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Was England's Crown Hereditary or Chosen by People
A correspondent argues against hereditary rule, tracing English succession from Anglo-Saxon times. He contends kings were generally chosen by the people or their representatives, citing Athelstan, William the Conqueror, Henry III, Edward I and others, and notes Acts of Parliament and papal confirmation shaping a non hereditary lineage. He asserts the Hannover succession was not novel and that Parliament has long settled succession to safeguard the realm.
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London
England
Athelstan
Edward the Confessor
William the First
William Rufus
Henry the
Stephen
Church of England
Henry the Second
Richard
John
Edward the
Hannover
Holy Land
Edward
Richard the
Flenry
Richard Duke of York
Henry the Sixth
Henry
Wakefield
Edward the 4Th
Edward the 5Th
Richard the 3d