3 Facts about Each Queen of England

Of the 66 Monarchs that ruled England since the Norman Conquests, only 8 of them were woman. In this blog you will (maybe) learn 3 facts about each Queen of England.

1. Matilda (disputed)

1. Matilda married the Holy Roman Empire so she is often referred as to ''Empress Matilda''.

2. Matilda's Mother was also named Matilda.

3. Matilda's 2nd Husband was the father of the first Plantagenet king.

2. Jane (disputed)

1. Jane's own father arrested her when Jane became Queen.

2. Jane only Reigned for 9 days

3. Jane's Grandmother was the sister of King Henry VIII.

3. Mary I

1. Mary I was nicknamed ''Bloody Mary''.

2. Mary I married her cousin, Philip II of Spain.

3. Mary I was Catholic.

4. Elizabeth I

1. Elizabeth was 25 when she came to the throne.

2. Elizabeth I beheaded Mary, Queen of Scots.

3. During the Reign of Elizabeth I, Colonization of the Americas began.

5. Mary II

1. Mary II's husband was a co-ruling king.

2. Mary II promoted religious tolerance.

3. Only 5 years and Mary died of Smallpox at the age of 32.

6. Anne

1. Anne was pregnant 17 times.

2. Anne was not interested with sharing the thrown with her husband.

3. Anne's son died before she did.

7. Victoria

1. Victoria's Father died when Victoria was a year old.

2. Victoria had to sleep at her mother's room until when she was 18.

3. Victoria's husband Albert, introduced the Christmas Tree, a German Tradition to Britain.

8. Elizabeth II

1. Elizabeth II's father died when Elizabeth II was in Africa.

2. Her Coronation made thousands of people buy their first TV.

3. Elizabeth's son Charles, Married Diana and Camilla