Britain's First Queen Had A Nightmare Reign

[@krisaaron8180]

If she was "lucky" in any way it's due to the fact that she survived all those pregnancies. It' was the leading cause of death for young women in those days.

[@TheRealSubourbonMermaid]

Absolutely right!

[@peggymccabe5090]

If it happened today in these times the new anti abortion laws in Texas , Idaho , and Louisiana , she would have not survived die to lack of care ! Sad times

[@amandalogan89]

Still is one of the top causes of death for young women I believe. Alongside heart problems.

[@peggymccabe5090]

Yes it is just like it is now vote Blue

[@margretrosenberg420]

Seventeen pregnancies in seventeen years takes a huge toll on the body.

[@suzbone]

So many people assume that "people died by 40 back then" when in reality, infant mortality (and maternal mortality) was one of the greatest statistical forces skewing average lifespan numbers down.

[@singingstars5006]

Yes. My own genealogy shows the average male age in the past being 50 to 70. Women tended to die younger, but not always.

[@L-mo]

Actually that's not fully correct. It's actually a false fact oft quoted that it's all about infant mortality. Not only period life expectancy at birth but _median age at death_ *both* approximately doubled between 1841 and 2020.

[@steggopotamus]

I recently learned in the 1800s 40% of kids died by the age of five. I suspect slums played a big part in it, but also slums + no vaccines, antibiotics, or hand washing.

[@jacquelinedonofrio7399]

Also factored in is the lack of knowledge regarding medicine. Not a lot of doctors to cover the populace. More people spread out in country areas and more poor people and lack of good nutrition.

[@outoftheforest7652]

@@singingstars5006 I have a fair number of ancestors that did live into their 80s too.

[@DisMindy5767]

Has any medical researcher considered that maybe in addition to the likely autoimmune disease, that she could have suffered from Rh incompatibility? That could lead to repeat miscarriages.

[@DawnDavidson]

I had wondered that as well.

[@christinehorsley]

That was also my immediate thought. Though the fetus in a first pregnancy ist not as much at risk as those of following pregnancies, it can happen. Also a presumed first pregnancy might not truly be the first one, some pregnancies are naturally terminated in the first trimester without the woman knowing about the pregnancy. My blood type is A rh negative, my husband is O rh positive. After each birth I got the shot with the D (rhesus) antigenes. Rhogam shots. We have 2 sons. In both cases the Rhogam shot would not have been necessary, both our sons inherited A rh negative from me. (I guess my A was the dominant gene.) But they gave me the shot anyways because it must be given within a certain time frame of the birth, and the child was not tested until like 25 or more hours later.

[@slc1161]

With gout, she could also have had a Factor V Leiden deficiency, which causes stillbirths as well.

[@maryshanley329]

Yes, RH factor. My daughter has this. So sad they had no good treatment then. We take so much for granted. My grandfather died at 39 of a staph infection. Antibiotics are jewels. Too bad I never met 3 of my grandparents.

[@whittkatt]

I came here to say that exact thing. My mother is an only child, and barely survived. All of my grandmother’s subsequent pregnancies ended in miscarriages and one stillbirth. My mom is B+. My grandmother, like myself, is B-

[@JK-sh8rc]

I remember a quote about Queen Anne that a character in the movie Rob Roy said: "In truth, I've seen healthier graveyards than that women's womb." Can't imagine being pregnant 17 times and not having a single living child. Other than Prince William who died age 11. So very sad :(

[@Factinate]

So very sad indeed.

[@MargoDawson-s9f]

It was John Hurts character l think ,he said that woman's womb is a graveyard

[@JK-sh8rc]

@@MargoDawson-s9f You're right, it was John Hurt's character. This has nothing to do with Queen Anne but I've always thought Rob Roy was a much better movie than Braveheart. It's unfortunate both movies were released the same year.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

@@JK-sh8rcThey are both terrific movies.

[@thudor1]

You mean James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, brilliantly portrayed by the late, great John Hurt. Right before that, he said "Aye, one might have hoped that a field so regularly ploughed might have yielded ONE good crop!"

[@alyciab7417]

Wow, I had no idea she suffered from such ill health during her reign. People talk about her lost children and and the psychological and emotional impacts of those frequent, repeated losses. I had heard little of her health outside of her pregnancies. Thank you for sharing more of her story.

[@elainaworsley470]

My heart breaks for this poor lady. To be in pain, you're whole life and lose all your children . I hope she is at peace now.

[@michaelmelamed9103]

YouR whole life

[@cynk956]

"...your whole life..." Not you're! Don't Americans know how to spell?!

[@judirokk8628]

First Queen, what about Queen Elizabeth the first?

[@thomaswhittingham4666]

@@judirokk8628I recall reading somewhere that Queen Elizabeth I had an irrational fear of relationships.

[@primalcritters]

Gout is caused by heavy use of alcohol. Heavy drinking also leads to miscarriages and premature babies. Anne was a drunk

[@mystforest]

Thank you giving her memory the dignity it deserves.

[@DCell1961]

I have Lupus and RA. While watching this I kept saying sounds like Lupus. If it weren't for my medications I would be living Anne's life. I know exactly how unwell she felt. I was never able to conceive and I'm thankful for that. I don't think I could stand the pain of a lost child.

[@neishasurprise484]

You are pretty spot on. Historians did believe that her son had Lupus. So she probably did too.

