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When Edward VI died in 1553, the extraordinary fact was that there was no one left to claim the title of king of England. For the first time, England would have a reigning queen, but the question was which one: Katherine of Aragon's daughter, Mary; Anne Boleyn's daughter, Elizabeth; or one of their cousins, Lady Jane Grey or Mary, Queen of Scots. But female rule in England also had a past. Four hundred years before Edward's death, Matilda, daughter of Henry I and granddaughter of William the Conqueror, came tantalizingly close to securing the crown for herself. And between the twelfth and…
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6 editions · 2 languages- Hardcover · English · 2011HarperCollins · 480 pages · 9780061430763
- Paperback · English · 2011Faber & Faber · 9780571237067
- Other · English · 2011HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062065780
- Other · English · 2010Faber & Faber, Limited · 9780571271726
- Other · English · 2010Faber and Faber · 474 pages · 9780571237050
- Hardcover · Spanish · 2021LobasAtico de los Libros · 496 pages · 9788416222872
QueensKings and rulersMonarchyBiographyHistoryQueens, great britainGreat britain, kings and rulersGreat Britain
