They were ready and eager to take Queen Anne as the stock of a new dynasty; they were ready to ignore the claims of her father and the claims of her brother, but they could not ignore the fact that at the critical period she had no children.
Bagehot discusses the political dynamics surrounding Queen Anne's lack of heirs and the implications for the monarchy's future.
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