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The English monarchy

The English monarchy . 400 - Present. From 400 AD-1558. 400 – 1066 Anglo-Saxon Kings 1066 – 1154 The Normans 1154 – 1216 The Angevins 1216 – 1399 The Plantagenets 1399 – 1471 The Lancastrians 1471 – 1485 The Yorkists. The tudors. 1485 – 1603

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The English monarchy

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  1. The English monarchy 400- Present

  2. From 400 AD-1558 • 400 – 1066 Anglo-Saxon Kings • 1066 – 1154 The Normans • 1154 – 1216 The Angevins • 1216 – 1399 The Plantagenets • 1399 – 1471 The Lancastrians • 1471 – 1485 The Yorkists

  3. The tudors 1485 – 1603 The most well-known dynasty in Royal History • Henry VII 1485 - 1509 • Henry VIII 1509 - 1547 • Edward VI 1547 - 1553 • Lady Jane Grey 10-19 July 1553 • Mary I 1553 - 1558 • Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603

  4. Henry VIII • Wrote books and composed music • When the pope didn’t want to grant him a divorce, he broke with the catholic church and created the Church of England • Married 6 times, and had two of his wives beheaded

  5. Lady Jane Grey • Became queen with the help of the Duke of Northumberland, because he wanted his family to inherit the throne • Reigned only for 9 days • Was executed along with her husband in 1554

  6. Elizabeth I • Reigned for 45 years • Was fluent in 6 languages • Her reign was known as The Golden Age • Was called, ‘Gloriana’ and ‘The Virgin Queen’ • Never married and didn’t have any children • Was extremely popular and many poems and plays were written in her honour.

  7. The Stuarts 1603 – 1714 The first kings of the United Kingdom • James I 1603-1625 • Charles I 1625-1649 • Interregum (Cromwell, England is a Republic) 1649-1660 • Charles II 1660-1685 • James II 1685-1688 • Mary II, William II (joint monarchs) 1688-1702 • Anne 1702-1714

  8. James I • Had been king of Scotland for 36 years when he became king of England • Was king during the Gunpowder Plot, which is remembered in England on Guy Fawkes Day (November 5th)

  9. Charles I • Suffered from a speech impedement. • Spend a lot of money on art and paintings, which greatly increased the crown’s debt • Convicted of high treason ‘against the realm of England’ and was executed on the 20th of January 1649

  10. The Hanoverians 1714 – 1901 George I 1714 – 1727 George II 1727 – 1760 George III 1760 – 1820 George IV 1820 – 1830 William IV 1830 – 1837 Victoria 1837 - 1901

  11. George I • Was born in Germany • Spoke German and French fluently, but very little English • Imprisoned his own wife in 1649 • Had very little knowledge of the customs of England, and left his ministers in charge of the country

  12. George III • Was the first of the Hanoverian monarch to be born in England and the first to speak English as a first language • America gained its independence during his rule • Went mad. His son ruled on his behalf for the last 9 years of his reign • Is the second longest reigning monarch in British History

  13. Victoria • Became queen at the age of 18 • Had 9 children, most of whom married into other European royal families • When her husband died in 1861, she mourned him for the rest of her life • Was queen during the industrial revolution and the rise of the British empire • Reigned for 64 years, the longest in British History

  14. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1901 – 1910 Name given to the family since Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, was son of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Edward VII 1901-1910

  15. The house of Windsor 1910 – present Adopted as the British Royal family’s official name George V 1910 - 1936 Edward VIII Jan-Dec 1936 George VI 1936 – 1952 Elizabeth II 1952 - present

  16. Edward III • First monarch to be a qualified pilot • Was never officially crowned • Abdicated the throne in order to marry a divorced American woman; Mrs Wallis Simpson

  17. George VI • Became king unexpectedly, when his older brother abdicated • Had a speech impediment • Became very popular during the 2. World War, because he and his family stayed in London, even though Buckingham Palace was bombed 9 times • Died at the age of 56 • The ‘King’s Speech’ centres around George VI and his wartime radio speeches

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