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Great Britain sometimes considered the personal union with Hannover an albatross due to it constantly being targeted in wars.

Suppose parliament didn't want that because they figured Hannover would be smashed by France and Prussia (at this time Prussia is barely an entity, but just as castile could not ignore the smaller Navarre, Hannover couldn't completely ignore Prussia even at this time) and offered George I the throne if he gave up Hannover, or at least allow Hannover to be inherited by someone other than George II.

George I says "yeah, no. I'll only take the throne if me and my son can go to Hannover anytime we want. So let me have Hannover or you know what just take the stupid Papist James III"
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