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Elizabeth II (1952 - ) Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom was born in 1926, eldest child of Prince Albert, who became King George VI when his brother abdicated the crown. She married Philip, a Greek and Danish prince, in 1947, and they had four children. She succeeded to the crown in 1952, with a formal and much-viewed televised coronation.

Victoria (1837 - 1901) Queen Victoria of Great Britain was the longest-ruling monarch of Great Britain. She ruled during a time of economic and imperial expansion, and gave her name to the Victorian Era. She married a cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, when they were both seventeen years old, and had seven children before his death in 1861 sent her into a long mourning period. Victoria And Albert Children, Victoria Kids, Victoria Queen Of England, Queen Victoria Prince Albert, Women In History, History Queen, Tudor History, Asian History, British History

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Victoria (1837 - 1901) Queen Victoria of Great Britain was the longest-ruling monarch of Great Britain. She ruled during a time of economic and imperial expansion, and gave her name to the Victorian Era. She married a cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, when they were both seventeen years old, and had seven children before his death in 1861 sent her into a long mourning period.

Anne (1702 - 1714) Sister of Mary II, she ruled when her brother-in-law William III died in 1702. She was married to Prince George of Denmark, and though she was pregnant 18 times, she had only one child who survived infancy. That son died in 1700, and in 1701, she agreed to designate as her successors the Protestant descendants of Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England, known as the Hanoverians. Reproduction Prints, Art Reproductions, Fine Art Prints, Canvas Prints, Queen Anne, Great Britain, High Quality Art Prints, Find Art, Framed Artwork

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Anne (1702 - 1714) Sister of Mary II, she ruled when her brother-in-law William III died in 1702. She was married to Prince George of Denmark, and though she was pregnant 18 times, she had only one child who survived infancy. That son died in 1700, and in 1701, she agreed to designate as her successors the Protestant descendants of Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England, known as the Hanoverians.

Mary II (1689 - 1694) Mary II assumed the throne as co-ruler with her husband when it was feared that her father would restore Roman Catholicism. Mary II died childless in 1694 of smallpox, only 32 years old. Her husband William ruled after her death, passing the crown to Mary's sister Anne when he died.

Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) (September 9, 1533 - March 24, 1603) Known as Queen Bess or the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I ruled at a key time in England's history, and is one of the most-remembered British rulers, male or female. Queen Elizabeth Portrait, Images Of England, S Xvi, The Tudor, Tudor Era, Hilliard, Miniature Portraits

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Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) (September 9, 1533 - March 24, 1603) Known as Queen Bess or the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I ruled at a key time in England's history, and is one of the most-remembered British rulers, male or female.

Mary I (1553 - 1558) (February 18, 1516 - November 17, 1558) Daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Mary attempted to restore Roman Catholicism in England during her reign. The execution of Protestants as heretics earned her the sobriquet "Bloody Mary." History Of England, Ancient History, Los Tudor, Tudor Style, Mary I Of England

Mary I (1553 - 1558) (February 18, 1516 - November 17, 1558) Daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, Mary attempted to restore Roman Catholicism in England during her reign. The execution of Protestants as heretics earned her the sobriquet "Bloody Mary."

Lady Jane Grey (1553, 9 days) (October 1537 - February 12, 1554) The reluctant nine-day queen of England, Lady Jane Grey was supported by the Protestant party to follow Edward VI, to try to prevent the Roman Catholic Mary from taking the throne.

Empress Matilda, Lady of the English (1141, never crowned) (August 5, 1102 - September 10, 1167) Widow of the Holy Roman Emperor, Matilda was named by her father, Henry I of England, as his successor. She fought a long war of succession with her cousin, Stephen, who seized the throne before Matilda could be crowned.