Queen Anne (1707–14) Reference library
Anthony Quiney
The Oxford Companion to Architecture
... Anne ( 1707–14 ) A short reign of an English queen, notable for plain, four-square domestic architecture, and an extraordinary set of churches, mostly in London and resulting from the Act for building Fifty New Churches ( 1711 ). Basically, preaching boxes adorned with porticoes and steeples, they are a singular jewel of English Baroque, ranging from the opulently Roman of Gibbs ’s St Mary-le-Strand ( 1714–17 ) and Archer ’s St Paul, Deptford ( 1712–30 ), to the uniquely English interpretation of the antique in Hawksmoor ’s St Anne, Limehouse (...
Queen Anne Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture (4 ed.)
... Anne 1. Period of English architecture during the reign of Queen Anne ( 1702–14 ), when the English Baroque style of Wren , Vanbrugh , Archer , and Hawksmoor came to maturity, notably with Vanbrugh’s Blenheim Palace, Oxon. ( 1705–25 ), and Hawksmoor’s London churches (e.g. Christ Church, Spitalfields ( 1714–29 )). Domestic architecture of the time was derived from Carolean and Dutch precedents: in London, for example, houses were mainly faced with red brick, had tall sash -windows and canopy -like timber door -cases, while roofs became...
Queen Anne's Bounty Reference library
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
... Anne's Bounty . A fund established by Queen Anne of England in 1704 to receive tithes and other payments formerly diverted to the crown by Henry VIII , so as to improve the endowments of poorer...
Queen Anne style Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
... Anne style . The reign of Queen Anne ( 1702–14 ) was not of particular significance for the decorative arts in England , except in the area of Huguenot silverware. In England the style of this period is now usually described as late Baroque rather than Queen Anne; in America, however, the term ‘Queen Anne’ is used to describe the decorative style of objects made from the mid-1720s to c. 1760 , even though Queen Anne had died earlier. In furniture, for example, the style is characterized by cabriole legs, pad feet and an emphasis on line and form rather...
Queen-Anne arch Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture (4 ed.)
...-Anne arch Arch formed of a central semicircular arch flanked by two ‘flat’ arches constructed of brick rubbers set over tall thin side-lights on either side of a wider semi-circular-headed window, a variation on the Palladian or Venetian window known as a serliana (e.g. 39 Broad Street, Ludlow, Salop., c . 1765 ). It is commoner in the Georgian period than in the Queen Anne . Ck ( 1985 ) ; Newman & Pe ( 2006 ) Queen-Anne arch With brick rubbers and keystone , Ludlow,...
Queen Anne's Men Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
... Anne's Men , Acting company formed on the accession of James I in 1603 , under the patronage of Queen Anne . It was based at the Curtain Theatre between 1603 and 1609 , then at the Red Bull until 1617 . In 1616 , Christopher Beeston , an actor in the troupe, became its manager and the company moved to his Cockpit Theatre, but disbanded in 1619 on the death of the queen...
Queen Anne's Men Reference library
The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (2 ed.)
... Anne's Men , company, usually known as the Queen's Men, formed on the accession in 1603 of James I from a combination of Worcester's and Oxford's Men . It included Christopher Beeston , who later became its manager, and the playwright Thomas Heywood , and was under the direct patronage of James's wife. It had a successful career playing at the Curtain and at the Red Bull until 1616 , when after internal dissensions Beeston took some of the company to his new theatre the Cockpit . The venture was not a success, and on the death of Queen Anne in...
Queen Anne's bounty Quick reference
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History (2 ed.)
... Anne's bounty From 1704 the incomes of the poorer clergy of the Church of England were supplemented by a fund which drew upon ecclesiastical revenues confiscated by Henry VIII and payments made by clergymen with larger incomes. The records are kept in The National Archives in QAB 1; an index of parishes is available. In 1948 the scheme was taken over by the Church Commissioners. See G. F. A. Best , Temporal Pillars: Queen Anne's Bounty, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the Church of England ...
Queen Anne Revival Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
... Anne Revival [ Free Classic style ]. . Architectural style with an important decorative dimension popular from the 1870s until the early 20th century in England and the USA . Developing in reaction to the dogma of Gothic Revival, the style borrowed freely from the domestic architecture of the late 17th century and Queen Anne periods in England and the Netherlands . The style is characterized by asymmetrical plans, use of red brick and a combination of medieval and Classical motifs, such as oriel windows and Flemish gables together with pilasters...
Queen Anne Revival Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2 ed.)
... Anne Revival Also known as the Free Classic style, an architectural style popular from the 1870s until the early 20th century in England and the United States. It developed in reaction to the Gothic Revival and drew freely from the late 17th- and early 18th-century brick houses of the William and Mary and Queen Anne periods. It was characterized by asymmetrical plans, the use of red brick, and a mixture of medieval and classical motifs. Its origins can be found in buildings such as William Morris 's Red House ( 1858 ) at Bexleyheath, London, designed by...
