Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Somerset, Anne, 1955- Title: Queen Anne : the politics of passion / Anne Somerset. Edition: First United States edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. ©2012 Description: xii, 621 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, genealogical table ; 25 cm. Summary: An assessment of the short twelve-year reign of Britain's last Stuart monarch recounts how she united England and Scotland as a sovereign state, offering additional insight into the military victories that laid the foundations for Britain's future naval and colonial supremacy. Subjects: Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714. Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography. Great Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [549]-597) and index. Contents: But a daughter -- Religion before her father -- Sure never anybody was used to -- We are now in a new world -- These fatal distinctions of Whig and Tory -- The weight and change of a kingdom -- Nothing but uneasiness -- Entire and perfect union -- Guided by other hands -- Passions between women -- Making the breach wider -- The heat and ferment that is in this poor nation -- I do not like war -- The great work of peace -- The last troublesome scene of contention -- Not equal to the weight of the crown?. ISBN: 9780307962881 0307962881 Other Number: 859308623 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 392394 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Anne Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
