ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who became the King of England after Queen Elizabeth I?
A
James II
B
James I
C
Edward I
D
Henry V
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 24 March 1603 James achieved his lifelong ambition when Queen Elizabeth I died and he inherited the throne of England.

Detailed explanation-2: -They had numerous children, three of whom survived infancy: Henry, who died after a short illness in 1612, Charles who was to succeed James, and Elizabeth, who married Frederick, elector of Palatine, and the swiftly deposed King of Bohemia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Queen Elizabeth I of England was born in 1533 the daughter of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. She never married and died without children. Because of this, the throne passed to her nephew, King James VI of Scotland, who then also became King James I of England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prince Charles is now King-here’s who will follow him to the throne. With the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s iconic queen and longest-reigning monarch, and the upcoming coronation of King Charles, many minds are, naturally, turning to question of what comes next for the monarchy.

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