All British Queens

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  • Mary, Queen of Scots

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    (r. 1542-1567)

    Mary, Queen Of Scots or Mary Stuart became Queen Of Scotland when she was an only 6 days old after her father died. Mary is also the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I by being King Henry VII’s great-granddaughter. However, due to differences in religion between Mary and Elizabeth, there was always conflict for the battle of the English Throne.

    Mary held her reign over Scotland for 25 years. Charming, yet naive, Mary’s reign was cut short after getting caught in a plot to assassinate Elizabeth I. Losing her title as Queen in 1567 and imprisoned for 19 years, she was executed in 1587 for Treason at the age of 44.

  • Mary I

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    (r. 1553-1558)

    Mary Tudor or Queen Mary I, held her reign for a short moment from 1553 to 1558. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII, and Queen Catherine Of Aragon. Mary was also the first queen of royal succession to the English Throne.

    Mary went through difficult times in her life, from becoming the Kings princess, to a lady-in-waiting, she felt that all the odds were against her. Luckily her brother King Edward VI decided to bring back to the Royal Court with another opportunity to gain her initial birth right to the thone. Having Edward die at a young age, Mary became Queen in 1553. Due to her decline in health, and troubled marriage from a false pregnancy producing an heir, Mary died at the age of 42, making her half sister, Elizabeth reign Queen.

  • Elizabeth I

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    (r. 1558-1603)

    Queen Elizabeth I (Elizabeth Tudor) was Queen Of England from 1558 to 1603. She was considered very powerful, and also very loved. She had her differences with religion amongst her sister Queen Mary I and Mary Queen Of Scots, which became almost always a battle to hold her throne.

    She was known as “The Virgin Queen”. because she chose not to marry. She grew up around men, and was taught many languages therefore making Elizabeth feel more than qualified to earn the Crown. Once she became queen after her sister Mary died, she was immediately ready to take the throne. She was attentive in council (all ran by men at the time), and was invested in the choices that were made. She was a natural born leader, and handled wars and government with class. Her reign lasted for 45 years.

  • Victoria

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    (r. 1837-1901)

    Queen Victoria became Queen of Great Britain at a young age of 18 from 1837 until she was 81 years old in 1901. She was next in the line of succession after her uncle, King William IV, (who lived longer than her father Prince Edward). She was the only child of Prince Edward which gave her next in line to the throne.

    Victoria realized she was going to be queen one day in her adolecent years. However, she was guarded and supervised to the point where she became very liberated when she became queen at the age of 18. She no longer wanted or felt the need for supervision, and wanted to do things her way. Throughout her reign she was loved by her people, and she cared very much of what her peopled wanted and expected of her. She held her reign for 63 years and earned the Diamond Jubilee for holding her reign the longest (before Elizabeth II).