unmarried (未婚的).Queen Mary and a young man named Lord Darnley were the next heirs (继承人).And Mary made Darnley her husband.They had a son,who,after the death of his father and mother,was k______ to be the heir
The stories of these women, told here in all their vivid detail, expose the paradox that female heirs to the Tudor throne had no choice but to negotiate. Man was the head of woman, and the king was the head of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands?-- From ...
The stories of these women - told here in all their vivid humanity - illustrate the paradox which the female heirs to the Tudor throne had no choice but to negotiate. Man was the head of woman; and the king was the head of all. How, then, could a woman be king, how could royal ...
HenryVIIIhadmarriedCatherineofAragon,daughterofFerdinandandIsabellaofSpain,andtheauntofEmperorCharlesV.By1527,theunionhadproducednomaleheirtothethroneandonlyonesurvivingchild,adaughter,Mary.Henrywasjustifiablyconcernedaboutthepoliticalconsequencesofleavingonlyafemaleheir.Inthisperiod,peoplebelieveditunnaturalforwomento...
Mary, the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon was born at Greenwich Palace on 18th February 1516. The couple had married soon after Henry succeeded to the throne in 1509. After losing her first daughter in childbirth Catherine's first son died when he was only a few weeks old....
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Throughout his life, James had close relationships with male courtiers, which has caused debate among historians about the nature of the relationships. However, marriage was necessary to provide heirs to the throne. On August 20, 1589, James was married by proxy toAnne of DenmarkatKronborg Cast...
Ætheling, sank as it left France to sail to England, and William Ætheling drowned.Empress Matildawas King Henry I’s only legitimate child, and on Christmas Day of 1126, Henry had his barons swear to recognize Empress Matilda and any future legitimate heirs she might have as his ...
Orange should be King and Queen during their lives and the life of the survivor of them;and that their children should succeed them,if they had any.That if they had none,the Princess Anne and her children should succeed;that if she had none,the heirs of the Prince of Orange should ...
On January 5, 1066, KingEdward, the confessor of England died. Although he had reigned for23 years, he had no heirs, because of this a three-way rivalry ofwho would be the king began and this situation also led to theBattle of Hastings and the end of the rule ofAnglo-Saxon. ...