Anne of Great Britain

Anne's reign saw Britain's involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession against France and Spain. British forces under the Duke of Marlborough achieved major victories at Blenheim, Ramillies, and Oudenarde. The war ended with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.

Anne supported the Occasional Conformity Act (1711) and the Schism Act (1714), which aimed to strengthen the Church of England and suppress dissenters. These acts reflected her high church Tory sympathies and her commitment to Anglican supremacy.

Anne gave royal assent to the Acts of Union, which united the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain. This created a single parliament in London and ended Scottish independence. Anne became the first monarch of Great Britain.

Anne died of illness at Kensington Palace at age 49. She was the last Stuart monarch. Her death triggered the succession of the Hanoverian line under George I, as specified by the Act of Settlement 1701, which excluded Catholic claimants.