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  1. 1 day ago · In 1603 Elizabeth I of England and Ireland was succeeded by King James VI of Scotland, her first cousin twice removed, even though his succession violated Henry VIII's will, under which Lady Anne Stanley, heiress of Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk, was supposed to succeed. James asserted that hereditary right was superior to statutory provision ...

  2. 5 days ago · Henry V, a King and a Warrior Both. Henry V, famously known as Henry of Monmouth, ascended to the English throne in 1413 AD, marking the culmination of the Plantagenet dynasty 's struggles for power. Henry's reign, though relatively short, is regarded as one of the most impactful in English history. His military prowess, diplomatic acumen, and ...

  3. 2 days ago · Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.

  4. 3 days ago · The current monarch is King Charles III, who ascended the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The monarch and their immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties.

  5. 3 days ago · Queen Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926, the eldest daughter to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. She had one sibling, a younger sister, Princess Margaret (1930-2002).

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  7. 3 days ago · King Edward V 1470–1483 r. 1483 King of England: Margaret of York 1472: Richard of Shrewsbury 1473–1483 1st Duke of York: Elizabeth of York 1466–1503 Queen of England: King Henry VII 1457–1509 r. 1485–1509 King of England: Anne of York 1470: Edward Plantagenet 1475–1499 17th Earl of Warwick: Richard of York 1476–1477: George of ...

  8. 2 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.

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