4. N AME : K ING H ENRY VII F ATHER : E DMUND T UDOR, 1 ST E ARL OF R ICHMOND M OTHER : L ADY M ARGARET B EAUFORT B ORN : J ANUARY 28, 1457 AT P EMBROKE C ASTLE, W ALES A SCENDED TO THE THRONE : A UGUST 22, 1485 AGED 28 YEARS C ROWNED : O CTOBER 30, 1485 AT W ESTMINSTER M ARRIED : E LIZABETH OF Y ORK, ON J ANUARY 18 1486 C HILDREN : A RTHUR, M ARGARET, H ENRY, E LIZABETH, M ARY, E DMUND, K ATHERINE D IED : A PRIL 21, 1509 AT R ICHMOND P ALACE, AGED 52 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, AND 21 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY

5. N AME : E LIZABETH OF Y ORK F ATHER : E DWARD IV M OTHER : E LIZABETH W OODVILLE B ORN : F EBRUARY 11, 1466 AT W ESTMINSTER P ALACE M ARRIED : H ENRY VII, ON J ANUARY 18 1486 C HILDREN : A RTHUR, M ARGARET, H ENRY, E LIZABETH, M ARY, E DMUND, K ATHERINE D IED : F EBRUARY 11, 1503 AT R ICHMOND P ALACE, AGED 36 YEARS, 11 MONTHS, AND 29 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS E LIZABETH OF Y ORK, WAS THE ELDEST CHILD OF E DWARD IV AND E LIZABETH W OODVILLE, AND WAS BORN AT W ESTMINSTER. T HE FIRST MARRIAGE THAT WAS ARRANGED FOR HER WAS WITH G EORGE N EVILLE, BUT, WHEN THE N EVILLE FAMILY DESERTED E DWARD ' S CAUSE, THIS WAS BROKEN OFF AND, IN 1475, SHE WAS PROMISED TO THE D AUPHIN OF F RANCE BUT THE MARRIAGE DID NOT TAKE PLACE AS C HARLES ' FATHER, L OUIS XI, DECIDED AGAINST IT. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

6. N AME : A RTHUR P RINCE OF W ALES F ATHER : K ING H ENRY VII M OTHER : E LIZABETH OF Y ORK B ORN : S EPTEMBER 19, 1486 AT W INCHESTER M ARRIED : C ATHERINE OF A RAGON, ON N OVEMBER 14, 1501 D IED : A PRIL 2, 1502 AT L UDLOW C ASTLE, AGED 15 YEARS, 6 MONTHS, AND 11 DAYS B URIED AT : W ORCESTER C ATHEDRAL 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS A RTHUR WAS THE ELDEST SON OF K ING H ENRY VII OF E NGLAND AND W ALES, AND E LIZABETH OF Y ORK. H E WAS NAMED AFTER THE LEGENDARY K ING A RTHUR OF THE R OUND T ABLE, BUT IS REPUTED TO HAVE BEEN A SICKLY CHILD. A RTHUR ' S FATHER, H ENRY VII, WANTED TO STRENGTHEN HIS KINGDOM THROUGH AN ALLIANCE WITH S PAIN, SEEKING THE SUPPORT OF THE C ATHOLIC M ONARCHS I SABELLA OF C ASTILE AND F ERDINAND OF A RAGON AGAINST F RENCH INTERESTS AND POSSIBLE AGGRESSION. W HEN A RTHUR WAS TWO YEARS OLD, A MARRIAGE WITH THE S PANISH PRINCESS, C ATHERINE OF A RAGON WAS ARRANGED FOR HIM AS PART OF THE T REATY OF M EDINA DEL C AMPO. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

