The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain

2014

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7.9| 0h30m| en| More Info
Released: 01 May 2014 Ended
Producted By: BBC
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
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Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01wq65t
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain, will present the revealing and surprising story of Britain in the reigns of George I and George II (1714-60) – the age of the ‘German Georges’. In 1714, Britain imported a new German royal family from Hanover, headed by Georg Ludwig (aka George I) - an uncharismatic, middle-aged man with a limited grasp of English. Lucy Worsley will reveal how this unlikely new dynasty secured the throne – and how they kept it. An intimate and close-up portrait of these German kings of Britain, the series will follow George I, his son George II, and their feuding family as they slowly established themselves in their adopted kingdom - despite ongoing threats from invading Jacobites and a lukewarm initial response from the British public.

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Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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