Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . e favourable to the war, while the Torieswished for peace and desired the return of the house of Stuart. The Tories, whohated the duke, did every-thing in their power toruin his authority and toundermine his influencewith the queen. Formany years Anne hadbeen governed, in greatthings as well as small,by the Duchess of Marl-borough. The name ofthe duchess was Sarah,and people used to say,Queen Anne reigns, butQueen Sarah two ladies wrote to
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . e favourable to the war, while the Torieswished for peace and desired the return of the house of Stuart. The Tories, whohated the duke, did every-thing in their power toruin his authority and toundermine his influencewith the queen. Formany years Anne hadbeen governed, in greatthings as well as small,by the Duchess of Marl-borough. The name ofthe duchess was Sarah,and people used to say,Queen Anne reigns, butQueen Sarah two ladies wrote toeach other almost everyday. They dropped their titles and took feigned names;the duchess was Mrs. Freeman and the queen was Mrs. Morley. After the war had gone on for some timethese two devoted friends fell out and the queen took anew favourite, Mrs. Masham, who was a Tory and wishedto end the war. Soon afterwards the queen dismissed herWhig ministers, and the Tories, who were bent on bringingthe war to an end, came into power. Marlborough wasaccused of taking money in connection with the army con-tracts, and was removed from his Fashionable Lady in the Time ofQueen Anne 1713] THE HOUSE OF STUART 200 The allies were forced to join in the peace negotiations,and finally, in 1713, the treaty of Utrecht was advantages were gained by Great Scotia was given up by France, and all claims toNewfoundland and the Hudson Bay Territory were aban-doned. Spain ceded Gibraltar and Minorca and agreed toallow one English ship each year to trade with the Spanishpossessions in America. The French king also promisedthat the crowns of France and Spain should not be united,and that he would recognize the Protestant succession inGreat Britain. 210. Social progress and customs.—It is difficult for us topicture the England of two hundred years ago. The popu-lation was about equal to that of London to-day. Therewere no large factories, no steamboats, no canals,
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