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- Smithsonian Magazine
The Myth of 'Bloody Mary,' England's First Queen
The first woman to rule England in her own right didn’t simply inherit the throne. Historian Sarah Gristwood describes the ascension of Mary I as a “staggeringly bold” course of action undertaken ...
17 hours ago
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Every Single King & Queen of England, from 871 to Now
The Archbishop of Canterbury refused to crown Harold as king, and Harold rejected Christianity as a result. When Ethelred died, Harold took over briefly as the King of England. He was known ...
7 days ago