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47. Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

The history of the four last years of the Queen / By the late Jonathan Swift... : Published from the last manuscript copy ; corr. and enl. by the author's own hand. (London : printed for A. Millar, 1758)

47. Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. The history of the four last years of the Queen

Swift wrote this in 1712-1713, hoping to be made Historiographer Royal. He consulted official documents and spoke to many of those involved. This gives the work authority especially on the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Utrecht, which marked the end of the Wars of Spanish Succession and by which the French agreed to recognise Queen Anne, and cease support for the Pretender.

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