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George II
George II was the last British Monarch to be born abroad. He did not have a good relationship with his father (who had locked up his mum in Germany when he was 11)
George I
George I was German and before the Act of Settlement which prevented Catholics being monarchs he was only 58th in line to the throne. He was though the first protestant in line so despite never having been to England, being quite old and not speaking English he became the King. He didn’t spend much time in England and had to speak French or Latin as no one in England spoke German. He kept his wife…
Edward V still missing!
The ‘Boys in the Tower’ are still one of the great mysteries of the Monarchy. Was Edward V and his brother murdered or did they escape to live a peaceful life
Elizabeth I
Good Queen Bess had seen great religious upheaval before she took the throne, with the country swinging between Catholicism and Protestantism constantly. Her mother, Anne Boleyn, had Protestant leanings so whilst English Protestants rejoiced when she came to power, many Catholics returned to exile on the other side of the English channel. However, she is remembered for finding a balance that moved the country to the new religion without the typical violence occurring. Many believe…
Henry II and his very bossy wife
Henry II and his wife reigned over a huge area of England and France, which stretched from Scotland to the Pyrenees. Eleanor of Aquitaine Henry’s wife held a huge amount of land in Aquitaine, he inherited Anjou in France from his dad ‘Geoffrey the handsome’ and England from his mother. His wife was older than him and had been married to the King of France (Louis VII) but it seems after one meeting with the…
Queen Anne
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Edward I and the Stone of Scone (or is it?)
Edward was born at Westminster and known as ‘Longshanks’ becasue he was so tall.He had a wife Eleanor of Castile and was actually at war with her by his side when he found out he would be King. Edward I managed to claim Wales and named his son the first ‘Prince of Wales’. A title that the current Prince Charles holds. This was the first time Wales was not independent. Edward also tried to claim…
Oliver Cromwell
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Richard I
Richard I was a true ‘warrior’ King who had his own army by the time he was 16. He spent the whole time fighting and hardly any time in England and didn’t speak much English. Richard fought with his father Henry II which made Henry very sad but he still wanted Richard to be King when he died. Even though he was a great warrior he died of a wound from a single arrow. He…
