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1. In 1422, I succeeded both my father as King of England and my grandfather as King of France, but being only nine-months-old, my uncles, John and Humphrey, became Regents of France and England until I took control at the age of 16. I was the last Lancastrian monarch. Who am I?
2. The son of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster, and known as Henry of Bolingbroke, I was 33-years-old when I managed to seize the crown from my cousin, Richard. My second son, Henry, succeeded me. Who am I?
3. I was born in Wales three months after the death of my father, Edmund. Through my mother, Margaret, I was descended from Edward III and became King after defeating Richard at the Battle of Bosworth. Who am I?
4. I succeeded my first cousin, once removed, to the throne of England and became known as 'Curtmantle.' I married Eleanor, the ex-wife of King Louis VII of France and one of the greatest heiresses in Europe. Together we had eight children. Who am I?
5. Born in Wales in 1387, I was the eldest of six children. I married Katherine, daughter of the King of France, and we had one son, also called Henry. Who am I?
6. I succeeded to the throne at the age of seventeen, marrying my first wife, my brother's widow, two weeks before our joint Coronation in Westminster Abbey on 24th June 1509. Who am I?
7. The Crown Jewels seem to have got lost in The Wash so, at the age of nine, I had to be crowned with my mother, Isabella's, circlet. My wife, Eleanor, and I had nine children - the eldest becoming Edward I after my death. Who am I?
8. Although I reigned for forty years, I would have been better suited to a life in the clergy. My father died soon after I was born and I saw little of my mother, Katherine. I married Margaret of Anjou and we had one son, Edward, who was killed just over two weeks before I was. Who am I?
9. I acquired a huge empire, through both marriage and inheritance, to which I added Ireland at the behest of Adrian IV (the only English Pope). I am probably best known for my utterance, "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?," which resulted in the death of Thomas a Becket. Who am I?
10. My first wife changed her name from Edith (a Saxon name) to my mother's name, Matilda, when we married so as not to upset the Norman barons. I managed to seize the crown upon the death of my brother, William, in 1100 but then at Tinchebrai I had to fight my other brother, Robert, to hold onto it. Unfortunately I then had to keep him imprisoned for twenty eight years. Who am I?
11. I married the younger sister of the Queen of France. My mother's second marriage was to a Frenchman, with whom she had eleven children, so consequently a great majority of my court and advisors were foreigners, which didn't go down too well with the barons. In 1259 I ratified the Treaty of Paris, thereby losing all rights to Normandy, Maine and Anjou. The word most used to describe me was "simple"! Who am I?
12. When I was 12-years-old I was created Prince of Wales at my father's coronation. I succeeded him as King of England in 1413 and reigned for nine years. Who am I?
13. I spent much of my childhood in France with my uncle Jaspar, having been exiled by Edward IV, whose daughter, Elizabeth, I later married. Together we had eight children. My eldest two sons both married the same woman. Who am I?
14. I was aware that, although I was the grandson of Edward III, there were many others who had a better claim to the throne than I, and I spent the majority of my thirteen year reign fending off rebellous coups from Earls and barons, and such people as Henry Percy, known as Hotspur, and the Welsh Squire, Owen Glendower. Who am I?
15. Although I was very tall for my time (6'2") and in my youth, handsome and athletic, in my later years I became bloated and ungainly. My sixth wife, Katherine Parr, nursed me through my final illness. Who am I?
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