[@Xandra1076]

I have RA and was told it's too dangerous to get pregnant. I am CF so it wasn't an issue for me to skip having kids, but by God I am glad we've got meds now.

[@hazellehout8622]

Me to

[@katgrey6239]

Prayers for you.🙏

[@UrsulaPainter]

Thank you for a very sympathetic portrait of a remarkable woman.

[@AChapstickOrange]

I have Palatine German ancestors who fled down the Rhine to England and begged Queen Anne to settle them in Britain. My particular ancestors were settled in Limerick where they stayed for the next 130 years before moving here to Canada. I'm grateful to her for making a place for them to call home.

[@maryarigho5868]

Limerick is in Ireland that was occupied by Britain against their will.

[@judithstrachan9399]

I’m not sure the existing inhabitants of Limerick were grateful.

[@DesertHuguenot]

Queen Anne sent my Palatine/french Huguenot ancestors to Albany NY as indentured servants because they were farmers living miserably in London as refugees. She was kind to have mercy on us and give us a new life in the new world.

[@snowygirl131]

So cool that you know this!

[@PJTYLER]

What an amazing legacy.

[@lynnboyd33]

Bravo to Queen Anne! But I need to add, what a really sad life as well as so painful, mentally and physically. This program is so well done, thank you so much!

[@littlemy1773]

My heart breaks for this lady. So much loss, but also so much pressure to produce an heir . I can’t even begin to imagine how suffocating this life must have been for her

[@agneshurson6496]

I

[@gissyb1]

So devastating for any mother. But 16 children dying is beyond sad 😢

[@ellie698]

Her whole life was one of continual grief. Unimaginable how anyone could bear all that sorrow.

[@soilofk]

17

[@splinterbyrd]

@@gissyb1 Different sources vary, but the one I read says she conceived 19 children, and lost all of them (miscarriage, stillbirth, cot death) except one William Duke of Gloucester, and he died age 11 It was not unknown, but still tough even by the standards of the 17th century.

[@kristingallo2158]

Maybe she was being poisoned and the children ended because people would do literally anything to get the throne.

[@marionmarino1616]

@@gissyb1 That sounds like she needs testing. Either something physical or a blood problem.

[@maryperry1773]

I used to babysit for a lady who had 10 miscarriages. She was deaf. She eventually had two daughters who lived to adulthood. They both had hearing problems though. Very nice people.

[@clarisaxpianist]

Not to armchair diagnose, but this reminds me of one of the mitochondrial disorders of which a main symptom is deafness/hearing challenges among surviving people

[@maryperry1773]

@@clarisaxpianist could be

[@user-pt1cz4ot1e]

@@maryperry1773I cannot feel bad for anyone that has that many miscarriages. She brought it on herself and those babies. There’s a point where you’re doing it on purpose, and it makes you a psychopath for not caring at all what happens to your children.

[@Danceswithfishes]

​@@user-pt1cz4ot1e What an absurd comment. All monarchs had a duty to produce an heir. It was a way to continue their line, and legacy. It had nothing to do with their personal wishes.

[@astrumrimor2450]

@@user-pt1cz4ot1eThat is literally psychotic. I hope you get help for that.

[@unforeseeninsight]

Turns out, Queen Anne style architecture and furniture design is quite beautiful, delicate, and feminine, so who has the last laugh?

[@SingingSealRiana]

I doubt thats any consolation in regards of the loss of so many children...

[@karenrapoport7852]

They just mean as far as her legacy is concerned since Sarah tried so hard to smear Queen Ann as a basic imbecile after her death. But yeah, regardless she suffered a lot in life and the dead cannot be consoled….. on account of them no longer existing.

[@Skateboarding79]

Queen Anne new suffering 😢 I feel this was part of the foundation of her kindness but her kindness and intelligence to lead her country was truly who she was. She was a very courageous woman. I feel so much for all her suffering her entire life. In today's world she wouldn't have suffered so horribly. Rest well Queen Anne. A truly remarkable woman. Thank you for doing this video about her. ❤

[@kathrynjordan8782]

I can't imagine being pregnant 17 times and only have only survive. I am in awe of Anne's perseverance with the loss of 16 children and her strength to move forward.

[@Auntie-Sara]

🥰The ONLY wonderful narrator on this channel with a pleasing voice, correct use of words and proper pronunciation❣️

[@rosiehunt8491]

I could listen to Neil Oliver all day. I wish he had been my history teacher at school. History would have been a pleasure to learn.

[@Bolanboogie10]

​@rosiehunt8491 it isn't Neil Oliver.

[@kitsune34343]

Marlborough is pronounced mawl-bruh, with the stress on the first syllable, so he didn't get that right.

[@kitsune34343]

John Churchill was ennobled because of his multiple military victories against the French, who called him "Malbrouck", which reflects the pronuncitation.

[@snakeeyes2142]

The fact that she suffered so much her entire life both physically and emotionally, but still managed to outlive everyone and leave things better than she found them is actually insane

[@christine9604frisco]

Not insane…..is amazing!

[@bonniemoerdyk9809]

I watched this because of my love for History, especially British/Royal Family. I ended up getting more out of it due to your coverage of Queen Anne's constant miscarriages. My mother had 9 miscarriages in the 50's-60's. She was put on Diethylstilbestrol to keep her from losing any more, which they pulled from the market in 1971 due to a rare form of Cancer it was causing in the baby girls once they hit puberty. My sister and I dodged a bullet and did not get it. But, i do have Numerous autoimmune conditions and Blood problems. I have suspected my Mom probably had Anti-phospholipid disease.

