"I must tell you that I Abhor the principles of the Church of Rome as much as it is possible for any to do, and I as m…"

"[C]an you beleeve we will ever truckle to that Monster who from ye first moment of his coming has used us ... but Sup…"

"I know my own heart to be entirely English."

"I shall be very careful to preserve and maintain the Act of Toleration, and to set the minds of all my people at quie…"

"Whoever of ye Whigs thinks I am to be Hecktor'd or frighted into a Complyance tho I am a woman, are mightely mistaken…"

"[T]he answer that was returned, ... as I am told, was worthy of Q. Eliz. It was given in the Cabinet without consulta…"

"Upon the king's death, the privy council came in a body to wait on the new queen: she received them with a well consi…"

"The reign of Queen Anne was a glorious one, by the success of her arms against France, under the Duke of Marlborough.…"

"When Anne came to the throne unexpectedly early, in March 1702 following a fatal riding accident to William, the whol…"

"Anne was no cipher. She took a serious view of her functions as monarch. She religiously attended the Sunday meetings…"