The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain (2014)
Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
| First Air Date: | 2014, May 1 |
| Last Air Date: | 2014, May 15 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 3 |
| Episode Runtime: | 59 min |
| Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Production: | BBC |
| Cast: | Lucy Worsley |
Overview:
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.