This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
In Europe Crises and Power Shifts Amid Monarchies
A pious declaration from the throne affirms royal rights and aims to preserve balance of power through alliances. The piece contrasts Hanover Tory loyalties with anti pretender hopes, notes George I’s willingness to sacrifice crowns for religion, and traces Russian court intrigues after Catherine’s death and a prince’s ascent planning strategic marriages to consolidate imperial control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Europe
George I
England
George F
Rusia
Catharine
North
Peter the Great
Catharine liv