The Hanoverian Succession in Great Britain and its Empire

George I continued to be assisted by the Whigs in the advancement of his Hanoverian goals. [...]as supporters of the Crown, Whigs became more like traditional Tories. The fulfilment of the 1688 Revolution depended upon the Hanoverian succession, and this resonated with voters in the English shires under examination in Dudley's essay. [...]the election of 1715 was not an altogether new or more stable politics, regarding the Hanoverian succession, but reflected "a shift in the balance of power within the existing politics" (38). [...]for Sirota, the Hanoverian church was hardly a place to find stability. Whigs saw the creation of a world-wide trading network that united colonies to the United Kingdom. [...]they pursued the settlement and development of colonies, the production of naval stores, and the consumption of goods.