McCormack, M. (2006) Citizenship, nationhood and masculinity in the affair of the Hanoverian soldier, 1756. The Historical Journal. 49(4), 971-993. 1469-5103.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | This article explores mid-Georgian debates about the nature of citizenship by focusing on a key political scandal that has hitherto been overlooked by modern historians. In 1756, one of the many Hanoverian soldiers who were stationed in England was arrested for theft in Maidstone. The subsequent efforts to release him on the part of his military superiors and the British government created a political controversy that highlighted issues such as legal liberty, the abuse of executive power, home defence policy, and the moral state of the nation. In particular, this article argues that the furore gave weight to contemporary calls to reform the militia, not so much for instrumental military reasons, but for the supposed social and political benefits of an organization that relied upon the patriotic zeal and masculine virtue of the indigenous citizen. This article is therefore a contribution to the new cultural histories of politics that emphasize the roles of nation and gender in conceptions of citizenship, and argues that the Seven Years War was in this respect a moment of crucial importance |
| Additional Information: | RAE2008 UoA62 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | |
| Subjects: |
J Political Science > JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain > JN906 Citizenship D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA40 Political, military, naval, and Air Force history D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA498 1714-1760 |
| Creators: | McCormack, Matthew |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History |
| Date: | 1 December 2006 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | 971-993 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Historical Journal |
| Volume: | 49 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1469-5103 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/249 |
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