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Bookmark or Share- 10 Facts About Queen Anne - History HitHere are 10 facts about the real Queen Anne. 1. She wasn’t Dutch. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 saw the overthrow of the Catholic King James II and the ascension of the Dutch Protestant ruler William of Orange, who took the name William III. Following his death in 1702, Anne took over as queen.
- Queen Anne | Kensington Palace - Historic Royal PalacesQueen 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 the Georgian era. Queen Anne completed the building of the baroque palace at Hampton Court Palace, and lived and died at Kensington Palace.
- Anne (r. 1702-1714) - The Royal FamilyOn William's death in 1702, his sister-in-law Anne (Protestant younger daughter of James II and his first wife) succeeded him. Within months, another war in Europe had started (the War of the Spanish Succession), which was to overshadow most of Anne's reign.
- Anne (r.1702-1714) - The Royal FamilyBorn in 1665, the younger daughter of James VII and II by his first wife, Anne Hyde, Queen Anne inherited the throne in 1702. She came to Scotland as a 15-year-old when her father was Lord High Commissioner at Holyroodhouse, enjoying the balls and entertainments, but poor health in later years meant that she never made the journey north again.
- Biography of Queen Anne, Britain's Forgotten Queen Regnant - ThoughtCoQueen Anne (born Lady Anne of York; February 6, 1655 – August 1, 1714) was the last monarch of Great Britain’s Stuart dynasty.
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