Three hundred years after the succession of the first Hanoverian king, this volume provides an intriguing perspective of a dynasty, challenging assumptions of the Hanoverians as petty-minded monarchs presiding over an inconsequential court. Looking afresh at the Georgian monarchs and their role, influence and legacy within Britain, Hanover and beyond, the chapters shine new light on important topics: from rivalling concepts of monarchical legitimacy and court culture to the multi-confessional set-up of the British composite monarchy and the role of the military, the Anglican Church and the aristocracy in defining and challenging the political order.

Introduction, Michael Schaich. Part I Dynastic Legacies: The Hanoverian monarchy and the legacy of late Stuart kingship, Ronald G. Asch; The House of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the Holy Roman Empire: the making of a patriotic dynasty, 1648-1714?, Martin Wrede. Part II Representing Protestantism: George I, the Hanoverian succession, and religious dissent, David Wykes; Hanover-Britain and the Protestant cause, 1714-1760, Andrew C. Thompson; The Hanoverians and the colonial churches, Jeremy Gregory. Part III Image Policies: The Hanoverian monarchy and the culture of representation, Tim Blanning; 'Every inch not a king': the bodies of the (first two) Hanoverians, Robert Bucholz; Monarchy, affection and empire: the Hanoverian dynasty in 18th-century America, Brendan McConville; Visions of kingship in Britain under George III and George IV, G.M. Ditchfield. Part IV Contested Loyalties: The Hanoverian succession and the politicisation of the British army, Hannah Smith; Jacobitism and the Hanoverian monarchy, Gabriel Glickman; The alternative to the House of Hanover: The Stuarts in exile, 1714-1745, Edward Corp; Radical popular attitudes to the monarchy in Britain during the French Revolution, Amanda Goodrich. Index.