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[[Image:Queen_Anne.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Queen Anne]]'''Queen Anne'''(1665-1714) was a daughter of [[James II]]. She succeeded [[William III]] in 1702 and oversaw the Act of Union with [[Scotland]] in 1707. This meant that her title changed from Queen of [[England]] and Queen of Scotland to Queen of [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. (She was also Queen of [[Ireland]].) | [[Image:Queen_Anne.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Queen Anne]]'''Queen Anne'''(1665-1714) was a daughter of [[James II]]. She succeeded [[William III]] in 1702 and oversaw the Act of Union with [[Scotland]] in 1707. This meant that her title changed from Queen of [[England]] and Queen of Scotland to Queen of [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]]. (She was also Queen of [[Ireland]].) | ||
| − | She was a well intentioned woman but was often influenced by her favorites, at first by the Duchess of Marlborough. However, in the main she was guided by Tory and high-church principles and established ''Queen Anne's Bounty'' to improve church finances. Although she had no marked ability her reign | + | She was a well intentioned woman but was often influenced by her favorites, at first by the Duchess of Marlborough. However, in the main she was guided by Tory and high-church principles and established ''Queen Anne's Bounty'' to improve church finances. Although she had no marked ability her reign saw some notable literary output ([[Jonathan Swift|Swift]], [[Alexander Pope|Pope]], Addison, Steele and Defoe), science ([[Newton]] and newtonianism), architecture ([[Christopher Wren|Wren]], Vanbrugh) and the Duke of Marlborough's victories in war. |
Anne was the last British monarch to veto an [[act]] of [[Parliament]].<ref>http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon52.html</ref> | Anne was the last British monarch to veto an [[act]] of [[Parliament]].<ref>http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon52.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:41, July 25, 2009
Queen Anne(1665-1714) was a daughter of James II. She succeeded William III in 1702 and oversaw the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707. This meant that her title changed from Queen of England and Queen of Scotland to Queen of Great Britain. (She was also Queen of Ireland.)
She was a well intentioned woman but was often influenced by her favorites, at first by the Duchess of Marlborough. However, in the main she was guided by Tory and high-church principles and established Queen Anne's Bounty to improve church finances. Although she had no marked ability her reign saw some notable literary output (Swift, Pope, Addison, Steele and Defoe), science (Newton and newtonianism), architecture (Wren, Vanbrugh) and the Duke of Marlborough's victories in war.
Anne was the last British monarch to veto an act of Parliament.[1]
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