Queen Anne: The Politics of Passion
Anne Somerset
The definitive modern biography of the last Stuart queen and the Acts of Union era.
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- Life
- 1665–1714
The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Louis XIV of France
France
1702–1707
Kangxi Emperor
China
1702–1707
Aurangzeb
Mughal Empire
1702–1707
Frederick I of Prussia
Prussia
1702–1707
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
Scotland
1702–1707
Emperor Higashiyama
Japan
1702–1707
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Japan (Shogunate)
1702–1707
Pope Clement XI
Papacy
1702–1707
Philip V of Spain
Spain
1702–1706
Charles XII of Sweden
Sweden
1702–1707
Ahmed III
Ottoman Empire
1703–1707
Peter II of Portugal
Portugal
1702–1706
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1702–1705
Mustafa II
Ottoman Empire
1702–1703
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1705–1707
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Spain
1706–1707
John V of Portugal
Portugal
1706–1707
Meanwhile in history
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Further Reading
Well-regarded biographies and histories to go deeper on Anne, Queen of Great Britain's life and times.
Queen Anne
Edward Gregg
Gregg's scholarly life of Anne, court politics, war, and the making of Great Britain.
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