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Monarchs of Britain
from Plantagenet, Yorkist Line onward
| Question | Answer | hints | before | after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward IV | 1461-70, 1471-83 | He died leaving two young sons, ‘the Princes in the Tower’ | Edward V | |
| Edward V | 1483 | ‘the Prince in the Tower’ | Edward IV | Richard III |
| Richard III | 1483-85 | usurper | Edward V | Henry VII, Tudor |
| Henry VII, Tudor | 1485-1509 | founder of the Tudor dynasty, ended Wars of the Roses, Star Chamber | Richard III | Henry VIII |
| Henry VIII | 1509-47 | lots of wives, est. Anglican church | Henry VII | Edward VI |
| Edward VI | 1547–53 | Clever, highly educated, but frail | Henry VIII | Mary I |
| Mary I, Tudor | 1553-58 | "Bloody Mary" | Edward VI | Elizabeth I |
| Elizabeth I | 1558-1603 | Virgin queen | Mary I | James I |
| James I | 1603–25 | supported Anglicans, divine right | Elizabeth I | Charles I |
| Charles I | 1625–49 | divine right, ruled w/o parliament, English Civil War, executed | James I | Oliver Cromwell |
| Oliver Cromwell and Richard Cromwell | 1649-58 and 1658-59 | Lord Protector of England | Charles I | Charles II |
| Charles II | 1660-85 | restoration, Catholic/French-ish sentiments | the Cromwells | James II |
| James II | 1685-88 | pro-catholic, Glorious Revolution | Charles II | William III, Mary II |
| William III, Mary II | 1689-1702 | Glorious Revolution, Bill of Rights | James II | Anne |
| Anne | 1702-14 | War of the Spanish Succession | William III, Mary II | George I |
| George I | 1714-27 | Hanover | Anne | George II |