George II

George II, originally from Hanover in Germany, was King of England in 1746. The Redcoats fought for him during the Battle of Culloden. (TV: The Highlanders)

The coronation of George II was the first to use the anthem "Zadok the Priest", especially written by George Frederick Handel, during the anointing ceremony. The anthem would be used in all subsequent British Coronations. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"])

In the early 1730s, George II offered 10 Downing Street to the First Lord of the Treasury, Robert Walpole, agreeing to Walpole's suggestion that the property be made available to all future heads of government; Walpole himself was in effect the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, although that term was not yet in use. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac ^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

During the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Jacobites sought to depose George II and replace him with Prince Charles Edward Stuart. Glaswegians fought on side of King George II and the English. (PROSE: The Wheel of Ice)

Jamie McCrimmon once contemptuously referred to George II as "a German king". (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead)

England fought the Seven Years' War against France during his reign. (AUDIO: Death on the Mile)

King George III was his grandson. (PROSE: The Wheel of Ice) Lady Christina de Souza claimed herself to be a distant relative of George II, supposedly inheriting his eyes. (AUDIO: Death on the Mile)