Chandler, Mary. A Description of Bath. James Leake.
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King George II
Standard Name: George II, King
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Eliza Haywood | EH
's political allegiance may have been dictated by the need to make a living, or by taking a satirical view of successive centres of political enthusiasm. She wrote opportunistic satire on George II
while... |
| politics | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu | She frequented both of the incompatible court circles—those of the king and of the Prince
and Princess of Wales
—apparently in search of a power base. |
| Other Life Event | Mary Barber | Charged with scandalising and vilifying the king and government (George II
and Sir Robert Walpole
), she was out on bail on 2 February. The accusation (for which the penalty ranged from a fine... |
| Dedications | Mary Chandler | The British Library
copy is 11630 h. 7. This edition was inscribed to Princess Amelia
(one of George II
's daughters, who had twice visited Bath). |
| Dedications | Mary Davys | This comedy was printed the next month, with an illustration of one of its scenes, and a dedication to Princess Anne
, daughter of the future George II
—a sound Whig choice. Monthly Catalogue, 1714 - 1717. Bernard Lintot. Bowden, Martha F., and Mary Davys. “Introduction”. The Reform’d Coquet; or, Memoirs of Amoranda; Familiar Letters Betwixt a Gentleman and a Lady; and, The Accomplish’d Rake; or, Modern Fine Gentleman, University Press of Kentucky, p. ix - xlix. xix |
| Dedications | Mary Jones | This volume was dedicated to the Princess of Orange
: Anne, daughter of George II
and the late Queen Caroline
. The princess's mother had been a patron of MJ
's friend Martha Lovelace, later... |
| Dedications | Elizabeth Boyd | EB
published with her name Verses most humbly inscrib'd to His Majesty King George IId.
on his Birth-Day. Foxon, David F. English Verse 1701-1750. Cambridge University Press. |
Timeline
1 February 1749: The Behn-Southerne play of Oroonoko had the...
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1 February 1749
The Behn
-Southerne
play of Oroonoko had the single most important performance . . . in its long history—
Basker, James G. “Intimations of Abolitionism in 1759: Johnson, Hawkesworth, and <span data-tei-ns-tag="tei_title" data-tei-title-lvl=‘m’>Oroonoko</span>”;. The Age of Johnson, edited by Paul J. Korshin and Jack Lynch, Vol.
12
, AMS Press, pp. 47-66. 51
1 May 1749: Elizabeth Chudleigh created a sensation by...
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1 May 1749
Elizabeth Chudleigh
created a sensation by appearing at a masquerade in the character of Iphigenia, in a dress so transparent that she was as good as naked.
January 1750: English roads and streets were hotbeds of...
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January 1750
English roads and streets were hotbeds of crime, said Horace Walpole
, because of destitute disbanded soldiers and sailors.
June 1757: Britain's ally Frederick II of Prussia lost...
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June 1757
Britain's ally Frederick II
of Prussia lost half his army (30,000 of his best troops), at Kolin in Bohemia.
25 October 1760: King George II died suddenly of a heart attack;...
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25 October 1760
King George II
died suddenly of a heart attack; his grandson George III
assumed the throne.
1772: The Royal Marriages Act made it illegal for...
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1772
The Royal Marriages Act made it illegal for any descendant of George II
to marry without the king's permission.
1827: Henry Hallam published The Constitutional...
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1827
Henry Hallam
published The Constitutional History of England, his influential history extending to the death of George II
.
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