Project Gutenberg 2024-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 717 Doran, Dr. (John) 1807 1878 Doran, John Doran, Dr. John Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, volume 1 (of 2) $aLondon :$bRichard Bentley & Son, $c1875. Sophia Dorothea, of Zell, wife of George I -- Caroline Wilhemina Dorothea, wife of George II -- Charlotte Sophia, wife of George III [continued in vol. 2]. Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1" by Dr. Doran is a detailed historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume explores the lives and times of the queens from the Hanoverian dynasty, delving into the intricacies of their personal and political lives, including their marriages, intrigues, and the socio-political contexts they navigated. The book sets the stage for understanding the role of these queens, particularly focusing on figures such as Sophia Dorothea of Zell, wife of George I. The opening of the book introduces readers to the ancestry and early life of Sophia Dorothea, detailing her lineage and the significance of her marriage to George I, which was orchestrated through various political machinations. Doran paints a vivid picture of the court life in Zell and Hanover, highlighting intrigues within the ducal families, including the ambitious schemes of her father-in-law, Ernest Augustus. The narrator elaborates on the familial conflicts, the societal expectations of the time, and the unfortunate dynamics of her marriage, which foreshadow the struggles she would face as queen, setting up the narrative for the unfolding drama in the lives of the Hanoverian queens. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/livesofqueensofe01dora https://archive.org/details/livesofqueensofe02dorauoft 20220102020253doran 1875 GB Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography Hanover, House of DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Royalty 1027285 2025-07-29T04:59:50.031035 text/html 1000214 2024-03-05T22:40:10 text/html 803429 2025-07-29T05:00:02.547025 application/epub+zip 800892 2025-07-29T04:59:52.448020 application/epub+zip 542594 2025-07-29T04:59:51.217038 application/epub+zip 909057 2025-07-29T05:00:10.152405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 846715 2025-07-29T05:00:01.236948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 945972 2025-07-29T04:59:48.734005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 925902 2024-03-05T22:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16404 2025-07-29T05:00:10.314912 application/rdf+xml 8691 2025-07-29T04:59:51.470015 image/jpeg 1877 2025-07-29T04:59:51.343010 image/jpeg 752006 2025-07-29T04:59:50.118041 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia