The History Of The Reign Of Queen Anne: Digested Into Annals - Softcover

Abel Boyer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461449013 ISBN 13: 9780461449013

Publisher: HardPress, 1711

Synopsis

The History Of The Reign Of Queen Anne: Digested Into Annals by Abel Boyer recounts the political and military dramas of Queen Anne’s reign through a comprehensive parliamentary and diplomatic lens. Set against the War of the Spanish Succession, the work traces late 1711–1712 debates in Whitehall and Westminster, the management of war finance, subsidies to allies, and the governance of a Grand Alliance. It examines central figures such as Queen Anne, Marlborough, and Prince Eugene of Savoy, alongside senior ministers and foreign plenipotentiaries, and documents the controversial Barrier Treaty, issues of precedence for Sophia, and religious establishment in Scotland. The narrative moves between London, Dublin, and continental capitals, weaving together motions in the Lords and Commons, state papers, and appended Dutch petitions to illuminate how policy was framed, funded, and contested. Appendices describe costs of naval and land forces, the treatment of contracts and perquisites, and the political economy of wartime administration. The book culminates in a portrait of a nation attempting to sustain a balance of power and a just peace through strategic subsidies and alliance management.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1711
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461449013
• ISBN 13: 9780461449013
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 536