Accession of Queen Anne

Date: March 8, 1702 • Location: London, United Kingdom

Anne (pictured) became the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, succeeding her brother-in-law William III.

Anne was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702, and Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707 merging the kingdoms of England and Scotland, until her death in 1714.