The story of Anne Stuart is not the history of her age. The glory and activities of her time were incomprehensible to her, while as a historical pivot she does not exist. Her sister represented all that she could have represented in the 1688 revolution. As a mother of kings, Anne might have been a factor in English history. Childless, she did not divert the stream. The author felt justified in ignoring the tremendous political movements of her time and devotes this work entirely to a narrative of Anne's personal history. Illustrated.