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Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1

Dr. John Doran (1807 - 1878)

The first of a two volume work looking at the lives of English queens in the Hanoverian period (1714-1901). This volume includes Sophia Dorothea, wife of George I; Caroline Wilhelmina Dorothea, wife of George II; and Charlotte Sophia, wife of George III. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. - Summary by LynneT

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Keyword(s): history (879), england (366), queens (13), house of hanover (2)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 SOPHIA DOROTHEA, OF ZELL, WIFE OF GEORGE I. Chapter 1 GEORGE OF BRUNSWICK-ZELL AND ELEANORE D’OLBREUSE. Lynne T
 00:17:50
Play 02 Chapter 2 WIVES AND FAVOURITES. jenno
 00:14:11
Play 03 Chapter 3 THE BRUNSWICKER IN ENGLAND Paige Eissinger
 00:31:00
Play 04 Chapter 4 THE HOUSEHOLD OF GEORGE AND SOPHIA. Tatiana Chichilla
 00:17:02
Play 05 Chapter 5 THE ELECTORATE OF HANOVER. Tatiana Chichilla
 00:10:22
Play 06 Chapter 6 THE KÖNIGSMARKS. Cavaet
 00:15:41
Play 07 Chapter 7 KÖNIGSMARK AT COURT. Cavaet
 00:23:44
Play 08 Chapter 8 THE CATASTROPHE. jenno
 00:48:20
Play 09 Chapter 9 PRISON AND PALACE. jenno
 00:35:04
Play 10 Chapter 10 THE SUCCESSION—DEATH OF THE ELECTRESS. ShrimpPhish
 00:13:09
Play 11 Chapter 11 AHLDEN AND ENGLAND. jenno
 00:22:11
Play 12 Chapter 12 CROWN AND GRAVE. Robert H. Cherny
 00:45:51
Play 13 CAROLINE WILHELMINA DOROTHEA, WIFE OF GEORGE II. Chapter 1 BEFORE THE ACCESSION. Robert H. Cherny
 00:48:11
Play 14 Chapter 2 THE FIRST YEARS OF A REIGN. Robert H. Cherny
 00:46:36
Play 15 Chapter 3 THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCESS ANNE. Robert H. Cherny
 00:51:40
Play 16 Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS. Cbteddy
 00:32:25
Play 17 Chapter 4 FAMILY AND NATIONAL QUARRELS continued Cbteddy
 00:33:14
Play 18 Chapter 5 THE MARRIAGE OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OF WALES. Tatiana Chichilla
 00:33:52
Play 19 Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER. Cbteddy
 00:35:04
Play 20 Chapter 6 AT HOME AND OVER THE WATER continued Cbteddy
 00:24:41
Play 21 Chapter 7 THE BIRTH OF AN HEIRESS. Robert H. Cherny
 00:49:43
Play 22 Chapter 8 DEATH OF CAROLINE. Bart
 00:40:05
Play 23 Chapter 9 CAROLINE, HER TIMES AND CONTEMPORARIES. jenno
 00:55:10
Play 24 Chapter 10 THE REIGN OF THE WIDOWER. jenno
 00:45:35
Play 25 Chapter 11 THE LAST YEARS OF A REIGN. Robert H. Cherny
 00:34:21
Play 26 CHARLOTTE SOPHIA, WIFE OF GEORGE III. Chapter 1 THE COMING OF THE BRIDE. Cbteddy
 00:40:30
Play 27 Chapter 1 THE COMING OF THE BRIDE continued Cbteddy
 00:26:15
Play 28 Chapter 2 COURT AND CITY. AleeseeyaVO
 00:34:35
Play 29 Chapter 3 ANECDOTES AND INCIDENTS. AleeseeyaVO
 00:14:01