The Duchess took revenge with an unflattering description of the Queen in her memoirs, which was widely accepted by historians until Anne was reassessed in the late 20th century. Anne was plagued …

Jan 5, 2026 · Anne, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1702–14) and the last Stuart monarch. Although she wished to rule independently, her intellectual limitations and chronic ill health caused her to rely …

Apr 11, 2023 · Following his death in 1702, Anne took over as queen. Born on 6 February 1665, Anne was the daughter of James II and therefore one of the only remaining Stuarts following the Dutch …

Sep 16, 2022 · Anne reigned as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1702 and then, following the 1707 Act of Union, over a united kingdom as Queen of Great Britain until her death in 1714.

Queen Anne was the last British monarch to withhold Royal Assent from a Bill presented by Parliament. By the end of her reign, Parliament, especially the Ministers of State, effectively governed the nation …

Aug 1, 2025 · Anne was the last of the Stuart monarchs and reigned Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 until her death in 1714. Anne’s private life has interested many historians, and it has long been …

Queen Anne, younger daughter of James II, is often overlooked by historians, yet her time on the throne (1702-14) changed Britain forever. Her reign saw the end of the Stuart dynasty and laid the way for …