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100 1 _aDefoe, Daniel,
_d1661?-1731
245 1 3 _aAn Answer to a Question that Nobody thinks of, viz., But what if the Queen should Die?
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-07-09
508 _aProduced by Steven Gibbs, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. In memory of Steven Gibbs (1938-2009).
520 _a"An Answer to a Question that Nobody thinks of, viz., But what if the Queen…?" by Daniel Defoe is a political pamphlet written in the early 18th century. This work addresses the concerns regarding the stability of the Protestant succession in Britain in light of the Queen's mortality. Defoe aims to provoke thought on the implications for the nation's future if the Queen were to die, particularly concerning the potential rise of the Jacobite cause and Catholic influence. In this pamphlet, Defoe systematically examines the political landscape of his time, arguing that while the current government operates under the premise of loyalty to the Queen, there exists a significant level of uncertainty and risk regarding the Protestant succession. He highlights the dangers posed by both internal factions and foreign powers, emphasizing that the death of the Queen could lead to chaos, contestations for the throne, and potentially the re-emergence of a Catholic monarchy. Defoe's exploration serves as both a warning and a call to action for his contemporaries, urging them to consider strategies for safeguarding their religious and civil liberties in light of the Queen's inevitable mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGreat Britain -- Politics and government -- 1702-1714
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36681
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