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Queen Anne (1665-1714) handing over the white staff to the Earl of Shrewsbury, c1714. Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714, was the second daughter of James II and the sister of Mary II. The Act of Union between England and Scotland was passed during Anne's reign, making her the last monarch to hold the separate titles of Queen of England and Queen of Scotland. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England.