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

• 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 country’s wealth

• 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
George III of the
United Kingdom
• One of the biggest influence was ,,Vitruvius
Britannicus’’ by Colen Campbell

• 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
Andrea Palladio A palladian door
• 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

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.

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

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

The battle in 1715
The battle in 1745

• 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

• 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.