{"product_id":"george-i-the-foreign-king-who-secured-britain-9798259044418","title":"George I: The Foreign King Who Secured Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gordon J. MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Royalty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was never meant to be Britain's king.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen George I arrived in 1714, he did so as a foreign ruler, chosen by law rather than love. He spoke little English, commanded little natural loyalty, and faced a kingdom still haunted by civil war, religious conflict, and the looming threat of a Stuart return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet when he died just over a decade later, the Hanoverian dynasty stood firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how that happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge I: The Foreign King Who Secured Britain\u003c\/i\u003e takes you inside one of the most misunderstood reigns in British history - a period defined not by charisma, but by crisis, survival, and the quiet construction of a new system of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cb\u003eJacobite Rising of 1715\u003c\/b\u003e, where the throne was tested by rebellion, to the financial chaos of the \u003cb\u003eSouth Sea Bubble\u003c\/b\u003e, this book explores how Britain avoided collapse and instead built something more durable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of that transformation stood not just the king, but the men around him - especially Robert Walpole, whose rise marked the beginning of modern ministerial government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a foreign monarch secured a deeply divided kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the Jacobite threat failed to overturn the Hanoverian line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe truth behind the South Sea Bubble and its political fallout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Walpole reshaped power and laid the foundations of the modern state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bitter royal family conflict that reshaped court politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Britain no longer needed a strong king to remain stable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a story of glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge I did not win Britain's heart. He secured its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in doing so, he helped create a system strong enough to outlast him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47966720688279,"sku":"9798259044418","price":1357.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798259044418.webp?v=1782911999","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/george-i-the-foreign-king-who-secured-britain-9798259044418","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}