House Of Hanover
On the other hand, he was too old to shake off the absolutist habits of believed and conduct which had extended turn into incompatible with the circumstances of English political life. No one cared a great deal for him, but Englishmen created him their king, as the only way of maintaining out the Pretender. Under his rule the ministers could do just about what they liked, and so the method of Party Government which had begun with William III became fully established. This was because Edward’s father, Prince Albert, belonged to the Property of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Henry VIII was...