…In Scotland, which had been in a personal union with England since James VI became king of England in 1603, there was strong dissatisfaction with the exile of James II in the Glorious Revolution, and even a rebellion against William III broke out in 1689, but it was eventually suppressed, and when the Queen ascended to the throne, the Parliaments of both countries agreed to a union, and Scotland was assigned 16 seats in the House of Lords and 45 seats in the House of Commons. In 1707, the United Kingdom of Great Britain (often simply called Great Britain) was established. The Queen also gained popularity by allocating a portion of the church tithes and royal income to the relief of the poor as the "Queen Anne's Gift." Furthermore, in terms of cultural history, the Queen's reign was a time when the lifestyle and culture of early modern citizens, as symbolized by coffee houses, flourished. … *Some of the terms mentioned in "Queen Anne's Gift" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1603年にジェームズ6世がイングランド王位を兼ねて以来,イングランドといわゆる同君連合を形成していたスコットランドでは,名誉革命でジェームズ2世が追放されたことに不満が強く,89年にはウィリアム3世への反乱さえ起こったが,結局鎮圧され,女王の即位とともに両国議会が合同に同意,スコットランドは貴族院議席16,庶民院議席45を割り当てられ,1707年グレート・ブリテン連合王国(たんにグレート・ブリテンとよぶことが多い)が成立した。女王はまた,教会の十分の一税と王室収入の一部を〈アン女王の贈物〉として貧民救済にあてるなどして大衆の人気を博した。さらに文化史的には,女王の時代はコーヒー・ハウス(喫茶店)に象徴されるような近世市民の生活文化が花開いた時代である。… ※「アン女王の贈物」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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