Georgian Britishness: How "Britishness" was Defined During the Reigns of the First Three Hanoverian Kings (1714-1820)
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2015-10-27
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Hutfluss , Nicholas Alexander
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University of Waterloo
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This thesis explores the development of “Britishness” or a British identity during the “long” eighteenth century in Great Britain during the reigns of the first three Hanoverian kings, also known as the “Georgian Kings”, George I (r. 1714-27), George II (r. 1727-60), and finally George III (r. 1760-1820) – looking at how the term British as an identity came to be fostered through the British monarchy, Redcoat regiments within the British Army, neo-Palladian architecture, and the development of British music. In order to understand how “Britishness” came to be, this thesis takes on a chronological approach by examining the evolution of the British monarchy under the governance of the three Georgian Kings, and how by the reign of each Georgian king came forth a gradual crystallization of a British identity, which is illustrated in the military, architecture and music. With this came the stability of the British monarchy, which is currently, the reigning monarchy of the present-day United Kingdom.
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Great Britain, Britishness, King George I, King George II, King George III, Bonnie Prince Charlie, William Pitt (the Elder), Lord Burlington, Thomas Arne, James Thornhill, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cumberland, Hanover, Music, Redcoats, Neo-Palladianism