Heirs Who Never Became King or Queen (of England) - Statistics

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Hint Heir % Correct
Designated the heir of Edward VI to avoid his Catholic sister Mary becoming Queen. Known as the '9-day queen' but was never crowned. Lady Jane Grey
95%
Eldest son of Henry VII and older brother of Henry VIII, named after a legendary English king Arthur
84%
Cousin of Elizabeth I, who reluctantly ordered her execution for treason in 1587 Mary Queen of Scots
79%
Daughter of Henry I whose throne was seized by Stephen of Blois, prompting a 15-year civil war known as 'the Anarchy'. Matilda
74%
Son of the exiled James II, became head of the Jacobites and was known as 'The Old Pretender' James III
71%
The younger of the two Princes in the Tower, disappeared alongside his brother Richard Duke of York
66%
One of the greatest knights and commanders in the 100 Years' War, father of Richard II Edward the Black Prince
61%
Son of George II and father of George III, previously thought to have been killed by a cricket ball Frederick
61%
Co-ruler with his father Henry II, but never became king in his own right Henry the Young King
58%
Son of Henry I, drowned in the catastrophic sinking of the White Ship William Aetheling
47%
George III's second son, heir during the reign of his elder brother George IV, who had no sons Frederick Duke of York
42%
Selected as heiress due to the lack of heirs in the Stuart line, died less than two months before her cousin Queen Anne Sophia, Electress of Hanover
42%
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