Queen anne

Queen Anne, the Stuart dynasty's final ruler, was an influential queen regnant who supported the overthrow of her father in the Glorious Revolution.

A look at An Historian About Town's second Monarch of the Month: Queen Anne, for this year's Women's History Month and IWD!

Portrait of Princess Anne by William Wissing and Jan van der Vaart around 1683 A.D.

Relined canvas 221.5 x 147.5 cm.

Queen Victoria may have vacated the British throne long ago, but the regal and architecturally distinctive Victorian houses erected during her reign, from 1837 to 1901, remain fixtures in cities across the United States, where they've put their own American twist on the European archetype. Here you can sample a selection of our favorite stateside examples of the everlasting elegance of the Victorian home.

Custom Residential Architecture and Historic Preservation

Burgundy & black Victorian house

by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt oil on canvas circa 1690 © National Portrait Gallery, London