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The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian succession

Yayınlayan: Ward, Adolphus William, Sir

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The Electress Sophia and the Hanoverian Succession by Adolphus William Ward is a historical biography written in the early 20th century. It follows the life and political significance of the Electress Sophia of Hanover, emphasizing her pivotal place in securing the Protestant (Hanoverian) path to the British throne amid the religious and dynastic struggles of early modern Europe. The work situates her within the Palatine and Brunswick-Lüneburg houses and draws on rich correspondence and archival sources to blend political narrative with an intellectual portrait.

The opening of the book explains that the author will foreground Sophia’s role in the British Succession while setting necessary context: the decline of the Palatine fortunes, the rise of the Hanoverian line, and the broader Protestant-Catholic conflicts. The preface details the sources—Sophia’s memoirs and voluminous letters, her exchanges with Leibniz, the Queen of Bohemia’s correspondence, diplomatic dispatches—and notes co

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