7. N AME : C ATHERINE OF A RAGON F ATHER : F ERDINAND II OF A RAGON M OTHER : I SABELLA OF C ASTILE B ORN : D ECEMBER 16, 1485 AT A LCALA DE H ERNARES, S PAIN M ARRIED :(1) A RTHUR P RINCE OF W ALES, ON N OVEMBER 14, 1501 M ARRIED (2): H ENRY VIII, ON J UNE 11, 1509 C HILDREN : M ARY D IED : J ANUARY 7, 1536 AT K IMBOLTON, C AMBRIDGESHIRE, AGED 50 YEARS, AND 20 DAYS B URIED AT : P ETERBOROUGH C ATHEDRAL 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS C ATHERINE WAS THE YOUNGEST CHILD OF F ERDINAND II OF A RAGON AND I SABELLA I OF C ASTILE RULERS OF S PAIN. S HE WAS DESCENDED FROM THE E NGLISH ROYAL FAMILY THROUGH HER GREAT GRANDMOTHER C ATHERINE OF L ANCASTER AND HER GREAT - GREAT - GREAT - GRANDFATHER WAS J OHN OF G AUNT OF THE H OUSE OF L ANCASTER. H ER BROTHERS AND SISTERS MARRIED INTO E UROPEAN DYNASTIES AND SHE WAS THE AUNT OF C HARLES V, H OLY R OMAN E MPEROR. S HE WAS BROUGHT UP A STRICT R OMAN C ATHOLIC. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

8. N AME : K ING H ENRY VIII F ATHER : K ING H ENRY VII M OTHER : E LIZABETH OF Y ORK B ORN : J UNE 28, 1491 AT G REENWICH A SCENDED TO THE THRONE : A PRIL 21, 1509 AGED 17 YEARS C ROWNED : J UNE 24, 1509 AT W ESTMINSTER M ARRIED :(1) C ATHERINE OF A RAGON, ON J UNE 11, 1509 M ARRIED (2): A NNE B OLEYN, ON J ANUARY 25, 1533 M ARRIED (3): J ANE S EYMOUR, ON M AY 30, 1536 M ARRIED (4): A NNE OF C LEVES, ON J ANUARY 6, 1540 M ARRIED (5): C ATHERINE H OWARD, ON J ULY 28, 1540 M ARRIED (6): C ATHERINE P ARR, ON J ULY 12, 1543 C HILDREN : M ARY, E LIZABETH, E DWARD + H ENRY F ITZROY ( ILLEGITIMATE ) D IED : J ANUARY 28, 1547 AT W HITEHALL P ALACE, AGED 55 YEARS, 7 MONTHS, B URIED AT : S T G EORGES C HAPEL, W INDSOR 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS K ING OF E NGLAND FROM 1509, WHEN HE SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER H ENRY VII AND MARRIED C ATHERINE OF A RAGON, THE WIDOW OF HIS ELDER BROTHER A RTHUR. D URING THE PERIOD 1513–29 H ENRY PURSUED AN ACTIVE FOREIGN POLICY, LARGELY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HIS L ORD C HANCELLOR, C ARDINAL W OLSEY, WHO SHARED H ENRY ' S DESIRE TO MAKE E NGLAND STRONGER. W OLSEY WAS REPLACED BY T HOMAS M ORE IN 1529 FOR FAILING TO PERSUADE THE P OPE TO GRANT H ENRY A DIVORCE. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

9. N AME : A NNE B OLEYN F ATHER : T HOMAS B OLEYN M OTHER : L ADY E LIZABETH H OWARD B ORN : ABT.1501 AT B LICKLING, N ORFOLK M ARRIED : H ENRY VIII, ON J ANUARY 25, 1533 C HILDREN : E LIZABETH D IED : M AY 19, 1536 AT T OWER OF L ONDON B URIED AT : T OWER OF L ONDON 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS A NNE B OLEYN WAS THE 2 ND WIFE OF H ENRY VIII, AND WAS BORN AROUND 1507/09. S HE HAD AN ELDER SISTER M ARY B OLEYN, AND A BROTHER G EORGE B OLEYN. H ER FATHER T HOMAS B OLEYN WAS A DIPLOMAT FOR H ENRY VII, AND ARRANGED A PLACE FOR A NNE IN THE HOUSEHOLD OF A RCHDUCHESS M ARGARET OF A USTRIA IN THE N ETHERLANDS. I N 1514 SHE MOVED TO P ARIS WHERE SHE WAS A LADY - IN - WAITING FOR Q UEEN C LAUDE OF F RANCE. A NNE BECAME WELL EDUCATED AND STUDIED F RENCH, ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE OF CULTURE, FASHION AND RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY PARTICULARLY THE NEW RENAISSANCE HUMANISM THAT CHALLENGED THE TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS OF THE C ATHOLIC C HURCH. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

