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A basic succession went like this: King > eldest son > eldest son's eldest son > etc. or, if eldest son had no children, or his children died without children: King > eldest son > second son > second son's children > etc. or, if second son had no children: King > eldest son > second son > third son > third son's children > etc. or, if there was no more than one son who had no children: King > eldest son > eldest daughter > eldest daughter's eldest son > etc. or, if eldest daughter had no children: King > eldest son > eldest daughter > second daughter > second daughter's children > etc. or, if no siblings or children remained the throne went to the nearest cousin. When Elizabeth I's father, Henry VIII died, he left the throne to his only son, Edward. Edward died as a teenager, so according to the order of succession set out by Henry VIII the throne should have gone automatically to Edward's oldest sister, Mary. However Edward's advisor, Lord Dudley, convinced him that, for the good of keeping the country protestant, he should place his second cousin, Lady Jane Grey, on the throne. Dudley's real reasons were that he had made Lady Jane his daughter-in-law by arranging her marriage to his younger son so that when Edward died he would remain in power through advising his son and daughter-in-law. So when Edward died Lady Jane ascended to the throne. This outraged both Mary and the people of England. They organized a revolt and locked Jane in the Tower of London after she had only ruled for nine days. She was later executed for treason. Mary took control of the throne and turned the country back to Catholicism. She killed many protestants by burning them at the stake, giving her the nickname Bloody Mary. When she died, she also had no children and was forced to leave her throne to her younger, protestant half-sister, Elizabeth. Elizabeth became one of England's most famous and popular monarchs. She converted the kingdom back to a protestant one but allowed people of all faiths to practice as they pleased. She never married, and subsequently had no children. She was forced to leave the throne to her scottish second cousin, James.
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In the Elizabethan era, the monarchs were decided through hereditary succession. The English monarchy followed the principle of primogeniture, which meant that the eldest legitimate son of the ruling monarch would inherit the throne. If there were no sons, the next in line would be the daughter or closest relative.
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Why was the Renaissance known as the Elizabethan Era?
The Renaissance in England spanned several reigns, but Elizabeth I was one of the prominent monarchs during that era. The two terms are not, however, strictly equivalent.
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The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century. The Elizabethan era was in the 16th century.Therefore the answer to this question is NO - but the Elizabethan era was in the Renaissance era and some would regard the Elizabethan era as the height of the Renaissance era.
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what kind of jobs and occupation do Elizabethan era had
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no they didn't have bagels in the Elizabethan era. What kind of question is that?
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The Second Elizabethan Era or simply the Elizabethan Era
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The Elizabethan era was the Elizabethan era. It was the time when England became Protestant and the Renaissance became established in England. The Romantic era extended into the Victorian Era. They were two different Queens and two different eras.
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The rules for Chess in the Elizabethan Era are the same as the rules of today.
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