Who took over the throne if Elizabeth was a 'virgin'?

Question

Wow just watched the movie and realised im not a history buff and wondered who took over when she died?

Answer 1

The will of Henry VIII (Elizabeth's father) declared that Elizabeth was to be succeeded by the descendants of his younger sister, Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk, rather than by the Scottish descendants of his elder sister, Margaret Tudor. If the will were upheld, then Elizabeth would have been succeeded by Lady Anne Stanley. If, however, the rules of male primogeniture (preference for males to succeed) were upheld, the successor would be James VI, King of Scotland. James VI of Scotland was proclaimed King of England as James I a few hours after her death in 1603.

Hope this helps, basically her close relatives could make a claim to the throne and that's what happened with James.

Answer 2

The quick answer to this is James 1st, who assended to the throne on 24 March 1603. He was the first of The Stuarts (Elizabeth being the last of the Tudors)
He was already a King having been crowned King of the Scots (James VI of Scotland) when he was 13 months old, where he ruled for 36 years before being crowned King of England.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

James the First of England, who was also James the Sixth of Scotland. His great-grandmother was a sister to Henry VIII-- Margaret Tudor. His mother, Mary Queen of Scots, was a cousin to Elizabeth I and had a claim to the throne, which is why she was suspected (rightly or wrongly) of being involved in one or more of the plots to murder Elizabeth.

Answer 4

James I he was a son of Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, and some kind of a relative to Elizabeth I

Answer 5

James 1st of England, James 6th of Scotland. I think it was in 1603

Answer 6

dont know!!!!