Queen Anne revival Reference library
Anthony Quiney
The Oxford Companion to Architecture
... Anne revival An informal style of architecture introduced in the 1870s , owing much to Philip Webb , J. J. Stevenson , and Norman Shaw , which revived the features of the domestic Baroque style current in the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne, sometimes, and when later applied in an imposing way for large buildings, archly called Wrenaissance. It was especially appropriate in suburbs, such as Bedford Park, London (begun 1875 ), which includes shops, a hall, and church, as well as houses, a place to lead a ‘chaste correct Aesthetical existence’,...
Queen Anne's Bounty Quick reference
A Dictionary of British History (3 ed.)
... Anne's Bounty was a product of the strong Anglican resurgence during her reign, caused partly by concern at the apparent progress of dissent since the Glorious Revolution. In 1703 the queen announced that she would devote the income from first fruits , which had been appropriated from the papacy at the Reformation, to the relief of poor clergy, and trustees were appointed to administer the...
Queen Anne's bounty Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History
... Anne's bounty . From 1704 the incomes of the poorer clergy of the Church of England were supplemented by a fund which drew upon ecclesiastical revenues confiscated by Henry VIII and payments made by clergymen with larger incomes. The records are kept in the Public Record Office under QAB 1; an index of parishes is available. In 1948 the scheme was taken over by the Church...
Queen Anne's War Reference library
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
... Anne's War ( 1702–13 ) the second of four wars between the British and the French for the control of North America, arising initially out of French and Indian raids on British settlements along the New York and New England borders with Canada. The war was contemporaneous with and related to issues in the War of the Spanish Succession . Fought mainly on the eastern seaboard of the United States and the Maritime provinces of Canada, the war was ended by the Treaty of Utrecht and resulted in Acadia (renamed Nova Scotia), Newfoundland, and the Hudson Bay...
Queen Anne’s Bounty Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 ed.)
... Anne’s Bounty ( QAB ) . A fund formed by Queen Anne in 1704 to receive the first fruits ( annates ) and tenths which had been diverted to the Crown under Henry VIII ; they were to be used to augment the livings of the poorer Anglican clergy. The fund later received considerable parliamentary grants and private benefactions. In 1948 QAB was joined with the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to form the Church Commissioners for...
Queen Anne’s Bounty Reference library
J. A. Cannon
The Oxford Companion to British History (2 ed.)
... Anne’s Bounty was a product of the strong Anglican resurgence during her reign, caused partly by concern at the apparent progress of dissent since the Glorious Revolution. In 1703 the queen announced that she would devote the income from first fruits , which had been appropriated from the papacy at the Reformation, to the relief of poor clergy, and trustees were appointed to administer the scheme. In 1710 Parliament made funds available for the building of 50 new parish churches in London. J. A....
Queen Anne’s Bounty Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (4 ed.)
... Anne’s Bounty ( QAB ) A fund incorporated by Queen Anne in 1704 by letters patent pursuant to Queen Anne’s Bounty Act 1703, to receive the first fruits ( annates ) and tenths which the Appointment of Bishops Act 1533 had diverted from Rome to the crown under Henry VIII . On surrendering them for the benefit of the Church, she directed their use for the augmentation of the livings of the poorer Anglican clergy. Grants of capital (not income) were made to poorly endowed benefices; and later the fund was empowered to make loans (from 1777) and...
Queen Anne’s War (1702–13) Quick reference
A Dictionary of World History (3 ed.)
... Anne’s War ( 1702–13 ) A war between Britain and France, part of the War of the Spanish Succession , that was fought in North America. Frontier warfare in New England with savage French and Native American attacks on outlying settlements broke out again at the start of the 18th century ( see french and indian wars ). In 1710 the French lost Port Royal in Acadia (known to the British as Nova Scotia), which came under British control. A British attempt to capture Quebec the next year was prevented by storms. In the south, a South Carolinian (British) ...
Queen Anne style architecture ([De]) Quick reference
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (3 ed.)
... Anne style architecture [De] Relating mainly to the period 1702–14 , this style was characterized by the use of red brick, sash windows, and hipped roofs disguised behind parapets. The style was revived in the Victorian...
Anne of Brittany , queen of France (1477–1514) Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
... of Brittany , queen of France ( 1477–1514 ) Duchess of *Brittany in 1488 , married by proxy to Maximilian of Austria in 1490 , Anne wed *Charles VIII in 1491 and had six children, none of whom survived their father, dead in 1498 . Married to Louis XII in 1498 after his divorce from *Jeanne of France, Anne bore him four children of whom two daughters survived, one ( Claude ) bringing *Brittany to *France through her marriage to Francis I . Elizabeth A. R. Brown A. Le Roux de Lincy , Vie de la reine Anne de Bretagne, femme des...
