Queen Anne Edward Gregg, Edward Gregg

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 never received credit for these achievements and has long been depicted 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 stubbornness, the central figure of her age.

"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 of revision in Queen Anne studies comes to fruition." Henry Horwitz, American Historical Review "Bold... startling... imaginative and persuasive... will command the attention of all students of the period." G.C. Gibbs, London Review of Books