The Royals
King	Reign	In Brief
Henry VII The Royal Collection © 2004, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	1485-1509	Henry strengthened the power of the monarchy by using traditional methods of government to tighten royal administration and increase revenues.
Henry VIII The Royal Collection © 2004, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	1509-1547	Henry VIII was born at Greenwich on 28 June 1491, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Prince Arthur.
Edward VI The Royal Collection © 2004, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	1547-1553	During Edward's reign, the Church of England became more explicitly Protestant.
Jane	10-19 July 1553	The Accession of Lady Jane Grey was engineered by the powerful Duke of Northumberland in the interests of promoting his own dynastic line.
Mary I The Royal Collection © 2004, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	1553-1558	Mary I was the first Queen Regnant (that is, a queen reigning in her own right rather than a queen through marriage to a king).
Elizabeth I The Royal Collection © 2004, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II	1558-1603	Elizabeth succeeded to the throne on her half-sister's death in November 1558. She was very well-educated (fluent in six languages), and had inherited intelligence, determination and shrewdness from both parents.
Sourced from the Official Web Site of the British Monarchy

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