European Royalty Flashcards

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This queen of england was also known as the virgin queen and she was the last ruler of the house of Tudor

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Elizabeth I of England

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This english king is commonly known as the hammer of the scotts. He also conquered whales

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Edward I of England

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He was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots and he also was a huge supporter of witch hunts which he brought to Scotland.

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James VI and I

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This english king was most remembered for the struggles of religious tolerance in the kingdom as well as the divine right of kings and absolutism.

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James II of England

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This ruler of England is known for losing the hundred years war to the french

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Henry VI of England

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During this king’s rule, he lost the Duchy of Normandy and this led to the fall of the Angevin Empire. Shakespeare created a play about this king titled “The life and death of king ___”

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John King of England

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This queen united England and Scotland under the Acts of the Union.

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Anne, Queen of Great Britain

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This queen co-ruled with her husband William and led the country while he was out fighting. Under her rule, great britain estableshed the bill of rights which gave more powers to the english parliament.

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Mary II of England

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This king is mostly asscociated with social and economic unrest as well as a war with Scotland that was initaially won but eventually the english had to pull out.

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Edward VI of England

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He was the last Anglo-Saxon king until he was killed at the battle of Hastings

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Harold Godwinson

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This king was only 12 years old and “dissapeard” to leave his uncle the crown.

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Edward V of England

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This king of england overthrew Harold godwinson by killing him in the battle of hastings

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William the Conquerer/Bastard

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This king was the last king of the house of hanover. He was important in that he abolished slavery in nearly all parts of the english empire as well as restricted child labor.

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William IV of the United Kingdom

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This queen was married to Henry the 8th and she was killed by beheading. Her death was one of the instigators of the English reformation.

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Anne Boleyn

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This king beheded both of his wives. He also reformed the kingdom’s line of succession. This was thrown out however by his son, Edward VI.

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Henry VIII

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