Read part three here. Mary passed the hours in prayer, both in public and in private. She only relaxed a little when she heard of William’s landing at Torbay, but the days passed slowly for her. Then the news came of William’s success and how James had sent his wife and child to safety before [read more]
Read part two here. In August 1682, Mary received the news of the birth of another half-sister, but the little girl lived for just two months. The rest of the year of 1682 was spent rather domestically for Mary; she bought a new cockatoo and items for her household. For William, it was a politically [read more]
On 30 April 1662 at one in the morning, the Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter, the future Queen Mary II. Samuel Pepys noted the birth of a royal daughter “at which I find nobody pleased.” Mary’s elder brother Charles had died the year before at the age of seven months. At the [read more]
Anne, Queen of Great Britain has lately had somewhat of a resurgence in popularity – largely owing to the 2019 film The Favourite. Perhaps the least known of the British reigning Queens, Anne had a tough life. Born to a commoner mother – Anne Hyde – and the unpopular younger brother of King Charles II [read more]
This month sees the UK release of the long-awaited film The Favourite, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos which I have just been to see in order to report my opinions back to History of Royal Women readers! The film focuses on the court of Queen Anne, who reigned from 1702-1714 and is a rather overlooked monarch, [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. Read part four here. Read part five here. Anne succeeded her cousin and brother-in-law William on 8 March 1702. By then, she was overweight and semi-disabled; her body ravished by the many pregnancies she endured. Yet, Anne was ready to face the challenges [read more]
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