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QUEEN ANNE IS DEAD!
A conference to commemorate the tercentenary of the death of Queen Anne
Programme
9.30-10.00 a.m. Registration, coffee and welcome
10.00-11.00 a.m. Keynote lecture – James Winn (Boston University):
‘“Like her Britannia’s Self”: Style and Substance in the Life of Queen Anne’
11.00-12.00 noon Frances Harris (Sheffield University):
‘“A Rare Example of Uninterrupted Friendship”:the Marlborough-Godolphin Partnership and the Age of Anne
12.00-1.00 p.m. Lunch
1.00-1.15 p.m. ‘Queen Anne Comes to the Stage’ – a short presentation by Kate Glover (Writer) and Kenneth Michaels (Director) of the new play, Queen Anne, now playing at The Barons Court Theatre
1.15-2.30 p.m. The Anglo-Scottish Union of 1707
Allan Macinnes (Strathclyde University): ‘The Union of 1707 reconsidered’
Daniel Szechi (Manchester University): ‘The State of the Union at the death of Queen Anne’
2.30-3.00 p.m. David Hayton (Queen’s University, Belfast):
‘A “glorious and immortal memory”? The image of Queen Anne in Ireland’
3.00-3.30 p.m. Tea
3.30-4.30 p.m. Robert Bucholz (Loyola University, Chicago):
‘“The Stomach of a Queen”: Body Image, Gender and Anne’s Posthumous Historical Reputation’
4.30-5.00 p.m. Bill Speck (University of Leeds):
‘The Age of Anne’
5.00-5.30 p.m. Alan Downie (Goldsmiths, University of London):
‘“The Augustan Age of England?” Literature and Culture in the Reign of Queen Anne’
5.30-6.30 p.m. Closing remarks and wine reception
Queen Anne is Dead! 