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   Who was the legal successor to Queen Elizabeth?

   • This was an issue that undoubtedly caused concern in both the Privy Council and Parliament. In terms of blood relations, the nearest legal successor to Elizabeth on her death was Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots). To many in her Privy Council this was simply unacceptable – yet legality was on Mary’s side and Elizabeth was very aware of this.

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   Was Mary a successor to Elizabeth?

   • Elizabeth’s advisors could not view Mary as a successor to Elizabeth. Even when her religion was put to one side, influential men such as William Cecil questioned her decision-making. Here was someone who had clearly married the wrong people – what would she do as Queen of England?

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   Why did Elizabeth I take over the throne?

   • Various dramatic events led to Elizabeth I taking over the throne from the Catholic Queen Mary I. Edward VI of England died at the age of 15 in 1553. Earlier in the year, he had overturned his father's will, disinherited his sisters and named his Protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey as his successor.

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   Why did Elizabeth not formally name a king as her successor?

   • Elizabeth did not formally name him as her successor but she did not allow anyone to speak ill of him. It was only towards the end of her life that Elizabeth named him as successor: “I will that a king succeed me and who but my kinsman the king of Scots.” By not marrying, Elizabeth I threw into question her succession.

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   Henry VIII's will had named one male and seven females living at his death in 1547 as the line of succession: (1) his son Edward VI, (2) Mary I, (3) Elizabeth I, (4) Jane Grey, (5) Katherine Grey, (6) Mary Grey, and (7) Margaret Clifford. Elizabeth had outlived all of them.

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   On the day of Elizabeth II's death, 8 September 2022, the line of succession to the British throne was: Charles, Prince of Wales (born 1948), eldest son of Elizabeth II Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (born 1982), elder son of the Prince of Wales

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   Concerns about who would succeed Queen Elizabeth I saw Parliament petition her to marry and produce an heir almost immediately. Early on in her reign, Queen Elizabeth I proclaimed that she would not marry because she was 'already bound unto a husband which is the Kingdom of England'.

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   Mar 17, 2015 · Elizabeth did not formally name him as her successor but she did not allow anyone to speak ill of him. It was only towards the end of her life that Elizabeth named him as successor: “I will that a king succeed me and who but my kinsman the king of Scots.”

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   Elizabeth succeeded to the throne on her half-sister's death in November 1558. She was very well-educated (fluent in five languages), and had inherited intelligence, determination and shrewdness from both parents. Her 45-year reign is generally considered one of the most glorious in English history.

8. www.rmg.co.uk › topics › becoming-queen-elizabeth-iBecoming Queen Elizabeth I | Royal Museums Greenwich

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   Various dramatic events led to Elizabeth I taking over the throne from the Catholic Queen Mary I. Edward VI of England died at the age of 15 in 1553. Earlier in the year, he had overturned his father's will, disinherited his sisters and named his Protestant cousin, Lady Jane Grey as his successor. The heart of Edward’s problem was that Mary ...