![]() She is sometimes known as the nine day Queen but was never crowned so is not included as one of our Queens in this story. Jane was quickly toppled only nine days after Edward’s death, her own father even abandoning her cause. Mary however had not only the 1547 Treason Act and the Third Succession Act on her side but also widespread support. ![]() Edward VI meant to bypass this Act in his "Devise for the Succession", issued as letters patent on 21 June 1553, in which he named Lady Jane Grey as his successor. The Treason Act 1547 made it high treason to interrupt the line of succession to the throne established by the Act of Succession. This tale about Queens starts with a King, specifically Henry VIII. The six Queens we will be looking at today are Mary I, Elizabeth I, Mary II, Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II. This might explain why some of our Queens are the most iconic of the monarchs with their reigns being immortalised in popular culture. ![]() Having a female ruler was therefore at odds with the traditional gender dynamic. The women that did rule as Queens were doing so in male-dominated spaces. This online display will look at how Parliament has played a role in determining the inheritance and succession of female monarchs for 513 years from the reign of Henry VIII to Queen Elizabeth II and the often dramatic circumstances surrounding this.ĭuring most of this 513-year period women did not have equal rights to men including owning and inheriting property, voting in elections and access to education. However, there have been many times when Parliament has changed the laws of succession. Only when there are no living sons would a daughter inherit the throne. This meant that sons would always inherit the throne and become Kings even if their sisters were older. This difference dates back to the ancient laws of inheritance where sons take precedence over daughters. ![]() In the same time period, only six Queens have ruled in their own right. Since the reign of Henry VIII sixteen Kings have ruled. ![]()
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