| 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%
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| Eldest son of Henry VII and older brother of Henry VIII, named after a legendary English king | Arthur | 84%
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| Cousin of Elizabeth I, who reluctantly ordered her execution for treason in 1587 | Mary Queen of Scots | 79%
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| Daughter of Henry I whose throne was seized by Stephen of Blois, prompting a 15-year civil war known as 'the Anarchy'. | Matilda | 74%
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| Son of the exiled James II, became head of the Jacobites and was known as 'The Old Pretender' | James III | 71%
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| The younger of the two Princes in the Tower, disappeared alongside his brother | Richard Duke of York | 66%
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| One of the greatest knights and commanders in the 100 Years' War, father of Richard II | Edward the Black Prince | 61%
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| Son of George II and father of George III, previously thought to have been killed by a cricket ball | Frederick | 61%
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| Co-ruler with his father Henry II, but never became king in his own right | Henry the Young King | 58%
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| Son of Henry I, drowned in the catastrophic sinking of the White Ship | William Aetheling | 47%
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| George III's second son, heir during the reign of his elder brother George IV, who had no sons | Frederick Duke of York | 42%
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| 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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