Queen Anne and her son, William Duke of Gloucester
Princess Anne and her son, William duke of Gloucester Sir Godfrey Kneller c1694 I’ve always found this painting particularly poignant. It depicts Princess Anne (later queen) with her five-year-old son, William Duke of Gloucester. He has such an angelic face and the portrait shows real affection between mother and child. William was Anne’s seventh child […]
How Anne Hyde changed the course of history
Had Anne Hyde lived beyond 13 March 1671 she would have been Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, and yet she remains relatively forgotten, lost amongst the more famous Stuart consorts. Married to James, duke of York, the younger brother of Charles II, she did not live to see him become king, but her influence […]