![]() ![]() The movie's historical consultant, Hannah Greig, has admitted this is fiction, stating, "Pet rabbits would never have been found lolloping around a royal bedchamber: They were an early 18th-century foodstuff and pest." -History ExtraĪnne met Sarah Churchill (née Jennings) in the court of Anne's uncle, King Charles II, when she was around the age of 8 and Sarah was 13 ( Vanity Fair). The real Queen Anne didn't keep 17 pet rabbits as stand-ins for the children she lost due to miscarriages, still births and premature death. Mirror Onlineĭid Queen Anne really have bunnies in her bedchamber? Of her five children who survived birth, four died before their second birthday and her only remaining child, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, died in 1700 at age 11. Yes, and tragically, 12 of the 17 times she was pregnant she either miscarried or had stillborn births. She also suffered from an eye condition that caused excessive eye watering. Like in the movie, this proved to be difficult for her since she had taken an active interest in foreign policy and affairs of the state. She was eventually carried around the Palace in a wheelchair or sedan chair. A fact-check of The Favourite movie confirms her battle with gout caused her a great deal of pain, and she put on weight due to her sedentary lifestyle. Upon his removal, James fled to France with his wife and son, and William and Mary ascended to the throne. Anne defied her father and took the protestant side of William and her sister, Mary. The protestants of England saw this as a threat that would inevitably lead to the formation of a Roman Catholic dynasty across the kingdoms. ![]() This changed the line of succession from Jame's daughter Mary, a protestant, to his newly born son, a catholic. After her mother's death, James married the catholic princess Mary of Modena and they bore a son, James. He had been previously converted to Catholicism by his wife, Anne's mother. ![]() King James II was deposed on religious grounds. Anne's father, King James II, had been removed from the throne in 1688 by William of Orange, his son-in-law, during the Glorious Revolution. ![]() William and Mary were not Anne's parents. William's wife (who was also his first cousin), Queen Mary II, had died eight years earlier in 1694. The Favourite true story reveals that Anne Stuart became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland following the death of King William III in 1702. ![]()
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