Uncrowned
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Uncrowned

Royal Heirs Who Didn't Take the Throne

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eBook - ePub

Uncrowned

Royal Heirs Who Didn't Take the Throne

About this book

Through the centuries, succession to the English throne has largely been dictated by blood. Children were born to the role, their destinies entwined with that of the nation. They would be raised with the expectation that they would eventually take their place on the throne and rule the land. But not all those expected to wear the crown completed this journey.

Ashley Mantle explores the lives of several heirs apparent, from the Norman Conquest to the present day, who were destined to assume the throne of England but, for one reason or another, did not. You will meet such figures as Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror, whose ineptitude saw him twice barred from the crown; Edward V, whose disappearance in 1483 still remains a mystery; Lady Jane Grey, the tragic Nine Days Queen; and Sophia, Electress of Hanover, who died months before her accession. Along the way we will explore the nature of rule to determine what was expected of an heir and how an heir was groomed in preparation for their ascent, as well as how the rules surrounding the succession have changed over the centuries.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. A Note on Money
  4. Introduction: The Setting Sun
  5. 1 Robert II, Duke of Normandy
  6. 2 William Aetheling
  7. 3 Empress Matilda
  8. 4 Eustace, Count of Boulogne
  9. 5 Henry the Young King
  10. 6 Arthur, Duke of Brittany
  11. 7 Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince
  12. 8 Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
  13. 9 Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March
  14. 10 Richard, Duke of York
  15. 11 Edward of Lancaster
  16. 12 Edward V
  17. 13 Edward of Middleham
  18. 14 John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln
  19. 15 Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales
  20. 16 Lady Jane Grey
  21. 17 Lady Catherine Grey, Countess of Hertford
  22. 18 Lady Mary Grey
  23. 19 Lady Margaret Clifford, Countess of Derby
  24. 20 Mary, Queen of Scots
  25. 21 Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
  26. 22 Sophia, Electress of Hanover
  27. 23 James Francis Edward Stuart
  28. 24 Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales
  29. 25 Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
  30. 26 The Rules of Succession Today
  31. Notes
  32. Bibliography