10. N AME : J ANE S EYMOUR F ATHER : J OHN S EYMOUR M OTHER : M ARGERY W ENTWORTH B ORN : ABT.1505 AT W OLF H ALL, S AVERNAKE, W ILTSHIRE M ARRIED : H ENRY VIII, ON M AY 30, 1536 C HILDREN : E DWARD D IED : O CTOBER 24, 1537 AT H AMPTON C OURT P ALACE B URIED AT : S T G EORGES C HAPEL W INDSOR 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS J ANE S EYMOUR WAS THE 3 RD WIFE OF H ENRY VIII, AND WAS BORN IN 1508/1509. S HE WAS NOT WELL EDUCATED AND COULD ONLY READ AND WRITE HER NAME, BUT SHE LEARNT NEEDLEWORK AND HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, S HE BECAME A LADY IN WAITING TO C ATHERINE OF A RAGON AND THEN AFTERWARDS TO A N 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

11. N AME : A NNE OF C LEVES F ATHER : J OHN D UKE OF C LEVES M OTHER : M ARIE VON J ULICH B ORN : S EPTEMBER 22, 1515 AT D USSELDORF, D UCHY OF C LEVES M ARRIED : H ENRY VIII, ON J ANUARY 6, 1540 D IED : J ULY 17, 1557 AT C HELSEA, L ONDON, AGED 41 YEARS, 9 MONTHS, AND 24 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS A NNE OF C LEVES WAS THE 4 TH WIFE OF H ENRY VIII, AND WAS BORN IN 1515 IN D USSELDORF IN THE D UCHY OF C LEVES. A T THE AGE OF 12 SHE WAS BETROTHED TO F RANCES SON OF THE D UKE OF L ORRAINE BUT THE MARRIAGE DID NOT TAKE PLACE. S HE RECEIVED NO FORMAL EDUCATION BUT LEARNT NEEDLEWORK AND MUSIC. H ER FAMILY WERE L UTHERAN AND SHE BECAME A SUITABLE MATCH IN T HOMAS C ROMWELL ’ S SEARCH FOR A NEW WIFE FOR H ENRY FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF J ANE S EYMOUR. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

12. N AME : C ATHERINE H OWARD F ATHER : E DMUND H OWARD M OTHER : J OYCE C ULPEPPER B ORN : ABT. 1520 AT L AMBETH, L ONDON M ARRIED : H ENRY VIII, ON J ULY 28, 1540 D IED : F EBRUARY 13, 1542 AT T OWER OF L ONDON B URIED AT : C HAPEL R OYAL, L ONDON 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS C ATHERINE H OWARD WAS THE 5 TH WIFE OF H ENRY VIII, AND WAS BORN AROUND 1520 IN L ONDON. S HE WAS THE 10 TH CHILD OF E DMUND H OWARD AND J OYCE C ULPEPPER. S HE WAS THE NIECE OF THE D UKE OF N ORFOLK AND FIRST COUSIN OF A NNE B OLEYN. I N 1531 C ATHERINE WAS SENT TO LIVE WITH HER STEP GRANDMOTHER THE D UCHESS OF N ORFOLK WHO RAN A HOUSEHOLD WITH CHILDREN OF RELATIVES WHO COULD NOT AFFORD TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

