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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Queen Anne"”.
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Handel and the English Chapel Royal during the reigns of Queen Anne and King George I
… and the ceremonial Thanksgiving Services of Queen Anne's reign. Handel's experience of church music In Italy and Germany previous to his arrival in England is described, and the contemporary English anthems of William Croft are examined by way of an introduction to Handel's first English …
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Joan de Mohun: a powerful courtier during the reign of Richard II
… including John of Gaunt, Richard II, and Queen Anne. Through her efforts, she successfully negotiated for a place at court. This dissertation explores how Joan orchestrated a move from the periphery of the elite to a prominent position in the court of Richard II. Surviving evidence, like …
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Effects of the Washington State Growth Management Act on housing development in the greater Seattle area
… specific urban centers are reviewed: the Uptown Queen Anne Urban Center near downtown Seattle, and the Downtown Redmond Urban Center in Seattle's eastern suburbs.
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Anne of France as Madame La Grande: The Strategies of a Self-Fashioned Woman 1483-1522
… and a half before Elizabeth I was the “Virgin Queen,” Anne of France created her own image in the form of “Madame la Grande,” a moniker specially formed to denote Anne’s high status and authority. Born in 1461 to King Louis XI and Queen Charlotte of Savoy, Anne seemed destined to be a great …
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The structure of politics in Cheshire, 1660-1715
… of 1688. The 'rage of party' during the reign of Queen Anne is considered in chapter sevens and illustrated by a detailed analysis of the 1701 and 1702 poll books. Having established that the conflict between Whig and Tory was more embittered and prolonged in Cheshire than in some other counties., …
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The ‘Melancholy Pompous Sight’: Royal Deaths and the Politics of Ritual in the Late Stuart Monarchy, c. 1685-1714
… of King Charles II in 1685 and the death of Queen Anne in 1714. This topic has lacked in-depth archival study and the existing historiography has often focused on larger cultural forces. This thesis presents a series of case studies structured around one or two deaths in particular, examining …
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Cathedrals and the Church of England, c.1660-1714
… between the Restoration in 1660 and the death of Queen Anne in 1714, this thesis seeks to reassess this understanding of cathedrals’ later Stuart history as one of peaceful monotony, by considering how cathedrals fitted into debates about religious settlement, moral reformation, and the nature of …
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The moment of William Ralph Emerson's Art Club in Boston's art culture
… the competition with a unique amalgamation of Queen Anne and Richardson Romanesque styles, an alliance with the nearby Museum of Fine Arts and the Ruskin and the English Pre-Raphaelites. The resultant clubhouse was a declaration of the club's presence amid America's established art culture. …
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The lioness roared: The problems of female rule in English history
… series of specific problems affecting England's queens regnant, which arose because of their gender. As queens regnant fulfilled the office of king, we shall refer to them as female kings, and examine their careers within the context of English kingship. The analysis offered here combines gender …
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"Invidiam viam aut faciam": "I will find a way or make one" The poetic practice of political counsel in the courts of Elizabeth I and James I
… Sidney extends of his more formal counsel to the Queen regarding her affair with the Duke of Alencon. I read Philip's sister, Mary Sidney Herbert, and niece, Mary Wroth, as drawing on Sidney's idea of fiction to write their own counsel to the monarch. Philip's sister Mary began her career as a …
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Anglo-Habsburg Relations in the War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-14
… During this conflict, the government of Queen Anne (r. 1702-14) engaged with the Habsburg dynasty in the latter’s capacity as claimants to the Spanish monarchy, possessors of the Holy Roman Imperial mantle and potentates of the Monarchia Austriaca. This complex diplomatic relationship has …
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Architecture of George Frederick Bodley, 1827-1907 and Thomas Garner 1839-1906.
… these later buildings. The early phase of the 'Queen Anne' movement, and the revival of interest in the Elizabethan period in mid-Victorian architecture, was well represented by the partners' domestic buildings. Bodley and Garner's adoption of the more sensitive repair-rather-than-replacement …
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The architecture of Sir Ernest George and his partners, c. 1860-1922.
… of the firm. George's early work in the Queen Anne style is introduced through an examination of the circumstances surrounding his commission for premises for Messrs Thomas Goode and Company, London; associations with the Temperance Movement, and the work for the 4th Eatl of Onslow in …