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Queen Anne
Edward Gregg
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Description for Queen Anne
paperback. The reign of Queen Anne was a period of significant progress for the country, but the Queen has received little credit for these achievements. This biography seeks to shatter the image of a weak and ineffective monarch and establish her as a personality of integrity and invincible stubbornness. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 834.
The reign of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, was a period of significant progress for the country: Britain became a major military power on land, the union of England and Scotland created a united kingdom of Great Britain, and the economic and political basis for the Golden Age of the eighteenth century was established. However, the queen herself has received little credit for these achievements and has long been pictured as a weak and ineffectual monarch dominated by her advisers. This landmark biography of Queen Anne shatters that image and establishes her as a personality of integrity and invincible ... Read more
The reign of Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, was a period of significant progress for the country: Britain became a major military power on land, the union of England and Scotland created a united kingdom of Great Britain, and the economic and political basis for the Golden Age of the eighteenth century was established. However, the queen herself has received little credit for these achievements and has long been pictured as a weak and ineffectual monarch dominated by her advisers. This landmark biography of Queen Anne shatters that image and establishes her as a personality of integrity and invincible ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Series
The Yale English Monarchs Series
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300090246
SKU
V9780300090246
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Reviews for Queen Anne
"Edward Gregg... is completely equipped to write the definitive biography, and he has triumphantly succeeded." J.P. Kenyon, Times Literary Supplement "A thoughtful and... authoritative study, easily the best thing we have on the Queen." Angus McInnes, History "The best kind of biography, scholarly but sympathetic, as well as highly readable." The Observer "With the appearance of this volume, a generation ... Read more