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Germans in Britain Since 1500 (Hardcover)
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Germans in Britain Since 1500 (Hardcover)
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German-speaking people have always lived, either as temporary or as
long-term residents, in the British Isles. While the majority of
the visitors arrived to pursue trade, others came for a wide
variety of reasons. In the sixteenth century German reformers came
to promote Protestantism. In 1714 the Elector of Hanover came
because he had inherited the crown. In Victorian times Karl Marx
came to write Das Kapital in the British Museum. The nineteenth
century was perhaps the highpoint in the history of German
settlement, with the establishment of widespread German communities
and organisations. The First World War, and a combination of
official and unofficial hostility, destroyed most of these
communities. During the interwar years both Nazis and Jewish
refugees from Nazism entered the country. Since the war,
professionals have formed the basis of the German community. The
present volume traces the history of German settlement through a
series of essays designed to cover each period and to analyse
specific aspects. Germans in Britain since 1500 represents a unique
history of an immigrant grouping in Britain over almost 500
years.
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