No, the Hero placed Anora on the throne. You were still a Grey Warden where I came from. The Hero from where I came from was female. Allbeit she was a little on the prickly side, but she warmed up once you got to know her. Perhaps we should take notes in order to keep these things straight.
We didn't find out much that the Wardens didn't all ready know. The Chantry was wanting the information, but I found it interesting all the same. Though when those talking Darkspawn emerged, it wasn't really safe to discover anymore information. Yes, it is good that there's someone to keep an eye on the Templars, though my job description changed drastically just before I ended up here. Thedas was plunged into chaos and the Seekers were sent to try and quell the fires of war by finding the Hero and the Champion of Kirkwall.