First published between 1840 and 1849, Strickland's landmark work provides biographical accounts of the queens of England from Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, to Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch. Volume 7 focuses on Mary II (1662-1694), who succeeded her exiled father James II.

Volume 7 of this influential Victorian study focuses on Mary II (1662 1694), who succeeded her exiled father James II.