Succession to the British crown
Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line.
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HistoryAnti-Catholicism in EnglandHistory of Catholicism in EnglandCivil wars in EnglandInvasions of EnglandMary II, William III of EnglandAnti-Catholicism in ScotlandAnti-Catholicism in WalesAnti-Catholicism in the United KingdomConstitutional laws of EnglandJames II of EnglandMonarchy of the United KingdomStuart England, The Restoration
The Glorious Revolution
Melvyn Bragg examines the Glorious Revolution of 1688 but were the events of 1688 really either Glorious or Revolutionary?
19 April 2001
Featuring: John Spurr, Rosemary Sweet, Scott Mandelbrote
HistoryMary II, William III of EnglandInvasions of EnglandAnti-Catholicism in the United KingdomMonarchy of the United KingdomAnti-Catholicism in EnglandSuccession to the British crownCivil wars in EnglandAnti-Catholicism in ScotlandStuart England, The RestorationJames II of EnglandAnti-Catholicism in WalesThe Hanoverian Succession
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the struggle by Whig politicians in London to have a Protestant from Hanover crowned at Westminster Abbey rather than the Catholic son of James II.
28 November 2024
Featuring: Andreas Gestrich, Elaine Chalus, Mark Knights