[@Mitsey123]

I have Anti phospholipid too, i had 2 injections a day for my child

[@bethbartlett5692]

The British Monarchy since George I, is Germanic. The Stuarts were last qualifying Bloodlines for England/Britain. Diana was the replacement source for the true qualifying British bloodline, which is why Charles was forced to marry her. Course she was unaware until after their marriage. The Windsors were Conscious of the need to maintain rulership and prevent future problems.

[@stockinettestitch]

Look into the carnivore, or at least keto, way of eating.

[@robertsteinbach7325]

@@stockinettestitch Good idea. I also suggest the first step is to cut out all High-Fructose Corn Syrup completely from the diet. There is a direct link between concentrated Fructose consumption and flares of Gout.

[@mystrength5640]

There’s another Genetic marker too. That Miscarriages occur. MTHFR Gene with a few variants

[@Exorcist364xs]

I feel soo bad for her. How painful to lose all of her children her husband and having to deal with such pain. Becoming grotesque because of her condition must have added insult to injury. But she really did push through that’s a tough woman. Shame on her shitty friend.

[@CraftyZanTub]

Anne had one shitty friend and one good friend.

[@Flowerpot24]

No matter how high born or rich you are without good health you have nothing.

[@marionmarino1616]

Or, of course, if his bullets are duds.

[@L-mo]

@@marionmarino1616 the commenter meant her health in general was awful, not just her reproductive ability, and was probably also referring to Mary's sudden death by smallpox.

[@LilySaintSin]

True, plus the royals had a tonne of genetic issues.

[@bernicegoldham1509]

Indeed. It rains on the rich and poor alike.

[@blueStarKitt7924]

Yes.😔

[@caroleknappsmith9010]

An amazing woman who survived horrible tragidies in her lifetime. Bless her soul.

[@johnnabuzby6103]

Yes, it seems that Queen Anne did survive a lot of tragedies* in her life.

[@Allegra11]

@@johnnabuzby6103 Petty!

[@susan5223]

I really love looking at all these gorgeous paintings!! Thank you

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

They are exquisite. That monstrosity that Charles unveiled has no place among these masterpieces. Queen Elizabeth would have been horrified to see that painting.

[@susan5223]

@@beverlyhayshouston2770 yeah, no kidding! Unbelievable really.😧

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

As a gout sufferer myself, pain free courtesy of allopurinol, Queen Anne with no treatment for it has my sympathy and empathy. It feels like I've slammed my right hand in a car door.

[@JustMe-uu3bh]

cherry juice

[@catinthehat906]

I think the implication from this presentation is that her arthritis, miscarriages and skin lesions were probably due to SLE- an autoimmune condition unknown at the time- but her symptoms were attributed to gout. Gout and SLE can co-occur as a result of worsening renal function, but that tends to happen toward the end of the illness.

[@michaelstanley5215]

@@JustMe-uu3bh Not even close to as good as allopurinol and much more expensive.

[@michaelstanley5215]

@@catinthehat906 Gout was extremely common among the upper classes at the time. Everyone was an alcoholic and ate copious amounts of fatty meat and sugar as a display of their wealth. That is the formula for debilitating gout.

[@catinthehat906]

@@michaelstanley5215 There have been some academic studies that have concluded that Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is the most likely explanation for the combination of symptoms that she had. medchiefs.bsd.uchicago.edu/files/2018/02/LupusArticlePacket.pdf

[@dressfest]

I’ve had 4 miscarriages in the last 2 years. 3 in the last 7 months. I’ve been tested and there’s no medical reason for them. Even in this day and age with all the medical and mental health outlets, I still feel incredibly alone and depressed. I cannot imagine 17 losses, no way to find out why, and the crippling fear and anxiety every time you find out you’re pregnant only to inevitably lose that child. You forget that pregnancy equals baby and begin to associate pregnancy with grief, death and despair. It steals your soul and each time is just as painful it does not get easier. People act like you are curse, even in 2024, so that women’s life must have been hell.

[@Lou23491]

So sorry for your grief!

[@donchoco5767]

😭😭

[@marietteestabrook4098]

I’m so sorry.

[@swoo4914]

❤❤❤ love and solidarity sister in our disenfranchised grief.

[@barbaracranford527]

So sad to read our comment, and hope you eventually have a happy result.

[@patriciawhite619]

Thank you, so very interesting. I learned all the kings and queens of England/GB many years ago, but you, thankyou, are putting ‘meat on the bones’. God bless Queen Anne.

[@ellenritt7667]

I’m getting political here. This is what tax, fl, la, ab, and other states are doing to women. This.

[@ChristophersMum]

@@ellenritt7667 ?

[@renferal5290]

I clicked on this video by mistake but I'm so glad I did. I found this very interesting. I really do enjoy the history of England.

[@12thDecember]

Thank you for this episode of Queen Anne. Truly a remarkable woman, blessed with strength and perseverance. Somehow she must have believed at the core of her being that she was worthy of respect, despite all that her so-called friend Churchill did to undermine her. Thank goodness Abigail came into her life. She was the shining light that Anne so desperately needed when everywhere else was darkness.

[@alisonbrowning9620]

I am barren, never able to get pregnant, but at the infertility group i used to go to was a lady who had suffered 12 miscarriages and was still trying to have a family.

[@tessdurberville711]

So am I. We still hope to adopt some day.

