but was a Protestant, a Lutheran.
In spite of the Act of Supremacy many in Government would have preferred the Pretender. The Fleet was mobilised under the Earl of Berkeley and ordered to patrol the Channel and watch the French Ports. Ten battalions were recalled from Flanders and the garrisons were put under arms.
On 18 September 1714 George, Elector of Hanover sailed up the Thames and landed in Greenwich and the Hanoverian reign began.
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GEORGE I (1660-1727)- King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-1727
- Elector of Hanover and so became the first of the British Hanoverian monarch, a dynasty that continued until the death of Victoria in 1901
- He spoke hardly any English and showed little liking for the British
- Admired the British army and believed he could use it to counter his enemies on the continent
- Concerned with Hanover as much as Britain and died on his way there in 1727
George I married his cousin, divorced her and locked her up in Ahlden Castle for the rest of her life (32 years).
 
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| 1694 | Death of Mary II
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| 1701 | Death of James II
Louis XIV of France recognizes the Old Pretender as king
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| 1702 | Anne becomes queen
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| 1704 | Battle of Blenheim
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| 1706 | Battle of Ramilles
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| 1707 | Act of Union with Scotland
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| 1709 | Sacheverell impeached
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| 1711 | Marlborough dismissed
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| 1714 | Death of Queen Anne
Death of Sophia, Electress of Hanover
George I becomes king
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| HANOVERIAN KINGS AND QUEENS | | • | George I married Sophia Dorothea of Celle |
| • | George II married Caroline of Ansbach |
| • | George III married Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| • | George IV married Caroline of Brunswick |
| • | William IV |
| • | Victoria married Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
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