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5 days ago · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
2 days ago · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh , who both died when Alfred was young.
2 days ago · Henry IV (1399–1413) N° Image Name Life Date Notes 93 Henry, Prince of Wales: 1386–1422 1399 Later Henry V, King of England 94 Thomas of Lancaster: 1387–1421 c. 1400 Later Duke of Clarence 95 John of Lancaster: 1389–1435 c. 1400 Later Duke of Bedford 96 Humphrey of Lancaster: 1390–1447 c. 1400 Later Duke of Gloucester 97
3 days ago · History of England. Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
2 days ago · t. e. John Henry Newman CO (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet, first as an Anglican priest and later as a Catholic priest and cardinal, who was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.
5 days ago · Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN: 9780198207931; 401pp.; Price: £65.00. This impressive study examines the consequences for land tenure in England of William of Normandy's conquest of the country, glossed by his claim to have succeeded to the throne by the bequest of King Edward. Yet he believed, in line with French practice, that ...
18 hours ago · In the tumultuous court of King Henry VIII, amidst the drama and intrigue, one woman stood out for her quiet grace and profound influence – Jane Seymour. Joi...
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