[@lesleyhubble2976]

I worked cleaning on the maternity unit and spoke to a lady who had 8 miscarriages, she finally had her baby girl in her arms. She never gave up and got there. I was 42 when I had my daughter so it does happen.

[@marionmarino1616]

My aunt had the RH factor. She had 1 successful childbirth then a string of miscarriages.

[@joanmatchett8100]

Two of my friends were told that , both had babies, don't loose hope x

[@dolphinamoon]

I had 16 miscarriages before I got my son. It's heartbreaking. But I feel so blessed to have him.

[@tricivenola8164]

@9:50, I've got to pause this because I'm laughing too hard to notice what's being said, at the idea that anyone would think this portrait of James suitable for a ruler of any country. They were lucky to get Anne. Great video. Loved The Favorite but had no idea how historically accurate it is.

[@Corgis175]

17 children in 17 years, mind blowing. Carrying them full term, then have them still born or dying shortly after birth.

[@ShannonHeath-zd6qp]

Just a glance at the Wikipedia page shows there was a high level of infant mortality in the whole family. Anne and Mary were the only 2 children to survive of their parents' 8, and her father's second wife had 10 pregnancies, all of which were either stillborn or died in infancy. Edit: There were 2 children that survived, James III and one daughter. 12 total pregnancies, only 2 surviving children.

[@robertfoulkes1832]

​@@ShannonHeath-zd6qpMary of Modena's son James Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) DIDNT die young, he lived to the age of 77!!

[@IndigoCave28]

@@ShannonHeath-zd6qpWikipedia 😂 …. That’s a horrendous joke. History as we are taught is a lie. Literally. And then you want to point out Wikipedia as a factual place to get information? Indoctrination at its finest.

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@ShannonHeath-zd6qpNot all of them. The Old Pretender survived & had a son: James Edward Stuart & Charles Edward Stuart.

[@adelerodriguez2432]

​@@ShannonHeath-zd6qpthat is so heartbreaking.

[@irimac1806]

I personally think that Queen Anne might have come to see Abigail a bit as a/the daughter she never, could, have and a compassionate friend at the same time. Edit: I hope wherever she went, she was able to forget her suffering.

[@dianeleard5171]

She was the first Queen of Great Britain as stated. She was not the first Queen of England.

[@Mark3ABE]

It is complicated. King James 1 was King of both England and Scotland, but by way of a personal union - politically, the two nations were not united. So, Queen Mary II was also Queen of both England and Scotland - but not of a politically united Britain. Queen Anne reigned after the Act of Union, so was the first Queen of a politically united Britain, but not the first Queen to reign over the whole of Britain.

[@SonyaPorter-n9q]

To explain: Henry VIII’S elder daughter, Mary was the first Queen of England, followed by his younger daughter Elizabeth I, then Mary of William-and-Mary, before Queen Anne.

[@GoodCourage]

She was the first Queen of Great Britain and the last Queen of England

[@fredhasopinions]

@@SonyaPorter-n9q ...with an honourable mention to Empress Matilda, who but for some very bad luck would have been (and effectively for a little bit, sort of was) the first queen of England.

[@SonyaPorter-n9q]

@@fredhasopinions Matilda? Ah yes, the Queen who escaped from Stephen’s imprisonment into the snow, wrapped in a white sheet!

[@peacearena]

The film clips are from the 2018 Yorgos Lanthimos film The Favorite. Olivia Colman won an Oscar for portraying Queen Anne.

[@Sorchia56]

Brilliant presentation of Queen Anne and her ghastly experiences along with her triumphs. I can empathise with her pain as I have Lupus. Miraculously, I was able to carry two children to term and they are now in their mid 20’s. Healthy and happy. Autoimmune diseases are different for each individual who suffers from them. I am underweight and able to get about rather well while my older sister had several miscarriages that eventually caused her death at 26. I can imagine her horrific pain just opening her eyes each morning. Carrying out her duties must have been brutal. Poor dear. Abigail was a Godsend for her.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

I’m so sorry you lost a beloved sister.

[@Sorchia56]

@@elizabethmcleod246 You’ve a beautiful soul, thank you. She’s in Heaven with her baby’s now. Bless you 💚🙏🍀

[@jadacooper6513]

You are very good at telling stories…great cadence to your voice and presentation!

[@aurorincorporated]

Thank You for putting all this together for us! :)

[@janicestewart8291]

Thank you for this. I just came across it. I'm a new subscriber. I never knew all Queen Anne went thru until seeing this. It actually brought me to tears. To find out what all she endured and still run a country is amazing. I will be following this up. I'm a huge fan of Queen Elizabeth (Tudor) the 1st. She was such a strong woman for her time. Just amazing. Thank you again

[@dianna1979]

One of the causes of a high number of miscarriages is a blood disorder called Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS or Hughes Syndrome). It causes strokes and heart attacks in young adults. My daughter has it. At age 15 she had a DVT from her hip to her knee which is how it was diagnosed. Since then she’s had multiple pulmonary embolisms and one in her liver.

[@kerrynight3271]

Bless you both.

[@marthaj67]

I believe they said that Anne likely had Hughes syndrome in the video.

[@dianna1979]

@@marthaj67 I saw that after my comment.

[@janeepooley]

This is true. I have it too. It is part of lupus.

[@dianna1979]

@@janeepooley actually it is separate from Lupus. You can have one without the other. It’s just more common to have them together so they always check for both or should always check for both at least. My daughter has never officially been diagnosed with Lupus yet after 15 yrs, she is being monitored for it.

