Why is the duke of edinbrough not king?
1603 TO 1707 Scottish Royal House of Stuart ruled England and Scotland as two separate countries. In 1707 the Governments of Scotland & England united under the Act of Union. Queen Anne Scottish Royal House of Stuart was the last Monarch of England and first Monarch of Great Britain. Every Monarch since then has been crowned King or Queen of Great Britain. Queen Anne did not leave an heir to the throne of Britain and it was her cousins in the House of Hanover that took over followed by Saxe Coburg then House of Windsor all of whom depend to some extent on Stuart blood.
Princess Elizabeth as the Heiress Presumptive to the British & Commonwealth thrones was Duchess of Edinburgh from 1947 to1952, her husband was and is Duke of Edinburgh.
The Queen is also the 19th grandchild of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland 700 or so years ago.
England is not a State, nor does it have a Monarchy as is the case with Scotland. The United Kingdom is the Union of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England. The Crown and throne is now and has been for three hundred years the Crown of Great Britain.
The youngest king in the world?
Alfonso XIII of Spain was declared king when he was born. His father, Alfonso XII of Spain, died 6 months before his son was born. Of course his mother Maria Christina of Austria was appointed regent during his minority. In 1902, on attaining his 16th year, the King assumed control of the state.
Who controlled the house of commons during the reign of Charles I?
The Puritians controlled the house of commons during the reign of Charles.
Eleanor of Castile the daughter of Saint Ferdinand (a famous crusading king)
their marriage was oringinally a political decision to stop gascony (an English province at the time ) being invaded by Leonin and Castilian forces.
even though it was a political marriage all sources point towards that they had great affection for one another.
At that time the monarchs often travelled around and did not live in one place. They had castles in several locations. Even today, the Queen of England has a number of properties around Britain. In King John's time, he moved around a lot of England, administering his kingdom. He did not have one set home.
Which wives survived Henry VIII?
Anne of Cleves and the last Catherine, Catherine Parr...
Some like Anne Boleyn died directly because of Henry, and others like Jane Seymour died not directly because of Henry (like she died having a baby).
Who was king after William rufus?
Henry I was the King after William II - Henry was the ninth known child of William I and his spouse, Matilda of Flanders.
Who placed the crown on Henry vii head?
henry VII crown was put on his head by one of the stanley brothers.
Why was tarquin the proud driven from the throne?
He was elected to the position as all other kings were in the time of the Roman Republic.
Did King Henry have a illegitamite child?
Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) had an acknowledged illegitimate son:
Henry Fitzroy (1519 - 1536) Duke of Richmond (by Henry's mistress Elizabeth Blount)
There may have been other illegitimate children, possibly by Mary Boleyn, (and in particular her son, Henry Carey) another of Henry's mistresses and sister of Anne Boleyn; but they have not been confirmed or acknowledged, probably because of the timing of Henry's relationship with Mary Boleyn.
Was king Henry the viii daughter Mary known as bloody Mary?
Mary I (18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558), was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism after succeeding her short-lived half brother, Edward VI, to the English throne. In the process, she had almost 300 religious dissenters burned at the stake in the Marian Persecutions, earning her the sobriquet of "Bloody Mary". Her re-establishment of Roman Catholicism was reversed by her successor and half-sister, Elizabeth I.
Who were Saladin and King Richard?
Richard the Lionheart was the leader of the Catholic army during the crusade of kings. He is named "The Lionheart" because he was the only king to complete his crusade during the Crusade of kings (neither the king of France, or the king of Germany finished).
Saladin was his opposition.
What was King George III's real name?
Answer King George III of Great Britain's full names were George William Frederick. He belonged to the Royal House of Hanover.
Who was a better King John or Richard?
richard because john had a bad reputation and murdured his nephew wheras richard had a good reputation although he used taxes to get him out of prison but he would go and fight battles. mintymintmin
The English Bill of Rights
How was money a cause to the Civil War?
they caused it because Charles wanted alot of power . which he had but not as much as parliament did. Charles didnt have any money at all ,so he had to keep on getting his money from parliament .
religion comes in to it because some people were catholic but most were protestant.
What happened to Mary queen of Scott's decendants?
Her son James took the English throne after the death of his cousin Elizabeth I. He became the 1st monarch to rule both Scotland and England and thus was the 1st in the house of Stuart to rule both. The house of Stuart lasted unitil the death of Queen Anne in 1714 when it went to her 2nd cousin George (he was James I's great-grandson) and then was known as house of Hanover. This caused considerable nastiness with some people (Scotts) who thought the crown should go to Anne's little brother (also called James) however he wouldn't give up being a Catholic (had to be a protestent monarch) it got so nasty uprisings known as the Jacobite uprisings took place, but failed. The royal family today is decended from Mary, Queen of Scotts, ofcourse she has other decendents, some of which are more directly decended. If you google the house of Stuart you can learn more about them.
Where did King George III live?
In 1762, His Majesty purchased Buckingham House, which is on the site now occupied by Buckingham Palace for use as a family retreat. He also had residences at Kew and Windsor Castle. St. James's Palace was retained for official use. In the 1790s, the King and his family took holidays at Weymouth, Dorset which he popularised as one of the first seaside resorts in England. He actually did not travel much, and spent his entire life in Southern England.
According to legend where did King John lose the royal treasure?
King John lost the crown jewels in a bog whilst running away from his barons. :3
Did Edward the confessor have any children?
Edward the confessor did not have any children because he Tuck an oath...
What were King George III's accomplishments?
signed the delcoration of independence signed the delcoration of independence pooped