Packet 5: Tossup 18

A descendant of a writer with this first name refused Arthur Burrell’s suggestion to destroy a document found at Shibden Hall. That encoded document with five million (15[1])pages was created by a person with this name who married a woman (15[2])surnamed Walker in an 1834 ceremony in Goodramgate, York. A 19th-century diarist from the Lister family (15[1])derisively (15[1]-5[1])called (*) “Gentleman (10[1])Jack” (10[2])had this first name, as did a royal (10[1])whose “Cockpit circle” of friends included Prince George of Denmark (-5[1])and John Churchill. (10[2])The Duchess of (-5[1])Marlborough (10[1]-5[1])and Abigail (10[1])Hill vied (10[2])for the affections (-5[1])of a (10[2])sickly (10[2])royal with this (10[3])first name, (10[2])who was (10[2])succeeded by a male descendent of Sophie of (10[1])Hanover. (10[1])For 10 points, give this first name of the Stuart Queen who became (-5[1])the first ruler (10[1]-5[1])of the (10[1])United Kingdom after the 1707 (10[1])Acts of Union. ■END■ (10[6]0[1])

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