13. N AME : C ATHERINE P ARR F ATHER : T HOMAS P ARR M OTHER : M AUD G REEN B ORN : ABT.1512 AT K ENDAL C ASTLE M ARRIED :(1) E DWARD B OROUGH, ON 1529 M ARRIED (2): J OHN N EVILL, ON 1534 M ARRIED (3): H ENRY VIII, ON J ULY 12, 1543 M ARRIED (4): T HOMAS S EYMOUR, ON 1547 C HILDREN : M ARY S EYMOUR D IED : S EPTEMBER 5, 1548 AT S UDELEY C ASTLE, G LOUCESTERSHIRE 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS C ATHERINE P ARR WAS THE 6 TH AND LAST WIFE OF H ENRY VIII. S HE WAS BORN AROUND 1512 IN K ENDAL, AND IN 1527 AT THE AGE OF 15 MARRIED E DWARD B OROUGH. H E DIED IN 1533, AND IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR SHE MARRIED J OHN N EVILL, L ORD L ATIMER, OF S NAPE IN Y ORKSHIRE. D URING THE P ILGRIMAGE OF G RACE THE N EVILL FAMILY WAS HELD HOSTAGE BY THE REBELS. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

14. N AME : Q UEEN M ARY I F ATHER : H ENRY VIII M OTHER : C ATHERINE OF A RAGON B ORN : F EBRUARY 18, 1516 AT G REENWICH P ALACE A SCENDED TO THE THRONE : J ULY 19, 1553 AGED 37 YEARS C ROWNED : O CTOBER 1, 1553 AT W ESTMINSTER M ARRIED : K ING P HILIP II OF S PAIN, ON J ULY 25, 1554 D IED : N OVEMBER 17, 1558 AT S T J AMES P ALACE, W HITEHALL, AGED 42 YEARS, 8 MONTHS, AND 29 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS Q UEEN OF E NGLAND FROM 1553. S HE WAS THE ELDEST DAUGHTER OF H ENRY VIII BY C ATHERINE OF A RAGON. W HEN E DWARD VI DIED, M ARY SECURED THE CROWN WITHOUT DIFFICULTY IN SPITE OF THE CONSPIRACY TO SUBSTITUTE L ADY J ANE G REY. I N 1554 M ARY MARRIED P HILIP II OF S PAIN, AND AS A DEVOUT R OMAN C ATHOLIC OBTAINED THE RESTORATION OF PAPAL SUPREMACY AND SANCTIONED THE PERSECUTION OF P ROTESTANTS. T HE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS EARNED HER THE NAME 'B LOODY M ARY '. S HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY HER HALF - SISTER E LIZABETH I. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

15. N AME : Q UEEN E LIZABETH I F ATHER : H ENRY VIII M OTHER : A NNE B OLEYN B ORN : S EPTEMBER 7, 1533 AT G REENWICH P ALACE A SCENDED TO THE THRONE : N OVEMBER 17, 1558 AGED 25 YEARS C ROWNED : J ANUARY 15, 1559 AT W ESTMINSTER M ARRIED : N EVER MARRIED D IED : M ARCH 24, 1603 AT R ICHMOND P ALACE, SURREY, AGED 69 YEARS, 6 MONTHS, AND 15 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS Q UEEN OF E NGLAND (1558–1603), THE DAUGHTER OF H ENRY VIII AND A NNE B OLEYN. T HROUGH HER R ELIGIOUS S ETTLEMENT OF 1559 SHE ENFORCED THE P ROTESTANT RELIGION BY LAW. S HE HAD M ARY Q UEEN OF S COTS EXECUTED IN 1587. H ER CONFLICT WITH R OMAN C ATHOLIC S PAIN LED TO THE DEFEAT OF THE S PANISH A RMADA IN 1588. T HE E LIZABETHAN AGE WAS EXPANSIONIST IN COMMERCE AND GEOGRAPHICAL EXPLORATION, AND ARTS AND LITERATURE FLOURISHED. T HE RULERS OF MANY E UROPEAN STATES MADE UNSUCCESSFUL BIDS TO MARRY E LIZABETH, AND SHE USED THESE BIDS TO STRENGTHEN HER POWER. S HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY J AMES I. 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

