How much do you know about English Royalty?

Question

It is my understanding that Queen Elizabeth I never married, therefore she never had children. If that is true who took the throne after her death? Did France or Spain or another country win a war against England and take the throne?

Answer 1

The will of Henry VIII, her father, had 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.

According to one story, when asked whom she would name her heir, she replied, "Who could that be but my cousin Scotland?" According to another, she said, "Who but a King could succeed a Queen?"

James VI, of Scotland, was proclaimed King of England as James I a few hours after Elizabeth's death on March 24, 1603; heralding the end of the Tudor Dynasty and the start of the reign of the House of Stuart in the Kingdom of England.

Answer 2

It is true. Elizabeth the first never had children. After her death she chose Her closest living relative in Scotland. His name was James the First. He started the House of Stewart in England which lasted from 1609 to 1649. This united the English and Scottish crowns. So there was no war because James the First was Elizabeth the Firsts predetermined successor.

Answer 3

James IV and I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. June 19, 1566 - March 27, 1625. He was the first of the Stuarts as Queen Elizabeth I was last of the tudors. i think he was run out of england due to debt. spain and war... lets see... he created an alliance with spain be getting his only suviving son to marry the daughter of the King Phillip III of Spain, Infanta Maria Anna. No marriage happened as the spanish demanded that the prince convert to Roman catholicism. when they returned to england they demanded that King James declare war on Spain. england couldnt afford to go to war but they joined the war after James's death.

Answer 4

Elizabeth never did marry publicly but as to her having children that has been debated ever since then. Here is a link to a painting of a wealthy pregnant woman, in a dress covered in Tudor roses, She is wearing a ring around her neck. Queen Elizabeth also wore a ring on a ribbon round her neck in a portrait of her which is now in the National Museum of Stockholm. This painting was once Labled "Queen Elizabeth" but was later changed. There are more reasons than this to believe Her married to Robert and bore him at least one possibly 2 children.

http://www.sirbacon.org/gallery/carrliz.html


Here is a link to possibly support the fact Elizabeth was actually married to Robert Dudley and bore his child in secret.

http://www.geocities.com/christicrutchfield/sir_francis_bacon.htm

I know it is long but read it, It is well woth it and will have you desiring to know more about Sir Francis and Elizabeth.
The fact of Francis Bacon's parentage--the legitimate son of Queen Elizabeth and therefore the legal heir to the throne--is indubitable, supported as it is, not only by a mass of circumstantial evidence, but by such direct testimony as Leicester's letter to Philip of Spain, which Madame Deventer discovered among the Spanish State Archives, begging Philip to use his influence with Elizabeth to secure his public acknowledgment as Prince Consort.

And Elizabeth's real reason for posing as the Virgin Queen,--announcing at the very beginning of her reign that no Tudor should follow her upon the throne,--may well have been the union of England and Scotland under one sceptre; and this grand concept, carried to fruition through the sacrifice of her husband, her son, and who shall say how much of her own heart, is perhaps in its unselfishness the one bright spot in the whole ghastly tragey. While in the tower during James 1 reign Sir Francis sctrached something into the wall supporting the theroy that he was Elizabeths' child but I cannot find it now if I do I will post it for you.
Remember this History is written by man who will change it, and rewrite it for many reasons. Gold in his pocket, a title before his name. If would not have been hard for Elizabeth to remain a virgin Queen to the public and a wife in mother in private, there are those whose desire to rise to the top of the Queens favor will see to it that whatever needed to be done was done to keep this secret. As long as they benefitted from it.

Answer 5

She was not the only monarch to leave no issue (poor Queen Anne had several children and all died), and was succeeded by James VI of Scotland.

However, the diary of Lord Oranmore from the 1920s says the Windsor Castle archivist told him he found proof that Elizabeth I had illegitimate children and Queen Victoria burnt it!

Answer 6

Her cousin (not sure how far removed), King James of Scotland, inherited the throne.

Answer 7

Maybe you should read a bit. you waste too much time on the computer.
Mary Queen of scots 's son became king James 1 of england uniting bothe kingdoms

Answer 8

She was followed by James the First. I think he was a cousin. He was of a different "house" ( He was the first Stuart, she was the last Tudor) I hope that helps

Answer 9

I think that she had a nephew or a male cousin named as her heir. I may be wrong, American and not as up on British Monarchy as I would like.Thank you! I knew it was a male cousin HAH!

Answer 10

What I know is that your understanding is not certain of historical facts.according to the question.