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908 matches to Queen Anne’s War
Albert, Prince Consort. 1819-1861. Married Queen Victoria, 1840. Responsible for International exhibitions 1851, 62. Moderated Trent Affair.
Anne. 1665-1714. British Queen 1702-. Reign notable for literarature, science, architecture. Last Stuart. Acts of Union, Settlement.
Artemisia. -c350BC. Queen of Halicarnass, wife of Mausolus. Built Mausoleum.
Babington, Anthony. 1561-86. English conspirator to murder Elizabeth I for Mary Queen of Scots. Beheaded.
Boadicea. -60. British Iceni Queen. Led rebellion vs Romans over taxes, 60.
Boleyn, Anne. 1507-36. 2nd Queen of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth I. Beheaded.
Brunhild. 534-613. Visigoth queen of Austrasia. Fued w Fredegund. Def by Neustria. Executed by having her hair tied to tail of wild horse.
Bull, John. 1562-1628. English early keyboard composer. Often credited with God Save the Queen.
Christina. 1629-89. Swedish queen 1632-54. Abdicated. Patron of Arts.
Cleopatra VII. 69-30BC. Queen of Egypt, lover of Caesar and Antony. Suicide.
Cranmer, Thomas. 1489-1556. First Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. Executed by Queen Mary.
Crapper, Thomas. 1836-1910. British plumber. Installed Queen Victoria’s toilets. Manufacturer, but not inventor of syphonic flush toilets.
Darnley, Lord. 1545-67. 2nd husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Assassinated.
Delaroche, Paul. 1797-1859. French portrait and historical painter. Death of Queen Elizabeth. Children of Edward.
Elizabeth I. 1533-1603. Queen of England, 1558-. Stable, prosperous reign of literature and art. Restored Protestantism. Supported them abroad.
Elizabeth II. 1926-. Queen of UK 1952-. Head of State of many Commonwealth countries.
Esther. Old Testament Persian Queen. Saved Jews from extinction.
Gallon. 1707 Queen Anne’s wine gallon=US gallon (231 cubic inches). 1824 Imperial gallon defined as 10 pounds of water.
Grey, Lady Jane. 1537-54. English Queen for 9 days, 1553. Executed.
Hatshepsut. First Egyptian queen to rule as Pharaoh 1503-1482BC.
Hera. Wife of Zeus. Queen of gods. = Juno.
Hippolyte. Amazon queen with gold girdle.
Isabella I. 1451-1504. Queen of Castile. Financed Columbus. United Spain by marrying Ferdinand II. Inquisition.
Isabella II. 1830-1904. Queen of Spain 1833-68. Deposed by Carlists. Salic Law.
Isabella of Bavaria. 1371-1435. French Queen consort/regent 1389-1422. Recognized British heir to French throne. Treaty of Troyes. Hundred Years War.