16. N AME : K ING E DWARD VI F ATHER : H ENRY VIII M OTHER : J ANE S EYMOUR B ORN : O CTOBER 12, 1537 AT H AMPTON C OURT A SCENDED TO THE THRONE : J ANUARY 28, 1547 AGED 9 YEARS C ROWNED : F EBRUARY 19, 1547 AT W ESTMINSTER M ARRIED : N EVER MARRIED D IED : J ULY 6, 1553 AT G REENWICH P ALACE, AGED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS, AND 23 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS K ING OF E NGLAND FROM 1547, ONLY SON OF H ENRY VIII AND HIS THIRD WIFE, J ANE S EYMOUR. T HE GOVERNMENT WAS ENTRUSTED TO HIS UNCLE THE D UKE OF S OMERSET ( WHO FELL FROM POWER IN 1549), AND THEN TO THE E ARL OF W ARWICK, LATER CREATED D UKE OF N ORTHUMBERLAND. H E WAS SUCCEEDED BY HIS SISTER M ARY I.

17. N AME : K ING J AMES V OF S COTLAND F ATHER : J AMES IV, K ING OF S COTLAND M OTHER : M ARGARET T UDOR R ELATION TO E LIZABETH II: 11 TH GREAT - GRANDFATHER H OUSE OF : S TEWART B ORN : A PRIL 10, 1512 AT L INLITHGOW P ALACE A SCENDED TO THE THRONE : S EPTEMBER 9, 1513 AGED 1 YEARS C ROWNED : S EPTEMBER 21, 1513 AT S TIRLING C ASTLE M ARRIED :(1) M ADELEINE DE V ALOIS, J ANUARY 1, 1537 M ARRIED :(2) M ARY OF G UISE, J UNE 12, 1538 C HILDREN : 2 SONS ( DIED AS INFANTS ), DAUGHTER M ARY AND SEVERAL ILLEGITIMATE D IED : D ECEMBER 14, 1542, AT F ALKLAND P ALACE, F IFE, AGED 30 YEARS, 8 MONTHS, AND 4 DAYS B URIED AT : H OLYROOD A BBEY, E DINBURGH S UCCEEDED BY : HIS DAUGHTER M ARY J AMES V WAS JUST OVER 1 YEAR OLD WHEN HIS FATHER WAS KILLED AT F LODDEN FIELD AND HE INHERITED THE THRONE. O NCE AGAIN THE S COTTISH NOBLES FOUGHT FOR POWER DURING THE K ING ’ S PERIOD OF INFANCY. A LBANY RETURNED FROM EXILE AND WAS OFFERED POWER BUT WAS VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED BY J AMES ’ MOTHER M ARGARET AND HER SECOND HUSBAND D OUGLAS E ARL OF A NGUS WHO TOOK CONTROL AND HELD J AMES A VIRTUAL PRISONER.

18. N AME : M ARY Q UEEN OF S COTS F ATHER : J AMES V K ING OF S COTLAND M OTHER : M ARY OF G UISE B ORN : D ECEMBER 7, 1542 AT L INLITHGOW, S COTLAND M ARRIED :(1) F RANCIS II K ING OF F RANCE, ON A PRIL 24, 1558 M ARRIED (2): L ORD D ARNLEY H ENRY S TUART, ON J ULY 29, 1565 M ARRIED (3): E ARL B OTHWELL, ON 1567 C HILDREN : J AMES D IED : F EBRUARY 8, 1587 AT F OTHERINGAY C ASTLE, N ORTHANTS, AGED 44 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, AND 2 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS M ARY Q UEEN OF S COTS DAUGHTER OF J AMES V OF S COTLAND WAS BORN AT L INLITHGOW P ALACE, W EST L OTHIAN, S COTLAND, ON 8 D ECEMBER 1542, AND BECAME Q UEEN OF S COTS WHEN SHE WAS SIX DAYS OLD. S HE WAS FIRST PROMISED AS A WIFE TO H ENRY VIII S SON E DWARD WHO WAS BORN IN 1553, BUT NO SOONER HAD THE TREATY BEEN ARRANGED THAN C ATHOLIC S COTTISH NOBLES OPPOSED THE PLAN AND SHE WAS BETROTHED TO F RANCIS SON OF H ENRY II K ING OF F RANCE. T HEY WERE MARRIED IN P ARIS ON 24 A PRIL 1558, AND F RANCIS BECAME K ING OF F RANCE IN 1559 BUT HIS REIGN WAS BRIEF AS HE DIED THE FOLLOWING YEAR 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

