Justin McCarthy 
The Reign of Queen Anne, Volume 1 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) [EPUB ebook] 

In a contemporary review of Mc Carthy’s two-volume history of Queen Anne,
The
New York Times praises the ‘marked ability’ with which the historian acquits himself of the ‘difficult task’ of tracing one of the most notable reigns in English history (1702-1714)—a period that saw the rise of the modern Parliamentary system.

Circa l’autore

Justin Huntly Mc Carthy (1859-1936) was an Irish historian, novelist, playwright, biographer, and Member of Parliament—serving in the House of Commons from 1884 to 1892.  The son of the noted historian Justin Mc Carthy, he is best remembered for his history The Reign of Queen Anne (1902) and the play If I Were King (1902), which has been twice adapted by Hollywood.