Full name:  Anne Born:  6th February 1665 Place of Birth:  St James's Palace, London Ascended to the throne:  8th March 1702, aged 37 years Crowned:  23rd April 1702, at Westminster Abbey Reign:  12 years Died:  1st August 1714, Kensington Palace, London

As the last of the Stuart monarchs, Anne was born in 1665 to James VII.

In 1683 Anne married Prince George of Denmark. They were only able to produce one living heir, William, who died soon after his eleventh birthday.

In 1685, Anne's father came to power, but was overthrown in 1688. Anne's sister, Mary, and her husband, William, then acceded to the throne, and Anne became the heir.

Anne acceded to the throne in 1702.

During her reign, Scotland and England were in a difficult situation, their parliaments had completely different policies. In 1707, after a great amount of protest, the Treaty of Union was created. Scotland and England became united with only one parliament, and Anne became the first sovereign of Great Britain.

During the final years of Queen Anne's reign, she became unpopular due to the lack of economic benefits that were expected from the Treaty of Union, and unhappiness from the incorporating union, Queen Anne died in 1714. With no child to take the throne, parliament had to pass the Act of Settlement (1701) to guarantee a Protestant succession. The German Protestant Prince George, Elector of Hanover, succeeded to the throne.