King John & Isabella of France

King John, Richard the Lionheart, Isabella of Gloucastor or 'childless'
King John  of England was the third king of the Plantagenet Dynasty. His brother Richard the Lionheart, died in battle, leaving no heirs for the throne. King John, who was in Wales at the time of Richard's death during a crusade, sprung into action. He seized the throne and proclaimed himself king.
King John was married to Isabella of Gloucastor, his 'childless' wife. King John decided to divorce her because of this. King John's second marriage was to another Isabella, this time to Isabella of France.
Isabella of France, Hugh X, and King Louis III
Isabella of France was 12 years old when she married 32 year old King John. They had a happy marriage, but there was just one problem-Isabella was already betrothed to Hugh X de Lusigine of France. Hugh was close to Isabella and loved her, so he complained to King Louis III of France. King Louis had been waiting for John to slip up. It was his time to complain to the Pope about John. Although, for awhile, Hugh and Louis had lost.
In the End...
Isabella and John had five children. Isabella later reunited with Hugh and had nine children after John had died of old age. John died 16 years after his marriage to Isabella. Married in 1200, died in 1216.

In the end it almost was like a love triangle. A mixed up weird one. Hugh X            King John
                                                                                                                 Isabella
Like that.

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Edward VI the Boy King

Edward VI of England became king at just the age of nine. His father King Henry VIII died and his only male heir was Edward.
 Edward Tudor

Early Life
Edward was born to King Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour. He was raised as a Protestant and was the first king of the Tudors to be brought up like so. He was born on October 12 1537 in Hampton Court Palace. His mother fell ill on October 23, right after his birth. She died the following night. When Edward was four years old he fell sick with quartan fever. After that, he was healthy until the last six months of his life. Edward was placed under the care of Margaret Bryan, who was previously taking care of baby princess Elizabeth.

Later Life, Illness, and Death
Edward became King when he was nine after his father, King Henry VIII died. He was called The Boy King because of his young age. Edward was a strong Protestant because of his Protestant upbringing. Edward became sick in January of 1553. His fever and couf grew worse and worse. He whisperd to his tutor - "I am glad to die." when his legs weaked and he could not resist his sickness. Edward died at the age of fifteen on July 6 1553. The cause of his death was never found out. Many say that the cause was tuberculosis.

Throne after Death
Edward left his throne to Lady Jane Grey, becasue she was a Protestent like himself. Although his father's request was that Edward's half-sister Mary became Queen after his death. Edward didn't want Mary to be Queen because of her belif of the Catholic faith. Jane became Queen Jane after Edward died. Jane was young herself and became the famous Queen for nine days. Mary soon heard of Edward's death and claimed herself Queen. Mary had more suppoters then Jane, so she soon held Jane and her husband in prison, becoming Queen.

Edward's story is a famous one in the Tudor textbooks. I recomend, if you want anymore information, check Wikipedia or another informational site about the Tudors.

Jane's Fate (In More Detail)

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Painted by Paul Delaroche. This painting shows how innocent Jane was, or at least how confused she was. Painted in 1833, way after Jane's execution.

Jane Grey, more commonly known as the Queen for 9 days, fate and chooses are what lead her to her death. She didn't have the choose to become Queen, however. Although she did have the final word, her parents pushed her to be Queen. What made it even worse was that Edward VI left Jane the throne. A lot of information tells us that she thought about ups and downs of being Queen. I guess what i think is that she knew that something was to come of this, mostly bad. After Mary took over, Mary was going to pardon Jane and her husband Guildford. Jane was Mary's own half cousin. Mary loved Jane, somewhat, but she was a bit upset with the situation she was in. Jane was a strong Protestant and Mary was a faithful Catholic. Jane was forced into marriage and Mary wished for it. Each girl was the complete opposite of each other which made matters all the worse. When Philip of Spain agreed to marry Mary, he had only one thing in his way, Jane. Philip would not come over from Spain unless Jane was out of the picture, completely. Jane and Guildford were locked up at the Tower of London, unable to escape. Mary agreed to this, but before Jane was put to death, Mary tried to turn Jane into a Catholic, which didn't work. Jane died on July 19, 1554. Guildford died in the morning and Jane later on. For a better image or more information watch the movie - Lady Jane, directed by Trevor Nunn. (Though not all the facts are completely accurate in the movie.)