Brit Lit Monarchy Test Lancaster

Edward I (1272-1307)

"Longshanks"

Edward II (1307-1327)

Monarch killed for illicit/wrongful relations

Edward III (1327-1377)

Waged war with French, made Salic Law

Richard II (1377-1399)

Killed in custody of first Lancaster

Henry IV (1399-1413)

Leader known as Bolingbroke (Lancaster)

Henry V (1413-1422)

Defeated French in the Battle of Agincourt; outnumbered 1:5

Henry VI (1422-1461; 1470-1471)

Almost canonized as a saint

Edward IV (1461-1470; 1471-1483)

Blamed for overthrowing King Henry VI

Edward V (1483)

Mysteriously dissapeared (York)

Richard III (1483-1485)

"Boar" killed by King Henry VI (York)

Henry VII (1485-1509)

Overthrew Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth

Henry VIII (1509-1547)

First Anglican King

Edward VI (1547-1553)

Tudor, son of James Seymour

Lady Jane Grey (1553)

Queen for a week

Mary I (1553-1558)

Bloody executioner of Protestants (Bloody Mary)

Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

Defeated Spanish Armada

James I (1603-1625)

Strong interest in witchcraft

Charles I (1603-1625)

A victim of the Puritan Revolution

Oliver Cromwell (1649-1660)

Overthrew Charles I

Charles II (1660-1685)

Overthrew Puritans