Georgian era I

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Georgian era I

• Maria, Michelle, Triin, Martin Jaan

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The Georgian era - Georg I, Robert Walpole 
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George I

• King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to
  1727
• Also the ruler of Hanover (Holy Roman Empire)
• Was a really unpopular king

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Robert Walpole

• He the first Prime Minister of Great Britain
• Walpole did all he could to avoid war
• The main objective of Walpole's policies was to
  achieve and maintain the countrys wealth

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Georgian architecture
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• Started to develop after the English baroque
  between 1720 and 1840.
• The name derives from the 4 monarchs, George
  I-IV, who ruled, when the style flourished
• One of the biggest influence was ,,Vitruvius
  Britannicus by Colen Campbell

George III of the United Kingdom
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• Was highly influenced by the classical
  architecture
• Palladianism, a philosophy of design based on the
  writings and work of Andrea Palladio who tried to
  recreate the style of the buildings of ancient
  Rome
• From the mid-1760s a variety of Neoclassical
  modes were fashionable
• Later Georgian architecture is characterized by
  its proportion and balance
• The most common building materials used are brick
  or stone
• Commonly used colors were tan, white, or red

Andrea Palladio
A palladian door
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• The main characteristics to keep in mind
• were
• simple 1 or 2 story box, 2 rooms deep, using
  strict symmetry setting
• front door centered, topped with rectangular
  windows and capped with an elaborate crown with
  decorative pilasters
• multi-pane windows never paired
• fenestrations arranged vertically or
  horizontally, commonly 5 across
• Besides Britain, Georgian architecture was
  popular
• especially in America but also in Canada.

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Provincial Georgian architecture, c. 1760.
Northwold, Norfolk.
Dunfermline Law Courts in Dunfermline, Fife,
completed in c.1762
Cornelius Low House built in 1741 in Piscataway,
New Jersey
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Jacobite revolts
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Jacobite revolts

• The Jacobite Rebellion
• a battle of succession for the British throne,
• a battle of religion.
• The name is given to English and Scottish
  supporters of the exiled Stuart dynasty, in
  particular the Roman Catholic line of these
  Kings.
• The name comes from Jacobus, the Latin name for
  King James VII.
• The Revolution started on April 4, 1689 and ended
  in 1747

James VII
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• In 1688, two things sparked a revolt
• the birth of a heir,
• and King James put into law the "Declaration of
  Indulgence, which allowed Catholics and
  dissenters (any religion besides Protestant ) to
  worship freely.
• The first battle was in 1689. The Jacobites under
  John Graham won, but John Graham himself was
  killed.

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• In 1701, James VII died and James Frances Edward
  Stuart was now the rightful King of England.
• The rebillion led by Earl of Mar began in 1715
• The Jacobite forces were mismanaged and split and
  all fighting was over by April 1716.
• The final rebellion (1745) ended at Culloden,
• a total disaster for the Scots.

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The battle in 1715
The battle in 1745
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Napoleonic Wars
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• The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts
  fought between France and other European nations
  in 1799-1815.
• In 1798 expedition to conquer Egypt.
• On March 27, 1802 the Treaty of Amiens

Napoleon Bonaparte
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• On 20 October, 1805 British Admiral Nelson wins
  the naval battle of Trafalgar.
• In 1806 the Continental System.
• In 1815 Napoleon surrenders to the English and is
  exiled to St. Helena.

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