Monday, October 11, 2010
George II and Caroline Coronated
On October 11, 1727, George August of Hanover and Caroline of Ansbach became King and Queen of Great Britain. George was on the throne during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. Sir Walter Scott set his "The Heart of Midlothian" during George's reign, with volume I opening with the Porteous Riots.
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