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The Windsor dynasty has ruled Britain for more than a century, yet behind the pomp and pageantry, a dark secret lurks: the Windsors aren’t British at all, but are an imported German dynasty with a good rebrand. In today’s SideQuest, we’ll understand why Britain’s parliament decided to enforce German rulers on the throne ever since the 17th century.
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0:00 – Why Britain Invited the Germans
5:18 – The Hanoverian Dynasty
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Further Reading:
“A Brief History of the House of Windsor: The Making of a Modern Monarchy” by Michael Paterson – https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Brief_History_of_the_House_of_Windsor/9HCeBAAAQBAJ
