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Happy birthday King Richard II! Richard was born on this day (6th January) in 1367. He already had an elder brother, but the death of little Edward in infancy, along with the death of Richard’s father the Black Prince, meant that Richard became King of England when he was just a child, on the death of his father King Edward III.
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King James VI of Scotland also became King James I of England when his cousin Queen Elizabeth II died. The Stuart dynasty only lasted for three more generations, after James’ great-granddaughter Queen Anne died the throne went to the House of Hanover.
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25 July 1603
James VI of Scotland was crowned King of England and Ireland on this day in British history, 25 July 1603, becoming James I. Although the kingdoms of Scotland and England were individual sovereign states, each with its own parliament, judiciary, and law, James brought about the Union of the Crowns, a union of the states (including Ireland) under the same monarch. James would continue to sit on all three thrones until his death in 1625. England and Scotland were not brought under unified parliamentary rule until the Acts of Union of 1707, with Ireland remaining a separate kingdom that was subordinate to England until 1784.
This scene gave me shivers!! The music, the cinematography! Stunning all around!
