Anne, Queen of Great Britain

About Anne, Queen of Great Britain

Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665-1714), was the last Stuart monarch, reigning over a Great Britain unified under the Acts of Union 1707, which formally created the Kingdom of Great Britain. As a politician, her reign was pivotal for establishing the new political entity that would become the modern UK, though her personal authority was increasingly curtailed by a rising Parliament. Her historical importance, cemented by this constitutional evolution and her role in the War of the Spanish Succession, ranks her at #179 in MIT's Pantheon project.

Despite this high historical ranking, Anne’s modern internet attention appears disproportionate. She garnered 2.1 million Wikipedia views in 2025, resulting in an attention gap calculated at +4x overattention relative to her historical importance. This suggests that her influence is remembered more robustly online than many figures ranked significantly higher in historical import. For contrast, Abraham Lincoln, ranked only #206 in historical importance, received over twice her attention with 5.4 million views, highlighting an interesting divergence between past political influence and current digital interest.

Further analysis shows a decline in this already relatively high attention: her 2025 views represent a 28.9% year-over-year decrease, and momentum from Q1 to Q3 was also negative at -9%, suggesting a slowly cooling online curiosity despite her significant legacy.