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She was crowned as a queen in her own right, however she was demanded to swear a coronation oath, limiting her power. She refused to do it so they tossed her out and had her cousin Stephen back at the throne.

She never got the chance to rule England, however she was a mother of a new dynasty - House of Plantagenet.

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tragic "Nine day queen of England"

At first, she was not expected to be a queen of England, but king Edward, who was just fifteen when he fell ill, named her as the next heir. She was sent to Syon House near London and forced to accept the Crown of England.

"The crown is not my right, it pleases me not. Mary is the rightful heir."

Nine days later, her father told her she was no longer a queen. Jane and her husband were soon arrested. They both were later executed on Tower Green.

"Lord, into thy hands, I commend my spirit"

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"Bloody Mary" Reign: July 1553 –; 17 November 1558

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At the age of two, she was engaged to Francois, Dauphin of France, who was two as well. It was cancelled three years later in 1521.

Mary was crowned on 1 October 1553, her will was to restore England to Catholicism. At first she was beloved by most of England. She married Prince Philip of Spain in 1554. She never had any kids and never conceived a Catholic heir. The crown later passed to her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (who she nearly executed).

During Mary's five-year reign, around 280 Protestants were burned at the stake for refusing to convert to Catholicism, and a further 800 were exiled. This religious persecution earned her the nickname 'Bloody Mary' among subsequent generations.

Mary died at St James’s Palace on 17 November 1558 and Elizabeth ascended her throne.

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bynames the Virgin Queen and Good Queen Bess; Reign: 1558–1603

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She refused to get married and never had children. Elizabeth never married because she knew that she would have to give up most of her power. Back then, the wife had to obey the husband regardless of her power or status.

One English colony in North America (Virginia) got the name in honor of the Virgin Queen (her nickname)

She was vain and apparently, she never wore the same clothes twice. Allegedly, she required other women to look and dress plain so that she would look more luxurious.

She was the last ruler in the Tudor dynasty.

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She never had any children with her husband William, as she suffered at least one miscarriage and had two false pregnancies. Mary's enemies suggested her lack of children was God's punishment.

It is known however that she contracted smallpox in 1562 which left her face scarred. She took to wearing white lead makeup to cover the scars.

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She became pregnant 17 times, but only one child lived.

She wished to rule independently, but her intellectual limitations and chronic ill health caused her to rely on her ministers.

Anne suffered from various health problems, among them attacks of gout. She spent much of her life in poor health and died from stroke (poor blood flow).

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She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history until surpassed by Elizabeth II in 2015, and the Victorian Age was named after her.

Victoria had nine children with her husband, Prince Albert. Victoria is believed to have been a carrier of hemophilia gene, which she passed on to her son, Leopold, and her daughters. That later manifested in the Russian royal family ("A Royal Disease")

Victoria's wedding popularized the now-common white bridal dress and wedding cake tiers.

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the longest-reigning monarch in British history

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Elizabeth II regularly gave her old clothes to her dressers. From there, they could either keep the pieces, wear them, or sell them. If they decided to sell the dresses, it was forbidden to say they were from Her Majesty.

According to recent reports, she confided in her friend, Dr Iain Greenshields, that she had "no regrets" in her life.