1603
Elizabeth I, in a portrait by an unidentified painter.Image: politics · Europe
Elizabeth I dies and James VI of Scotland takes the English throne
In the early hours of 24 March 1603 Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace, aged 69, after 44 years on the throne. She had never married, and she was the last of the Tudors. Within hours her council proclaimed her cousin’s son, James VI of Scotland, as James I of England. For the first time one monarch wore the crowns of both kingdoms, though they kept separate parliaments for another century. By the calendar used in England then, the year was still 1602.
Source: The National Archives: Elizabeth I to James VI, 1603 ↗
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