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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
When Elizabeth I died in 1603, who became King of England?
Correct answer
James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England
Why
Elizabeth I had no children, so her cousin James VI of Scotland became James I of England. England, Wales and Scotland then shared a monarch, but Scotland remained a separate country.
Answer choices
- AWilliam of Orange
- BCharles I
- CJames VI of Scotland, who became James I of England
- DHenry VII