Who succeeded Henry the second?

Community Answer 1

After Henry VIII died, his son, Edward VI ruled until his death 9 years later.

Strangely, Edward changed his will so that his cousin, Jane Grey, would become queen though she was the 4th in line (because if not Mary, a staunch Roman Catholic married to the King of Spain, would succeed and reverse all Henry's breakaway reforms). She ruled for 9 days until Edward's sister, Mary, came and beheaded her for treason.

Mary ruled until her death also (doing exactly what Edward feared and with great bloodshed).

Then Elizabeth I ruled for a rich 45 years. She also beheaded her cousin, but then named the cousin's son her successor. He was James I.

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Community Answer 2

Henry VIII was succeeded by his son Edward who reigned briefly as Edward VI under a regent. A sickly boy who died before his majority, he was nothing like his famous father. Learned and sensitive, he most likely would have ruled effectively during this turbulent period in English history. Devout of faith, an Anglican, Edward was also keen to unite his kingdom and end the bloody "wars of faith" between Catholics and the newly created Church of England. Henry VIII's break from Roman Catholicism. As history would have it, Edward died within a decade of his ascension to be succeeded by his half-sister, the Catholic, Mary Tudor. Further widening the religious factions .

He was the son of Jane Seymour (who died shortly after childbirth). He was 9 years old when he took up the throne.

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Community Answer 3

Edward, Henry's only legitimate son succeeded Henry 8. Edward's mother was Jane Seymour, wife #3

Then:

Mary, Henry's older daughter. Mary's mother was Katherine of Aragon, wife #1

Then:

Elizabeth, Henry's younger daughter. Elizabeth's mother was Anne Boleyn, wife #2

His son Edward, who became Edward VI.

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Community Answer 4

1. His son Edward

2. His daughter Mary

3. his daughter Elizabeth

4. His niece Frances Brandon and her children

His son Edward VI who was only 9 years old. So in reality the country was ruled by a Council of Regents.

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Community Answer 5

His son Edward, whose mother was Henry's 3rd Queen, Jane Seymour

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Community Answer 6

Edward I "Long Shanks" was the successor to the throne after Henry III, reigning from 1272 - 1307.

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Community Answer 7

Henry's only surviving son, Edward, inherited the Crown, becoming Edward VI.