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1485
Henry the VII becomes king
Henry Tudor becomes King Henry VII after defeating the Yorkist king Richard III in battle. -
1509
Henry VIII becomes king
Henry VIII became king after he succeeded his father (Henry the VII). He was aged 17 at the time. -
1547
Edward VI becomes king
Edward VI was only nine years old when he succeeded his father Henry VIII in 1547 Because he was a minor,the goverment was managed by a protector. -
Jul 10, 1554
Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen
Lady Jane Grey was chosen to be Queen by Edward VI partly because his half-sister, Mary was Catholic while Lady Jane Grey,like Edward,was a Protestant.She was later known as"The Queen of nine days", because Mary executed her only 9 days after her coronation. -
Oct 1, 1554
Mary I becomes Queen
After having executed Lady Jane Grey, Mary became Queen. She
was aged 37 when she was crowned.During her 5-year reign,Mary had over 208 religious dissenters burnt at the stake. -
1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
Elizabeth was one of the most successful monarchs ever to sit in the English throne.
When Mary was still Queen,she thought Elizabeth was plotting against her, so she locked Elizabeth up in the Tower of London. Once Mary had died, Elizabeth took her place as Queen and became Elizabeth I. -
End of Tudor Monarchy
When Queen Elizabeth I died ,Tudor Monarchy was over.22 years later, in 1625, James I (VI of Scotland) would go on to become the first Stuart king.
