An Answer to a Question That Nobody Thinks of, Viz., but What If the Queen Should Die?
1713
An Answer to a Question That Nobody Thinks of, Viz., but What If the Queen Should Die?
1713
History - British, History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750), Politics
Published in 1713, 'An Answer to a Question That Nobody Thinks of, Viz., but What If the Queen Should Die?' is a political pamphlet by Daniel Defoe. It addresses the implications of the Queen's potential death on the Protestant succession in Great Britain, highlighting concerns about the Jacobite cause and Catholic influence. Defoe systematically examines the political landscape of his time, warning of the chaos that could ensue and urging strategies to protect religious and civil liberties in the face of uncertainty.
