After the death of Queen Anne of Great Britain, who had no descendants, the Elector of Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Georg Ludwig, inherited the British royal crown in 1714 as the closest Protestant relative in accordance with the Act of Settlement.

The Whig ministries generally supported the Hanoverian connection and interventionist foreign policies, while the Tory perspective offered a coherent critique of such approaches, often misrepresented as xenophobic.

The relationship between George III and Hanover underwent significant changes, marked by the king's evident preference for his British identity and obligations over his Hanoverian connections.

[4] He rejected rumours about abandoning Hanover and illustrated his concern through actions like establishing an agricultural academy and ensuring the education of his sons included Hanoverian elements.

Unlike his predecessor, George III did not pursue territorial expansion for Hanover, recognizing the changed geopolitical landscape post-Seven Years' War, which rendered such ambitions impractical.

The subsequent birth of Edward VII solidified the separation, as the prospect of a unified British-Hanoverian crown diminished, leaving the Kingdom of Hanover to navigate its path increasingly detached from British influence.