[@maddydavidsdottir9862]

As someone with APS (antiphospholipid syndrome aka sticky blood) that causes RH incompatibility and multiple miscarriages and also has endometriosis, i completely understand the pain and grief from multiple lost babies. Im 33 and have lost more than double digits in babies before i said enough and stopped TTC 2 years ago, its heartbreaking and it tears you apart piece by piece, i cant ever imagine going through that without the support of my husband in a society that would blame me for it 😢

[@christine9604frisco]

Sympathies.

[@AnnaZakrisson]

❤

[@sadjaxx]

What an admirable queen. To persevere through so much but my god! To lose 17 children!

[@ronniwright8315]

That’s what the republicans want for the USA

[@joanmatchett8100]

Tragic

[@CoffeeCupVT]

An absolutely fascinating story, beautifully written and narrated.

[@jayerlinger9459]

I really enjoy your channel. To me, it shows ALL FOLKS ON EARTH are flawed. I thoroughly enjoy your indepth coverage of facts. I'm 67 and have known of many if the tidbits you show. It's good for me to see the complete story all in 1 place. Keep up your fascinating and correct content. Thank you for making history enjoyable

[@Factinate]

Thank you!

[@ulrikjensen6841]

Why on earth are you playing Eine kleine Nachtmusik and NOT HENRY PURCELL? He is even English in case you didn't know and absolutely contemporary with this queen!

[@carolinemacrae6227]

@jayerlinger I find I'm always fighting off machaevelian backstabbers. The recent one has conspired with an estranged cousin against me to change the locks on my fathers house. We weren't told but knew it was the carer, as the woman has my father's debit card my brother is a proffesor. They did this behind his bqck and he's got power of attorney. Social media heard me complaining and sent me episodes before dynasty. I'm trying to tell my genius brother to lock up the silver, but he's not listening. I am not allowed in so I can't photograph it and count it. Daddy is king Lear.

[@rskb1957]

To clarify some confusion, it was not until the reign of Queen Ann that England and Scotland were united. Therefore, technically, she was the first queen of a United Kingdom. The earlier examples named were queens of England alone. All points of view have been considered and and weight duly given to the points made. I hope the general confusion is now swept away. It will also have been noted that the narrator spoke with a Scottish accent and will have his own perspective on the matter too, one which will recognise that until Queen Ann, the English monarchs from James 1 of England was also James VI of Scotland and so on until William and Mary, were rulers of two kingdoms, not one country.

[@ruffincoggins6988]

Thanks, I'm glad you explained that

[@GleePotter8468]

actually, it was the act of union of 1800 that created the United Kingdom

[@sothisispermanence1898]

Thank you! I was definitely confused, because I thought Elizabeth was the first... but I really don't much about history as it is.

[@thechochofly2128]

@@JaneNewAuthor the wive of a king is called queen consort. Queen or queen regnant is a female monarch. Maybe read or learn more before criticising?

[@thechochofly2128]

@@JaneNewAuthor they don’t have to. This is a short KZbin video, as audience we should learn to look at the context because when historical texts talk about King and Queen of a country usually they talk about the reigning monarchs not the consorts. When they talk about the consorts they usually mention the person as the wife of King such and such.

[@sweetdays5813]

I like and appreciate your take on this queen. Thanks!

[@heronimousbrapson863]

William of Orange, in addition to being James' son in law, was also his nephew; William and Mary, husband and wife, were also first cousins. That would have made William Anne's first cousin as well.

[@littlemy1773]

I’ve always thought that this must have been a double betrayal to him

[@ellie698]

Inbreeding really doesn't help when it comes to subsequently attempting to birth healthy children 😮

[@Earthismadeoflayers]

Bearing unbelievable pain and injustice yet remaining compassionate, honest, and innovative... Queen Anne has to be one of the strongest in character monarchs to have ever lived, yet who is never talked about.

[@AndriaTheKobold]

Poor woman :( On top of all the failed pregnancies and lost children, bad health and a shitty best friend were kind of overkill. But she still rose up and did some awesome things. That IS a pretty boss lady

[@DoreenPollock-d2q]

Great history to share! Marvelous narration. TY!

[@gwinniboots]

She had such a sad life, poor lady.

[@gorilladisco9108]

She's a rich lady.

[@deliciaford4343]

So was they lesbians¿

[@kayleedesroches6318]

@@gorilladisco9108and? What does her being rich gotta do with anything? Rich people can’t experience pain & suffering just because their wealthy

[@gorilladisco9108]

@@kayleedesroches6318 @gwinniboots said she's a poor lady. She's not poor. She's rich. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@updownstate]

I don't know why I watched this, and I found it fascinating. All the art was magnificent.

[@annemaria5126]

Thank you for this story. We only see the glamour, but the real lives, and often tragedies stay hidden.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Great video! I love how you include clips from The Favorite.

[@phyllislovelace8151]

Thank you for your reporting

[@shelleythompson-brock6412]

Whatcha wanna bet that Queen Anne had Rh Negative blood, and well, her partner and children, did not. So, her body rejected every child that wasn't of Rh- blood, as well, or they suffered severe maladies due to the incompatibility.

[@marietteestabrook4098]

Possible. Except smallpox got 2 of them.

[@robertd.carver6240]

William of Orange, husband of Anne's older sister Mary, was NOT James's 'stepson." He was James's SON-IN-LAW!

