Poisoning, beheading, cancer and smallpox. These are some of the reasons for the death of the seven heirs to the British throne.
Queen Elizabeth’s death put an end to the seventh opportunity a woman could be on England’s most important throne.
Queen Lady Jane Gray
Joan Gray, better known as Lady Jane Grey, reigned for just nine days in 1553. As a result, he is not listed among the official British monarchs.
The Queen of the Nine Days became the first woman to ascend to the throne after the death of Edward Sixth. However, Maria Tudor took the crown herself, dethroning Lady Jane.
Lady Jane was accused of treason and was beheaded at the age of 16.
Queen Mary 1.
Mary 1st of England or Mary Tudor was the first queen to rule England on her own. His reign lasted from 1553 to 1558 she.
She became known as the Bloody Mary (Portuguese Mary the Bloody) for persecuting hundreds of Protestants to restore Catholicism in England.
Historians believe that Queen Mary I suffered from uterine or ovarian cancer, which may have contributed to her inability to have an heir, leading to her death at just 42 years old.
Queen Elizabeth 1.
Elizabeth was the last monarch of the Tudor succession, who ruled from 1558 to 1603.
She became known as the Virgin Queen as she never married, but is believed to have had several lovers and suitors.
Queen Elizabeth died at the age of 70, but the cause of her death is a mystery. Some believe blood poisoning is caused by using a lead-based makeup known as Venetian Ceruse. Others say it’s pneumonia, sore throat (infected tonsils), or cancer.
Queen Mary 2.
Mary II was the only queen in English and British history to have joint sovereignty and powers equal to her husband and cousin, William of Orange. His reign lasted from 1689 to 1694 she.
Queen Mary died of smallpox at the age of 32.
queen mother
Anne was the last Stuart monarch, and her reign lasted from 1702 to 1714. He was known for signing the Act of Union between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland in 1707 and later uniting the countries of England, Wales and Scotland to form Britain.
The monarch suffered eighteen pregnancies, resulting in four miscarriages, eight stillbirths, six live births who died before their second birthday, and an heir, Prince William, who died at the age of eleven.
Queen Anne died at the age of 49 after suffering a series of strokes a few days ago.
Queen Victoria
Victoria was the last monarch of the Royal House of Hanover and reigned from 1837 to 1901, becoming the second longest reigning monarch in the country and the longest reigning queen in the world.
Victoria, who used to get into an open carriage, was the target of eight assassination attempts in her lifetime.
In the last year of his life, he became so weak that he had to use a wheelchair, was nearly blind, and had lost so much weight that he developed an osteoarthritic hump on his upper back. Queen Victoria died at the age of 81.
source: Noticias
