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  1. Mary married their Dutch Protestant cousin, William III of Orange, in 1677, and Anne married the Lutheran Prince George of Denmark in 1683. On Charles's death in 1685, James succeeded to the throne, but just three years later he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Mary and William became joint monarchs.

  2. When Anne of Denmark married King James I and became a queen, she thought it was a literal fairy tale—but it was really a horrific nightmare in disguise.

  3. Sep 11, 2018 · Good Queen Anne or Anne of Bohemia (1366-1394) was Queen of England from 1382-1394 as the wife of King Richard II of England (1367-1400; king from 1377-1399). Here, we tell you about Anne’s life, the many good deeds she did, the positive influence she had on Richard, and how both she and Richard II

  4. James and Anne had five children in all; only three survived infancy. Further tragedy befell the family when Henry, Prince of Wales, died unexpectedly in 1612, leaving Charles as heir to the throne. From an apparently happy and loving relationship, the King and Queen drifted apart.

  5. www.bbc.co.uk › history › historic_figuresBBC - History - Anne

    Anne became their heir and with the death of Mary (1694) and then William, with no children, in 1702 Anne was queen. Within months, the War of the Spanish Succession began.

  6. Jul 31, 2020 · In 1683, shortly after Charles had defeated his foes, Anne married Prince George of Denmark. When the king died (on Anne’s 20th birthday), her father succeeded as James II, but his arrogant attitude toward parliament and his aggressive Catholicism alienated the English establishment, and a group of powerful men invited William of Orange to ...

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  8. Anne of Denmark (Danish: Anna; 12 December 1574 – 2 March 1619) was the wife of King James VI and I. She was Queen of Scotland from their marriage on 20 August 1589 and Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death in 1619. [1]