[@lornaduwn]

She wasn't the first Queen of Britain either. She was the first Queen of what was the newly formed Great Britain. The Britons lived on the land for a very long time, along with the land of Britany you could refer to the land as Britain. It didn't become Great Britain until 1707 when, yes, Queen Anne was queen.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Ok keep your periwig on!

[@melodyabcdefghijklmnopqrst1663]

Thanks for explaining the difference.

[@briancarno8837]

@@DawnSuttonfabfour yeah Im glad thats sorted..I will be able to sleep tonight

[@ladyagnes7781]

Son-in-law & nephew

[@jeanneganrude8549]

Fantastic video! And so beautifully narrated. I have a DVD copy of the film all those clips were taken from and it was mesmerizing. The actor who played Queen Anne was marvelous. ps This is just a side note but the narrator’s voice and accent are so similar to a KZbin political commentator who I just love watching and listening to, so that only enhanced my enjoyment of this lovely trip into British history. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@judithstrachan9399]

That was Olivia Coleman, one of the UK’s best living actresses. As she said in “The Fiveish Doctors” (2013) she’s in everything. She also played our late QEII in “The Crown”. I first saw her playing a vicar’s wife, soooo long ago, & thought she was fantastic.

[@scarletamazon3455]

@@judithstrachan9399 I've loved Olivia Coleman since her days working with Mitchell and Webb! So happy and proud to see how recognised her talent is now, she's a true gem.

[@sistyfacee]

What is the movie?

[@wandamontgomery6030]

​@@judithstrachan9399 Didn't she play Victoria in the PBS series?

[@judithstrachan9399]

@@sistyfacee The movie was called “The Favourite”.

[@eilenekellogg-ki2br]

Friends like that who needs enemies.

[@oneslikeme]

She seems like she was an incredible woman. To have suffered so much loss and pain, and still be able to not just run her country, but make it prosperous, is an amazing feat.

[@yooperlooper]

Very interesting. I really enjoyed this, and it was educational and informative. thank-you

[@Factinate]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@knitsforthesoulpodcast4186]

Thank you for this extraordinary glimpse into Anne's life. Very well researched.

[@sheelfjohnson]

I call bogus on the account of 14 men needed to carry her coffin because of obesity.🤔 What did she weigh, 2000 pounds? It seems more likely she had a very heavy coffin.

[@jaksap]

Coffins for royalty are made of lead.

[@tealkerberus748]

Not unheard of to line crypts with lead back then. I wonder if someone decided the queen deserved to have her coffin lined with lead too?

[@tstegmair]

Agreed, it was the weight of the coffin because it needed to be larger. I can't imagine how much the coffin weighed for her son when he died at aged 11.

[@CraftyMoonshine]

yes a very heavy coffin because it had to be so large because.... she was extremely obese. Ergo, the cause was her obesity.

[@blueprairiedog]

The narrator said her coffin weighed 2000 lb, not her. It probably huge and very ornate.

[@dkirk5814]

Wonderful narration and essay.

[@rachelbodzioch9695]

I love the way this story was told, very easy to follow. I feel so sorry for Anne she suffered so much but had to carry on. Lupus is still a horrible disease but there are some medications to help ease the symptoms. Pregnancy is not advised if you have lupus and that is heartbreaking

[@Mark3ABE]

She lived long enough to survive the Princess Sophia, Dowager Electress of Hanover, who died a few weeks before her. If she had died a few weeks earlier, we should have had a Queen Sophia.

[@serahloeffelroberts9901]

Sophia's son became King George I and never did learn English.

[@Mark3ABE]

@ That is not quite such a handicap as might be supposed. At that time, the official language of all European Courts was French and King George I spoke good French and conducted Government business in French, or occasionally, if his Ministers were able to speak German, in German. However, he did not like large meetings, where everyone spoke only English and he needed to have an interpreter. Much of the business of the Sovereign in those days was receiving foreign Ambassadors and they would all have spoken fluent French, which was the diplomatic language of Europe of the day, and, of course, many of the Ambassadors were from the many German speaking states in Europe at the time.

[@herstoryswitness]

Anne also resettled protestant refugees, the Huguenots, who had escaped persecution in France but overwhelmed the charitable organizations in England. Many girls were named Anne, and she is also remembered for a war in the zUS and wildflowers that also bear her name.

[@CICMCB]

I think after the first few losses of babies I would give my body a rest. Can’t imagine the body having that many babies. But I know women have. Can’t imagine the grief.

[@MsJubjubbird]

no contraception then or right to refuse your husband. Plus she probably wanted an heir asap to shore up her legitimacy to the throne. A lot of people thought her half brother and his subsequent son were the rightful heirs, being male and all. The Irish especially, being Catholics, wanted the Jacobite rulers.

[@aspenenglish4976]

The paintings of her fingers look like Marfan syndrome. Is closely related to Enders-Danlos syndrome which is an extremely painful disease and has 13 types with 88 known comorbidities. It can cause extreme pain and systemic dysfunction in your body. How do I know? I have it and gave it to all of my children. One has a particularly severe type that is being studied. I didn’t know I carried this and was fortunate to have the children I did. It has caused extreme guilt in seeing them suffer. Their father and I are almost completely of English and German descent with ties to royals in the past. What greed does to people even hundreds of years later is atrocious.

