The signature ANNE R, written on vellum, cut from the top of a document. The document fragment reads, "Right trusty and right entirely beloved cousin and councellour ... ."
In Rare Books and Manuscripts, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (#1976-0110R/VF Lit)
Source of Acquisition:
Purchased from John Wilson, 1976.
Administrative History:
Anne, Queen of Great Britain 1702-1714, was the last Stuart monarch. Raised as a Protestant, she was convinced to support the efforts of William of Orange and her sister Mary to depose her Catholic father, King James II. William and Mary became monarchs, and Anne succeeded to the throne upon William's death. Anne herself had no clear successor, and this uncertainty fuelled discord in her reign, marked by bitter rivalries between Whigs and Tories. She was succeeded by the Hanoverian line, descended from James I.
