9/16/2023 0 Comments Watch dead space: downfall“It’s time to change the narrative,” says Dr Tracy Borman, one of many historians and authors (including Alice Loxton) arguing Anne’s case here – and rightly so, as she reigned over a period that saw some of the most complex political changes ever to occur on these islands. However, her regal achievements are rarely acknowledged. ![]() Anne, who reigned from 1702 to 1714, is mostly remembered for her childbearing tragedies, the death of her 11-year-old sole heir Prince William and the later-in-life scandal surrounding the vicious rivalry between two of her ladies in waiting (which in turn inspired the 2018 Oscar-winning film The Favourite). ![]() Widely regarded as something of a side note to British history, Queen Anne is undergoing a welcome reassessment.
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