The annals of King George, year the ... ; Containing not only the affairs of Great Britain, but the general history of Europe, during that time.

All titles

• The annals of King George, year the ... ; Containing not only the affairs of Great Britain, but the general history of Europe, during that time.
• Annals of his majesty King George v.1 (1716)

People / Organizations

• William Taylor ("printed for")

Imprint

London [England]: printed for A. Bell, at the Cross Keys and Bible in Cornhill; W. Taylor, at the Ship, and J. Baker, at the Black-Boy in Pater-Noster-Row, 1716-M.DCC.XXI. [1721]

Added name

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731, attributed name.

Publication year

1714-1721

ESTC No.

P6499

Grub Street ID

58186

Description

v., plates : ports ; 8°

Note

Extended title and contents note vary slightly in each volume; Title repeated as caption on first page of text

"To be continued annually" added to title page of vols. 5-6

Imprints include year of publication; year printed in roman in v. 6

Imprints vary; after v. 2 (1717) J. Baker dropped; T. Vernon, and J. Osbourn, "at the Oxford Arms in Lombard-Street" added in v. 3 (1718); vol. 4-5 (1718-1720) read in part: "printed for A. Bell, ... W. Taylor, III and JOhn Osborn"; v. 6 (1721): "printed for E. Bell ... and J Osborn."; Frontis. plate in each volume is portrait of George I, with royal seal

Later volumes include marginal subject notes and are topically divided, with added births, marriages, deaths, preferments

Includes domestic and European events during the year; vol. 1 summarizes the first two years of George I's reign. Political coverage includes acts of Parliament, debates and budget figures, with special notice of the 1715 rebellion and South Sea speculation in 1720.

Uncontrolled note

Volume I appeared in more than one setting (see T160576 and T160575)