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3 unusual facts about Anne Oglethorpe


Anne Oglethorpe

Anne Oglethorpe became involved with Robert Harley, minister to Queen Anne, when he met with her after she was detained for questioning about a trip to France.

Monod, Paul Kleber, Jacobitism and the English People, 1688-1788, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989.

Anne Oglethorpe’s mother, Eleanor Oglethorpe, was an employee of the royal household during the reigns of Charles II and James II; she followed James II to France, where he was exiled after the Glorious Revolution.



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