19. N AME : L ADY J ANE G REY F ATHER : H ENRY G REY M OTHER : F RANCES B RANDON B ORN : O CTOBER 15, 1537 AT B RADGATE, L EICESTERSHIRE M ARRIED : L ORD G UILDFORD D UDLEY, ON M AY 21, 1553 D IED : F EBRUARY 12, 1554 AT T OWER OF L ONDON, AGED 16 YEARS, 3 MONTHS, AND 28 DAYS B URIED AT : C HAPEL R OYAL, L ONDON 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS L ADY J ANE G REY WAS BORN AT B RADGATE P ARK, L EICESTERSHIRE AROUND O CTOBER 1537. H ER MOTHER WAS THE DAUGHTER OF H ENRY VIII’ S SISTER M ARY T UDOR, AND SHE WAS A GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF H ENRY VII. S HE WAS RAISED A P ROTESTANT AND HAD A DIFFICULT CHILDHOOD AS HER MOTHER DOMINATED HER MEEK MANNERED DAUGHTER. I N 1546 WAS SENT TO LIVE AS A WARD OF C ATHERINE P ARR WHO HAD MARRIED H ENRY VIII IN 1543. J ANE RECEIVED WARM AFFECTION FROM C ATHERINE AND BLOSSOMED IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE COURT 500 TH A NNIVERSARY OF H ENRY VIII' S ACCESSION - T UDOR AND M ARY R OSE R OYAL M AIL STAMP COVERS

20. N AME : K ING J AMES I F ATHER : L ORD D ARNLEY H ENRY S TUART M OTHER : M ARY Q UEEN OF S COTS B ORN : J UNE 19, 1566 AT E DINBURGH C ASTLE A SCENDED TO THE THRONE : M ARCH 24, 1603 AGED 36 YEARS C ROWNED : J ULY 25, 1603 AT W ESTMINSTER A BBEY, ALSO AS J AMES VI OF S COTLAND AT S TIRLING C ASTLE ON J ULY 29, 1567 M ARRIED : A NNE, D AUGHTER OF F REDERICK II OF D ENMARK AND N ORWAY, ON N OVEMBER 23, 1589 C HILDREN : T HREE SONS AND FIVE DAUGHTERS, OF WHOM THREE SURVIVED INFANCY ; H ENRY, E LIZABETH AND C HARLES D IED : M ARCH 27, 1625 AT T HEOBALDS P ARK, H ERTFORDSHIRE, AGED 58 YEARS, 9 MONTHS, AND 7 DAYS B URIED AT : W ESTMINSTER A BBEY J AMES WAS THE SON OF M ARY Q UEEN OF S COTS AND HER SECOND HUSBAND H ENRY S TEWART, L ORD D ARNLEY. H E WAS DESCENDED THROUGH THE S COTTISH KINGS FROM R OBERT THE B RUCE, AND THE E NGLISH T UDORS THROUGH HIS GREAT GRANDMOTHER M ARGARET T UDOR SISTER OF H ENRY VIII. H IS PARENT ’ S MARRIAGE WAS SHORT - LIVED AND D ARNLEY WAS FOUND MURDERED 8 MONTHS AFTER J AMES WAS BORN IN J UNE 1566. H IS MOTHER MARRIED AGAIN, BUT IN 1567 WAS FORCED TO RENOUNCE THE THRONE OF S COTLAND IN FAVOUR OF HER INFANT SON. J AMES BECAME K ING J AMES VI OF S COTLAND AGED 13 MONTHS IN J ULY 1567, AND WAS CROWNED AT S TIRLING. M ARY FLED TO E NGLAND WHERE SHE WAS EVENTUALLY EXECUTED FOLLOWING C ATHOLIC PLOTS AGAINST E LIZABETH I IN 1587.