This series documents the reigns of George I, II, and III, including a wide range of reports, petitions, and correspondence relating to the general administration and constitution of England, law and order, and the founding of an empire abroad.
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These documents cover the reigns of George I, George II and part of that of George III, providing material on British domestic politics and society in an age punctuated by Jacobite plots and rebellions, and conflict with parliament. Aside from the many internal and external threats to Hanoverian rule, the documents include a wide range of reports, petitions and correspondence relating to the general administration and constitution of England; law and order; trade and shipping; and the founding of an empire abroad that extended to North America in the west and the Indian subcontinent in the east.
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State Papers OnlineReading Level: 1301L—+
Product Type: Primary Sources
Content Types: Government Documents, Manuscripts
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