History of the Four Georges in Four Volumes, Volume 2
Justin McCarthy
Play
Length 11 h 27 min
Chapters 22
First published 1901
Justin McCarthy (1830-1912), liberal member of Parliament and historian. He brings the great 18th Century personalities to life: Walpole and Swift, Bolingbroke and Mary Wortley Montagu, the Old Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the four King Georges. This second volume brings us the terrible death of Queen Caroline, Swift and Stella, the Jacobite rising of 1745, the Wesleyan Movement, Clive's victories, and the struggle for Canada. - Summary by Pamela Nagami
Chapters
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xxi. Bolingbroke Routed Again Read by Pamela Nagami 48:05
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xxii. The 'Family Compact' Read by Pamela Nagami 36:15
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xxiii. Royal Family Affairs Read by Pamela Nagami 40:29
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xxiv. The Porteous Riots Read by Pamela Nagami 30:21
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xxv. Family Jars Read by Pamela Nagami 28:56
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xxvi. A Perilous Victory Read by Pamela Nagami 24:15
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xxvii. 'Rogues and Vagabonds' Read by Pamela Nagami 23:35
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xxviii. The Banished Prince Read by Pamela Nagami 20:39
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xxix. The Queen's Death-Bed Read by Pamela Nagami 29:04
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xxx. The Wesleyan Movement Read by Pamela Nagami 42:55
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xxxi. England's Honor and Jenkin's Ear, Part 1 Read by Pamela Nagami 25:48
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xxxi. England's Honor and Jenkin's Ear, Part 2 Read by Pamela Nagami 27:09
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xxxii. Walpole Yields to War Read by Pamela Nagami 34:56
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xxxiii. 'And When He Falls' Read by Pamela Nagami 33:56
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xxxiv. 'The Forty-Five' Read by Pamela Nagami 20:15
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xxxv. The March South Read by Pamela Nagami 30:16
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xxxvi. Culloden--and after Read by Pamela Nagami 41:45
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xxxvii. Chesterfield in Dublin Castle Read by Pamela Nagami 31:48
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xxxviii. Primus in Indis Read by Pamela Nagami 47:25
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xxxix. Changes Read by Pamela Nagami 15:42
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xl. Canada Read by Pamela Nagami 21:54
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xli. The Close of the Reign Read by Pamela Nagami 31:29
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