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Death of Queen Anne... Announcing the new King George I...
Death of Queen Anne... Announcing the new King George I...
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August 10, 1714
THE POST BOY, London, Aug. 10, 1714
* Anne, Queen of Great Britain death
* King George I of Great Britain takes over
The front page has a report of the death of Queen Anne in an item datelined from the Hague: "...we received by an express the melancholy news of the dangerous indisposition of her Britannick Majesty, and since that an account of her decease on Sunday morning last; which has deeply affected the generality of people here with grief...". Also reports announcing the new King, from Plymouth: "Yesterday his Majesty was proclaim'd here with the usual solemnity & great rejoycings were made on that occasion." and from Harwich: "Yesterday King George was proclaim'd here, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, to the great joy of all people..." with several more similar announcements (see).
A single sheet issue, 9 1/2 by 14 inches, two handsome engravings in the masthead, great condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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