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Winner of the 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography A spirited and extremely convincing defense of . . . an unlikely queen. -- The New York Times Book Review History at its best. . . . A grand achievement. . . . If ever a work of history managed to be 'definitive' and yet great fun to read, this is it. -- The Daily Beast A triumph of research and empathy. . . . Here, in brilliant detail, unfolds the passionate highs and tragic lows of a woman who fought to place her own mark in history. --Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire A meticulously crafted view from the cockpit of power. . . . Queen Anne, Somerset shows, deserves fresh respect. -- Times Literary Supplement (London) Definitive. . . . Clearly the fullest, best and most sympathetic account of Queen Anne yet written. -- Evening Standard (UK) Wonderfully pacy and absorbing. -- Daily Mail (UK) Formidable. . . . It is has taken immense patience and skill . . . to create a new and subtler image of the last of the Stuart monarchs. Anne Somerset has done a real service both to us and to her namesake. -- Sunday Times (London) Sympathetic and engaging. . . . Somerset brings Anne's anxious and dutiful character to life with delicacy. -- Daily Express (UK) Magisterial . . . incisive and compelling. -- Country Life Fascinating and rewarding. . . . In this excellent biography [Queen] Anne's reputation is reclaimed. -- Sunday Express (UK) Excellent. . . . It is time to think differently about Queen Anne. -- Mail on Sunday (UK)

Winner of the 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography A spirited and extremely convincing defense of . . . an unlikely queen. <i>The New York Times Book Review</i> History at its best. . . . A grand achievement. . . . If ever a work of history managed to be definitive and yet great fun to read, this is it. <i>The Daily Beast</i> A triumph of research and empathy. . . . Here, in brilliant detail, unfolds the passionate highs and tragic lows of a woman who fought to place her own mark in history. Amanda Foreman, author of <i>Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire </i> A meticulously crafted view from the cockpit of power. . . . Queen Anne, Somerset shows, deserves fresh respect. <i>Times Literary Supplement </i>(London) Definitive. . . . Clearly the fullest, best and most sympathetic account of Queen Anne yet written. <i>Evening Standard </i>(UK) Wonderfully pacy and absorbing. <i>Daily Mail </i>(UK) Formidable. . . . It is has taken immense patience and skill . . . to create a new and subtler image of the last of the Stuart monarchs. Anne Somerset has done a real service both to us and to her namesake. <i>Sunday Times </i>(London) Sympathetic and engaging. . . . Somerset brings Anne s anxious and dutiful character to life with delicacy. <i>Daily Express </i>(UK) Magisterial . . . incisive and compelling. <i>Country Life</i> Fascinating and rewarding. . . . In this excellent biography [Queen] Anne s reputation is reclaimed. <i>Sunday Express </i>(UK) Excellent. . . . It is time to think differently about Queen Anne. <i>Mail on Sunday </i>(UK)

Winner of the 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography A spirited and extremely convincing defense of . . . an unlikely queen. -- The New York Times Book Review History at its best. . . . A grand achievement. . . . If ever a work of history managed to be 'definitive' and yet great fun to read, this is it. -- The Daily Beast A triumph of research and empathy. . . . Here, in brilliant detail, unfolds the passionate highs and tragic lows of a woman who fought to place her own mark in history. --Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire A meticulously crafted view from the cockpit of power. . . . Queen Anne, Somerset shows, deserves fresh respect. -- Times Literary Supplement (London) Definitive. . . . Clearly the fullest, best and most sympathetic account of Queen Anne yet written. -- Evening Standard (UK) Wonderfully pacy and absorbing. -- Daily Mail (UK) Formidable. . . . It is has taken immense patience and skill . . . to create a new and subtler image of the last of the Stuart monarchs. Anne Somerset has done a real service both to us and to her namesake. -- Sunday Times (London) Sympathetic and engaging. . . . Somerset brings Anne's anxious and dutiful character to life with delicacy. -- Daily Express (UK) Magisterial . . . incisive and compelling. -- Country Life Fascinating and rewarding. . . . In this excellent biography [Queen] Anne's reputation is reclaimed. -- Sunday Express (UK) Excellent. . . . It is time to think differently about Queen Anne. -- Mail on Sunday (UK)

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Anne Somerset was born in London and graduated from King’s College, London. She is the author of The Life and Times of King William IV, Ladies in Waiting and Elizabeth I. She has worked as a research assistant for several historians, among them Antonia Fraser. Somerset, the daughter of the 11th Duke of Beaufort, lives in London.

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