Bibliograph

This sceptred isle, Christopher Lee, Vol. 6

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This sceptred isle, Christopher Lee, Vol. 6

Language

eng

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libretto or text

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not applicable

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Literary text for sound recordings

history

Main title

This sceptred isle

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

68688797

Responsibility statement

Christopher Lee

Summary

Queen Anne was the last of the Stuart monarchs. In her twelve years on the throne she became the last monarch to veto an Act of Parliament. Scotland was officially united with England and Wales, and the Duke of Marlborough -- Churchill's most illustrious ancestor -- became a national hero in winning the Battle of Blenheim. When Anne died without an heir, Great Britain acquired its first Hanoverian king -- George the First. The reigns of the first two Georges witnessed the first great financial scandal -- the South Sea Bubble -- and the rise of Robert Walpole, the man usually called Britain's first Prime Minister. Rule Britannia and God Save the King came into the national repertoire, gin and grog came into the national drinks cabinet and William Pitt the Elder, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Clive of India all found their way to centre stage

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First British Empire, 1702-1760This sceptred isle, 1702-1760

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