Queen Anne : the politics of passion : a biography by Somerset, Anne, 1955- instant download

Queen Anne : the politics of passion : a biography by Somerset, Anne, 1955- instant download

xii, 626 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm, Queen Anne was one of Britain's most remarkable monarchs. With a personal life riven by passion, illness and intrigue -- she presided over some of the most momentous events in British history. Like books by Antonia Fraser or Amanda Foreman and based on years of original research, Queen Anne is historical biography at its best, Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-601) and index, But a daughter -- Religion before her father -- Sure never anybody was used so -- We are now in a new world -- These fatal distinctions of Whig and Tory -- The weight and charge 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 a crown?