The Life and Times of Queen Anne (1972)

by Gila Curtis, Antonia Fraser (Editor)

Series: Kings and queens of England: Weidenfeld and Nicolson (23)

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Anne Stuart was born in 1665, and she was to be the last of her ill-starred line to wear the crown. When Anne became Queen at the age of 37, nobody could have described her as equipped physically, intellectually or emotionally for the challenge. Gila Curtis shows that she was not entirely an incongruous sovereign for the age. Queen Anne, whose insular but proud character found its echo in the hearts of Englishmen conscious that they were building a new and powerful position among the nations of the world.… (more)

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Queen Anne, last of the Stuart monarchs of Britain, is not considered a romantic figure. Frumpy, frowsy, small-minded and short-sighted, the love she bore her best friend, Sarah Churchill (Duchess of Marlborough), is mocked by many—-but I found it the most interesting part of her reign. I kept expected their affair to be discovered… (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gila Curtis	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Fraser, Antonia	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed

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1972

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Anne Stuart was born in 1665, and she was to be the last of her ill-starred line to wear the crown. When Anne became Queen at the age of 37, nobody could have described her as equipped physically, intellectually or emotionally for the challenge. Gila Curtis shows that she was not entirely an incongruous sovereign for the age. Queen Anne, whose insular but proud character found its echo in the hearts of Englishmen conscious that they were building a new and powerful position among the nations of the world.

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