Anne I came to power on a promise of increased Parliamentary power, but the first year of her reign was also characterized by lowering tariffs on Colonial exports to other European nations to incredibly low rates (4%), which in one fell swoop almost completely erased colonial independence sentiments. At the same time, Anne I also gave the colonies of the Celtic Empire increased self-autonomy, allowing them to govern themselves more and more.
At home, Anne I sought to try and repair relations with the French. She had seen that the Celts and French were capable of working together, instead of her grandfather James VI's ideas that the French and Celts were natural enemies. When Anne I gave birth to a son, the future Henry I, she made an agreement to a royal marriage with Prince Henry with Princess Marie of France. This single act managed to begin the process of detente with the French, as both had begun to feel endangered by the power of a new Portuguese-Spanish alliance.
The most notable event of Anne I's reign was the Charter of Rights, a revolutionary new document entailing the basic rights of all Celtic citizens. This was astoundingly different for the era, where the rights of the people tended to be given at the whim of the Monarch. Anne I, however, was entirely willing to give some basic rights to the Celtic peoples. Taking inspiration from the Magna Carta, Anne I's Charter of Rights effectively ended the last remnants of Feudalism in the Celtic Empire, reforming to an Administrative Monarchy that relied on its Parliament.
Anne I's acts in the Colonies also gained her a lot of appeal in the Celtic colonial dominions. In 1645, the colony of Borealia, which had been growing rapidly, petitioned for greater self-governance and autonomy, with the pledge that it would remain loyal to the Celtic Empire. Accepting their request, Borealia was granted a new charter that allowed it to form a local colonial assembly, which elected Andrew Galvin as the first Royal Governor of Borealia. This had a mixed effect in Borealia in regards to its citizens. While many appreciated that their dominion now had greater self-autonomy, others felt that after some time, Borealia was capable of governing itself as an independent nation. Anne I, however, did not tolerate this sort of dissent, and gave Borealia the capacity to silence dissidence within its borders.
Through the last 7 years of her reign, 1650 - 1657, Anne I also granted democratic charters to Meridia, Carribeia, and the fairly young colonial dominion of New Zealand, which had named itself New Lothian in honor of its Scottish homeland. A new colonial dominion had also formed in the area around the Santee River, which its founder named Maryland, after their Empress. Under Anne I, democratic governments became a very common feature in the Celtic Dominions. However, these governments could only manage a small range of internal affairs, and even then with the authority of the Celtic monarch. True self-determination was a long ways away.