Tudor monarchs after Henry VIII

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After Henry VIII, his young son Edward VI became king and England became more strongly Protestant. He was followed by his Catholic half-sister Mary I, who tried to restore the Roman Catholic faith, and then by the Protestant Elizabeth I.

Memory tip: Order after Henry VIII: Edward VI (Protestant), Mary I (Catholic), Elizabeth I (Protestant).

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Which Tudor monarch came to the throne after Henry VIII?

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