[@karensimons9260]

There was no way to 'give...body a rest'. The husband insisted and the wife succumbed. Dreadful point in history in many regards

[@juliejohnson497]

Maybe with freedom to have birth control she might have had some rests in between.

[@aspenenglish4976]

@@juliejohnson497 she most likely would have. The pressure to produce an heir is always present. You’re supposed to give at least 18 months in between each pregnancies in order to give your body time to recover. Maybe her health problems would not have been so severe. Constant pregnancy, loss and grief can exacerbate existing health issues.

[@harrybarrow6222]

“Britain’s first Queen”? This was because the kingdoms of England (+Wales) and Scotland were united into one kingdom in 1707. (She had been queen of both separately from her accession in 1702.)

[@SparkeysMum]

EXCELLENT, as always. The voice is beautifully modulated and the Scots accent is wonderful! What is your name, sir? 🥰

[@EnglishJoanInOregon]

The narrator sounds to me like Francis M. Maxwell🎉

[@mssdn8976]

@@EnglishJoanInOregonI thought it sounded like Neil Oliver

[@hummus6150]

Rhesus negative? You can bear one healthy baby if father is positive, but the others will not survive.

[@pamwightman7855]

Not true. I’m Rhesus negative and my husband was positive and I had 3 healthy children.

[@hummus6150]

@@pamwightman7855 Me too, but the first was positive and they gave me an anti-D jab after the birth. And the second. The third was negative anyway

[@mariahoulihan9483]

Unless the woman has treatment. I am Rh Neg.

[@QueSara1111]

​@pamwightman7855 if you have the anti D injections during pregnancy, your next pregnancy is "ok" with a non O- father. If you do not have anti D during that second pregnancy, the third/subsequent pregnancy can have rhesus complications. I have it too and had always thought that there would be complications with any pregnancy after the first, but my doc explained it to me recently. The anti D prevents the antibodies from forming, therefore "protecting" the next pregnancy.

[@joaniebrock9190]

I am Rh negative. If the first baby is negative also no problem for next baby. If baby is Rh positive, which most people are, then mom will develop antibodies that will see the next developing babies as foreign body to be attacked. Modern medicine has shots for mom now to prevent this.

[@Ivehadenuff]

Very enjoyable and good narration

[@Mark3ABE]

As several people have already pointed out, the Empress Mathilda was, technically, the first reigning Queen since the Conquest. By his Will, her father appointed her his heir and the nobles assented to her succession, at the time. However, after her father’s death, Stephen challenged her right to the Crown. There then followed the Anarchy, which concluded by a treaty, by which the Empress Mathilda accepted Stephen as King, on condition that her son would then succeed him on his death. Then, of course, she was not Queen of Britain, but only of England, Wales and Ireland. Queen Anne was the first reigning Queen of a formally united Britain Queen Mary II was also Queen of Scotland, but this was by way of a personal union - the two nations were not formally united and, of course, she reigned jointly with her husband, William III, but was, nevertheless, a Sovereign, not a Consort.

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Britain, not England.

[@mrbrightside4278]

@@janetmackinnon3411 pedant

[@PLuMUK54]

​@@mrbrightside4278Rather rude. You reference Queens of England. The title specifies Britain.

[@robertfoulkes1832]

@Mark3ABE Even if we accepted that Empress Matilda was Queen of England, she was never a Queen in either Wales or Ireland, they weren't conquered by England until long after her death.

[@Mark3ABE]

@@robertfoulkes1832 True enough. The main point, though, is that, despite having agreed with her father than she would succeed him as his heir, the nobles were not ready for a Queen and repudiated their agreement after the King’s death. So, she cannot really be said to have ever been accepted as Queen of England. Technically, she did rule as Queen after her father’s death. In the list of Kings and Queens, of course, she is not recorded and King Stephen is recorded as having ruled immediately after her father’s death, to avoid the list becoming “untidy”!

[@heidibee501]

Those were difficult days, especially for a woman and a Royal, even more so. Power corrupts. Royal power also kills. Those were days when one could not trust anyone else.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

At times, Being royalty seems like a curse. Power, but personal unhappiness seemed rampant. If you'd known little else, it might be accepted. Power does corrupt.

[@deb7834]

H and M would have done well. Palace lies and intrigue were rife.

[@DiaryofAnOldMadBlackWoman]

What has changed?🤷🏾‍♀️

[@kathrynbeetham5308]

​@@deb7834 H and M are the only two smart enough to get out of that toxic,insane, abusive, circus we call royalty, and boy have they been punished for daring to escape.

[@deb7834]

@@kathrynbeetham5308 If they had done as they told everyone what they intended to do which was to leave and live privately everything would have been ok. They have done nothing but punish others since their "escape". They are awful people. They're just pissed because they don't get their own way. I'm a royal supporter.

[@linleycooper470]

Hardest working royal ever. She made Great Britain a thing! Many failed in that happening long before her. 😊 In such pain, bad eyes but she read all and more than necessary. Took her role very seriously and went beyond her call of duty.

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

The movie and this video made it look like Sarah did much of the decisions. And that Anne was not really smart. What do you think?? Of course her WILL to do good did much to help.

[@INeverMetaphorIDidntLike]

i am 46 and have had 11 miscarriages in 7 years. no one could ever find a reason until one e.r. doctor randomly announced "you have a Bicornuate uterus". i had zero clue there were different shapes, thanks women's health education in America. he explained that due to the shape of my uterus, there was no room for a baby to grow. i could GET pregnant, but I could never STAY pregnant without severe complications to both myself and the baby. he said some women can successfully carry with this uterus shape, but I would not be able to. finally, an answer.

