of Abigail, who now warmly favoured the Jacobite party led by Bolingbroke and Francis Atterbury. Altercations took place in the Queen's presence between Abigail and the minister. Finally, on 27 July 1714, Anne dismissed Lord Oxford and Mortimer (as Harley was now known) from his office of Lord High Treasurer, and three days later gave the staff to the 1st Duke of Shrewsbury. Anne died on 1 August 1714, aged 49. Abigail then retired into private life and lived quietly at her country house Otes until her death in 1734. She is buried in the churchyard of All Saints in the village of High Laver in Essex. In popular culture Abigail Masham is portrayed by American actress Emma Stone in the 2018 film The Favourite. She is also portrayed by Svetlana Smirnova in the 1979 Soviet movie A Glass of Water, based on an 1840 play of the same name. She is portrayed by Jill Balcon in the 1969 BBC series The First Churchills. Notes References Mistress Masham's Repose by T.H. White (published in 1946) makes specific reference to Abigail, Baroness Masham. That Enchantress: Life of Abigail Hill, Lady Marsham by Doris Leslie (1950) Unknown woman, formerly known as Abigail Hill, National Portrait Gallery Lady Masham – English School – identified by comparison with the NPG portrait 1670 births 1734 deaths People from London British and English royal favourites British baronesses Court of Anne, Queen of Great Britain