Queen Anne
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Queen Anne(1665-1714) was a daughter of James II. She succeeded William III in 1702 and oversaw the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707. This meant that her title changed from Queen of England to Queen of Great Britain.
She was a well intentioned woman but was often influenced by her favorites, at first by the Duchess of Marlborough. However, in the main she was guided by Tory and high-church principles and established Queen Anne's Bounty to improve church finances. Although she had no marked ability her reign covers saw some notable litrary output (Swift, Pope, Addsion, Steele and Defoe and
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