[@Miesque1973]

Anne failed to produce a surviving son, but she did give Royal Ascot to a grateful nation.

[@kalayne6713]

Horse racing. The sport of King's. The cruellest of all horse 'sports'. Nothing to be proud of.

[@anngcampbellbower4385]

Her son William lived to be 11 years & he caught a cold & died from it. Her other son George lived to be nearly 3 years old & caught smallpox. Epidemics of smallpox to cholera to plague killed plenty of children & here you are @Miesque1973 mouthing off about the prince dying at young ages thru no fault of their own & blaming their mother. You're such a horse's ass.

[@Wittywidow559]

I have videos on my channel of me at Royal Ascot in the Royal Enclosure with Princess Ann in one frame

[@jeanzimmermann6691]

My great-great grandmother gave birth to 13 children, only 4 of which survived to adulthood. I grieve for her pain.

[@Fuphyter]

My grandmother went through that 3 times, 3 boys. My mother only survived. It was later thought to be AB negative factor.

[@DebbieandLeonfromRugby]

So very interesting and what a story. Poor Ann, how sad her life was filled with loss and trauma. She must have been a remarkably strong person, suffering so much where did she find the strength to carry on. Thank you for sharing

[@mickidonahue4038]

Loved this video. Learned so much more than I did from the movie

[@judithstrachan9399]

Well, that’s no surprise.

[@victorialawhon2251]

Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg was named for her son.

[@Unitedflyier]

Makes you appreciate modern medicine.

[@jeffweed3947]

Henry VIII's daughters, Mary I and Elizabeth I, (and even Jane Gray [Queen for a little over a week]) all predate Anne. Anne was the 1st Queen of GREAT Britain (you need to add the word GREAT to the title).

[@lauraaustin1998]

Such an excellent narrator.

[@janetmackinnon3411]

PIty about the fact(s.

[@ulrikjensen6841]

Pity about W.A.Mozart in the beginning; totally out of style and place - GOSH, so irritating you couldn't concentrate on the story; better no music at all !

[@Snezzleify]

Poor Anne. I feel bad for her.

[@alisonjudithbailey9125]

The Whitehall Palace illustation is historically wrong. It was burnt down before the reign of Queen Anne who mostly lived at Hampton Court.

[@theloveyouneedisgentle]

Loved this. Thank you oh! ❤

[@GoodCourage]

She was the first Queen of Great Britain and the last Queen of England

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Last Queen of Scots/Scotland too

[@iTammy]

These eyes staring from the paintings, I always think they stare at us! Imagination running wild they’ll start to move, coming out the painting, scare the shyt out of you while screaming KEEKABOOOHOOOOOOO 🤣🤣🫣🫣🫣🫣 🤪😜

[@KBColeLong]

Poor lady. What a courageous soul

[@LisaG442]

Even for those times, ppl would find her pregnancy fails horrific

[@melodymerritt8419]

Another Great Video!!!

[@deborahshallin5843]

I have to wonder if the inability to bear children wasn’t a chromosome issue, which is still a problem in this day and age.

[@teoleno4019]

It could also be early menopause which is inheritable. Also inability to have kids from men's side is quite common.

[@kuhnemund6523]

@@teoleno4019 Right--turns out Henry VIII’s problems siring children, which he blamed on his wives, was probably his problem--he likely had a blood antigen disorder and related diseases.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

@@teoleno4019 If it was early menopause she wouldn't have been able to get pregnant in the first place

[@Exorcist364xs]

Well also the inbreeding of the Royals didn’t exactly help.

[@heliotropezzz333]

@@teoleno4019 It can't be that. She had no problem getting pregnant and producing children. They just didn't survive to adulthood except for one and he did not outlive her.

[@tonygroves5526]

I was so thankful when I found out that my (then fiance now husband) and I have the same blood group and rh factor. We have four healthy adult children. My Auntie and Uncle had three daughters and lost two sons due to having different rh factors. She may have had other losses, but often women didn't speak about miscarriage back then.

[@ross-smithfamily6317]

There was not one bit of good news in this entire documentary about Queen Anne herself ... it was unbelievably depressing.

[@janicestewart8291]

As in many individual's worlds, we often do not see or get to know that they went thru...while this painful to hear, Queen Anne still, facing so many odds in her personal life was able to reign and give to the people of the UK. That's pretty amazing on any level, even today.

[@rachelbest3813]

As was her life

[@jrpacer6355]

Sounds like RH factor situation they wouldn't find a shot for this until the 1950s its carried by the mother being 0 negative

[@DisMindy5767]

The mother just has to be negative. It doesn't have to be O. I'm A negative and had to get the shots after each of my children as each of them tested as +.

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

Any kind of RH- not necessarily O Neg.

[@charleskimson2288]

I can’t imagine the heartbreak of losing so many children. My heart breaks for the pain she and others endured.

[@edwardfitzpatrick1206]

Thanks that was a great video

[@jegsthewegs]

We have always had AMAZING QUEENS...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Duh?

[@carolynbasham9749]

Even going back in time to Boudicea, Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth 1st, Queen Anne, Queen Victoria and our beloved Queen Elizabeth 2nd. "Bloody Mary" was a tyrant, but had very bad health. Female leaders in politics tend to excel also.

[@judithstrachan9399]

So true. They often seem better than most of the kings.