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Queen Anne pistols are a type of breech-loading flintlock pistol known as a turn-off pistol, in which the chamber is filled from the front and accessed by unscrewing the barrel. Another distinguishing feature of the design is that the lock-plate and the breech section (chamber) of the firearm are forged as a single piece.
Anne (centre) and her sister Mary (left) with their parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, painted by Peter Lely and Benedetto Gennari II. Anne was born at 11:39 p.m. on 6 February 1665 at St James's Palace, London, the fourth child and second daughter of the Duke of York (later King James II and VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde. [1]
A Queen Anne carved and figured mahogany tall case clock, by Peter Stretch in Philadelphia, built around 1740, was bought at auction by Winterthur Museum and Country Estate on October 28, 2004, for $1.7 million, the highest price ever paid for an American clock. [15]
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A Queen Anne carved and figured mahogany tall case clock, made by Peter Stretch in Philadelphia circa 1740, was bought at auction by Winterthur Museum and Country Estate on October 28, 2004, for the highest price ever paid for an American clock: $1.7 million. [23]
Princess Anne, who is widely known as the hardest working royal, appears to also be a stickler for the rules because, the royal just refused to break protocol even with Queen Camilla's permission ...
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The Longitude Act 1714 (13 Ann. c. 14), also known as the Discovery of Longitude at Sea Act 1713, was an act of Parliament of Great Britain passed in July 1714 at the end of the reign of Queen Anne. It established the Board of Longitude and offered monetary rewards ( Longitude rewards ) for anyone who could find a simple and practical method ...