Global Information Lookup Global Information

Alternative successions to the English and British Crown information


British history provides several opportunities for alternative claimants to the English and later British Crown to arise, and historical scholars have on occasion traced to present times the heirs of those alternative claims.

Throughout this article, the names of "would-have-been" monarchs are in italics.

and 26 Related for: Alternative successions to the English and British Crown information

Request time (Page generated in 1.137 seconds.)

Alternative successions to the English and British Crown

Last Update:

British history provides several opportunities for alternative claimants to the English and later British Crown to arise, and historical scholars have...

Word Count : 2281

Family tree of English monarchs

Last Update:

before the 1282 conquest by England. For a simplified family tree see family tree of British monarchs (and alternative successions of the English and British...

Word Count : 237

Third Succession Act

Last Update:

the throne under the terms of the Third Succession Act. Will of Henry VIII of England Succession to the British throne Alternative successions of the...

Word Count : 656

Succession to the British throne

Last Update:

Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children...

Word Count : 6267

Family tree of the British royal family

Last Update:

British monarchs Alternative successions of the English crown Line of succession to the British throne Monarchy of the United Kingdom List of English...

Word Count : 233

Jacobite succession

Last Update:

successions to the English and British Crown Jacobite consorts Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba Their supporters traditionally toasted the...

Word Count : 3114

First Succession Act

Last Update:

Elizabeth to the line of succession. Succession to the British throne Alternative successions of the English and British crown Cannon, John Ashton. The Oxford...

Word Count : 317

Act of Settlement 1701

Last Update:

Australian monarchs Royal Succession Bills and Acts Succession to the British throne Alternative successions of the English and British crown Toffoli, Gary (9...

Word Count : 6644

List of English monarchs

Last Update:

until the Acts of Union of 1707 under Queen Anne (who was Queen of Great Britain rather than king). Alternative successions of the English and British crown...

Word Count : 6556

House of York

Last Update:

thus merging the title of Duke of York with the crown. Quia Emptores Pretenders Alternative successions to the English and British Crown Weir 2008, pp...

Word Count : 1837

Monarchy of the United Kingdom

Last Update:

diplomatic asset". The Crown also occupies a unique cultural role, serving as an unofficial brand ambassador for British interests and values abroad, increasing...

Word Count : 12329

Succession to the Crown Act 1534

Last Update:

Succession to the British throne Alternative successions of the English and British crown "Oath of allegiance to Henry VIII and his successors,1534"...

Word Count : 290

Second Succession Act

Last Update:

the line of succession to the throne, but did not restore their legitimacy. Succession to the British throne Alternative successions of the English and...

Word Count : 428

The Crown

Last Update:

physical crown, such as those of the British regalia. The term is also found in various expressions such as Crown land, which some countries refer to as public...

Word Count : 4769

Royal succession bills and acts

Last Update:

Oath to the Succession (Succession to the Crown Act 1534) Alternative successions of the English crown Church of England measures, which have the same...

Word Count : 1651

Monarchy of Canada

Last Update:

in the name of the English (and later British) and French crowns. Monarchical government has developed as the result of colonization by French and British...

Word Count : 30871

Succession to Elizabeth I

Last Update:

The succession to the childless Elizabeth I was an open question from her accession in 1558 to her death in 1603, when the crown passed to James VI of...

Word Count : 4283

Union of the Crowns

Last Update:

The Union of the Crowns (Scottish Gaelic: Aonadh nan Crùintean; Scots: Union o the Crouns) was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of...

Word Count : 3089

Crown prince

Last Update:

A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess...

Word Count : 2188

Prince of Wales

Last Update:

given to the male heir apparent to the English and, later, British thrones. The title originated with the Welsh rulers of Gwynedd who, from the late 12th...

Word Count : 4801

Primogeniture

Last Update:

thrones of England and Scotland, then in Great Britain, and then the United Kingdom until 2015, when the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (effective...

Word Count : 6316

Pound sterling

Last Update:

raised in price from 40 pence to 60 pence (5 shillings or 1⁄4 pound) and was henceforth known as the Crown. Prior to 1551, English coin denominations closely...

Word Count : 14543

Coronation of the British monarch

Last Update:

to complete the required elaborate arrangements. The most recent coronation took place on 6 May 2023 to crown King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The...

Word Count : 12306

George I of Great Britain

Last Update:

was the first British monarch of the House of Hanover. Born in Hanover to Ernest Augustus and Sophia of Hanover, George inherited the titles and lands...

Word Count : 6790

Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Last Update:

Scotland. The once independent Principality of Wales fell under the control of English monarchs from the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284. The Union of Crowns in...

Word Count : 5987

British Empire

Last Update:

outside the British Isles. In 1983, the British Nationality Act 1981 renamed the existing Crown Colonies as "British Dependent Territories", and in 2002...

Word Count : 17037

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net