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[[underline]] Anne 1702-- [[/underline]] Immediately on the decease of William-- the Princess Anne of Denmark the eldest-- Daughter of James the 2d ascended the Throne of Great Britain--Anne is allowed by all parties to have been a woman of an-- excellent heart, but her genius and understanding were very inferior to the might task of government--Inclination of power was no less prevalent in the Queen's character than in those of her predecessors-- The first measure of the new Queen was to put the administration of Public affairs into the hands of her favourites the Tories--The death of William and the exclusion of the Whig Ministry, gave a high alarm to the United Provences; but they were soon relieved from their anxiety, by the arrival of the Earl of Marlborough with-- full assurances that the Queen would maintain the alliances which had been concluded by the late
