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Coronation riots
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The coronation riots of October 1714 were a series of riots in southern and western England in protest against the coronation of the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain, George I.
King George I by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1714.
King George I by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1714.
Henry Sacheverell by Thomas Gibson (1710)
Henry Sacheverell by Thomas Gibson (1710)
George I of Great Britain
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George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. He was the first British monarch of the House of Hanover.
Portrait from studio of Godfrey Kneller, 1714
Portrait from studio of Godfrey Kneller, 1714
George in 1680, aged 20, when he was Prince of Hanover. After a painting by Godfrey Kneller.
George in 1680, aged 20, when he was Prince of Hanover. After a painting by Godfrey Kneller.
George in 1706, when he was Elector of Hanover. After Johann Leonhard Hirschmann.
George in 1706, when he was Elector of Hanover. After Johann Leonhard Hirschmann.
George c. 1714, the year of his succession, as painted by Godfrey Kneller
George c. 1714, the year of his succession, as painted by Godfrey Kneller