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Why did William Herschel leave Hanover for England in 1757?
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William Herschel
Sir William Herschel, detail of an oil painting by L. Abbott, 1785; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
William Herschel left Hanover for England in 1757 to escape the French occupation of his homeland during the Seven Years' War.12