David Starkey opinion on Queens Anne and Victoria? (years, historians, document)

[theoldnorthstate]

I watched David Starkey's documentary "Monarchs" about the english monarchy and it totally surprised me how positive he was about Queen Anne's performance. She has always seemed like a place holder to me from what I had been taught and I never heard her given much credit for the success, expansion, trade, and foreign policy that he gave her. He also described Queen Victoria in slightly disparaging terms and attributed most of her success to her husband actually running the show as her private secretary and maybe the times/era just are a time of rolling forward movement that Albert grasped ahold of.

I have never been a fan of Victoria at all, even though she seems revered currently. Yet from what Starkey said Anne achieved so much more and she is more or less a foot note or how it seems to me.

So to you historians, what is your take on Anne and Victoria? and Starkey for that matter

thanks

[Grandstander]

Originally Posted by theoldnorthstate

He also described Queen Victoria in slightly disparaging terms and attributed most of her success to her husband actually running the show as her private secretary and maybe the times/era just are a time of rolling forward movement that Albert grasped ahold of.

Prince Albert died at the end of 1861, the 24th year of Victoria's reign, she then reigned for another 40 years, so we cannot credit Albert for that time period.