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    How many English Monarchs were beheaded?

    Question #125686. Asked by author. (Apr 11 12 11:56 AM)


    rayven80

    		The only English king decapitated was Charles I.
    Queens Anne Boleyn, Mary Queen of Scots and Lady Jane Grey were also beheaded.

    http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/behead.html

    Apr 11 12, 1:31 PM
    AyatollahK

    		First, let's decide what's meant by "monarch."

    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines monarch as:
    " a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire: as
    a :a sovereign ruler
    b :a constitutional king or queen."

    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monarch

    Under that definition, Mary Queen of Scots was never a monarch of England (although she was of Scotland). Anne Boleyn may have been Queen of England, but the sovereign ruler was Henry VIII, so she was never a monarch.

    That leaves two. Charles I was unquestionably a monarch when Cromwell's followers had him beheaded.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England

    But what of Lady Jane Grey? Queen, attempted usurper, what? Since Edward VI named her as his successor in his will, I'll opt for queen.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey

    So that makes two monarchs that were beheaded, at least after the Norman Conquest.

    Apr 11 12, 2:14 PM

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