The History of King George the Third
A Partisan Chronicle of Court Intrigue, Parliamentary Conflict, and Georgian Political LifeBy Horace Walpole
Length38h 53m
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Horace Walpole's *The History of King George the Third* offers a vivid, partisan account of the early Hanoverian king's reign, treating politics not as an abstract sequence of ministries but as a drama of personalities, patronage, faction, and constitutional tension. Walpole surveys the accession of George III, the instability of successive administrations, the influence of the court, and the widening conflicts that shaped eighteenth-century British public life. His prose combines the authority of contemporary political observation with the wit, irony, and elegant satirical characterization associated with his letters and historical writing. Rather than presenting an impersonal chronicle, he exposes the motives and vanities behind official decisions, placing the work within the tradition of Augustan political history and aristocratic memoir. Walpole was uniquely equipped to write such a history. The son of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first great prime minister, he inherited an intimate understanding of ministerial government and parliamentary maneuvering. As a Member of Parliament, man of letters, collector, and keen observer of court society, he witnessed the personalities and crises he describes, while his Whig sympathies informed his judgments. The book consequently reflects both insider knowledge and the limitations of a politically engaged narrator. Readers interested in George III, eighteenth-century Britain, or the development of modern political historiography will find this work especially rewarding. Its documentary value is enriched—not diminished—by its sharp biases, making it an illuminating companion to more detached historical accounts.
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GenreHistory
Length38 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 5, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Queen Victoria (Annotated)
26CHAPTER XXIII.
2Volume 1
27CHAPTER XXIV.
3PREFACE.
28CHAPTER XXV.
4CHAPTER I.
29CHAPTER XXVI.
5CHAPTER II.
30CHAPTER XXVII.
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6CHAPTER III.
31CHAPTER XXVIII.
7CHAPTER IV.
32Volume 2
8CHAPTER V.
33CHAPTER I.
9CHAPTER VI.
34CHAPTER II.
10CHAPTER VII.
35CHAPTER III.
11CHAPTER VIII.
36CHAPTER IV.
12CHAPTER IX.
37CHAPTER V.
13CHAPTER X.
38CHAPTER VI.
14CHAPTER XI.
39CHAPTER VII.
15CHAPTER XII.
40CHAPTER VIII.
16CHAPTER XIII.
41CHAPTER IX.
17CHAPTER XIV.
42CHAPTER X.
18CHAPTER XV.
43CHAPTER XI.
19CHAPTER XVI.
44CHAPTER XII.
20CHAPTER XVII.
45CHAPTER XIII.
21CHAPTER XVIII.
46CHAPTER XIV.
22CHAPTER XIX.
47CHAPTER XV.
23CHAPTER XX.
48CHAPTER XVI.
24CHAPTER XXI.
49CHAPTER XVII.
25CHAPTER XXII.
50CHAPTER XVIII.
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