William Penn’s Plan for a United Europe
Long before today’s project for a European political and economic union, William Penn, the English founder of Pennsylvania, offered a utopian vision of a Europe beyond the nation-state.
Queen Anne
The Four Indian Kings
To encourage Britain’s Indian allies on the frontier between New England and French Canada, writes John G. Garratt, four Indian chieftains were invited to London during the reign of Queen Anne.
Benjamin Hoadly
H.T. Dickinson introduces a Bishop who held many liberal views, and was much disliked by his brethren.
Masham of Otes: The Rise and Fall of an English Family
Peter Laslett charts the descent of a near forgotten family of English nobles.
The Duke of Marlborough dismissed
The Duke of Marlborough was dismissed from the office of captain-general on December 31st 1711.
Royal Ascot’s First Day
Queen Anne ordered a racecourse to be built on Ascot Heath in 1711. It was officially opened on August 11th.
Queen Anne
Many have dismissed the last Stuart monarch as a nonentity or a figure of fun. Yet according to Richard Wilkinson she does not deserve her tarnished reputation.