Anne somersets study of queen annes life is very detailed but never boring anne lived and reigned during an epoch of great ferment in british history and its intricacies especially religious and political need a very clear commentator ms somersets style while displaying her erudition is eminently readable she has clearly had access to all the essential sources i finished this volume . Queen anne the politics of passion somerset anne isbn 9780307962881 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Anne somerset wrote a very indepth biography on queen anne but her subject was a difficult character i found the time period interesting but when the story focused on anne it seemed to always have her complaining she never seemed grateful for what was done for her parliament increased her allowance but she thought she deserved more she was granted additional suites in palaces but was . Her personal life riven by passion illness and intrigue queen anne presided over some of the most momentous events in british history like antonia frasers life of marie antoinette or amanda foremans the duchess queen anne is historical biography at its best in 1702 fourteen years after she helped oust her father from his throne and deprived her newborn half brother of . At the core of anne somersets riveting new biography published to great acclaim in england definitive london evening standard wonderfully pacy and absorbing daily mail is a portrait of this deeply emotional complex bond between two very different women queen anne reserved stolid shrewd and sarah churchill duchess