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

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