As james blunt is a descendant of henry VIII should he be within rights to contest the throne of england from queen elizabeth II?
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Oh no please say thats not true! That mock cockney accent and the floppy hair would drive me mad!
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I have absolutely no idea, although I think he's a good singer *dives under desk to avoid flamming spears sent by the majority of the worlds population*.
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Well, I am a descendant of Charles II, three generations later, so I come first. Have you any idea how many descendants of Henry VIII there are around? Tens of thousands, I would have thought.
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Given the number of offspring of mediaeval monarchs - legitimate and illegitimate - I would think most of are descended from him, particularly bearing in mind the propensity of the ruling classes to knock off the servant girls.
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No, The Act of Settlement passed by Parliament in 1701, mandates that the Heir to the Crown must be a descendant of the Electress Sophia of Hanover, and must be non-Catholic. The heir must not be married to a Roman Catholic. An heir must also be borne of a marriage contracted in accordance with the Royal Marriage Act of 1772. Essentially, anyone who's descent is of a line other than that of Electress Sophia, while they may have been of royal descent at one time, is not eligible to be Sovereign of the UK.
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im not from there but it seems things are done different there now. but at a different time i would think he could have
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I am a descendant of someone in Anne Boleyn's family ! Besides in England now a monarch doesn't really have all the power the prime minister does.
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No - her right to succeed was settled at her coronation - her champion would have fought any other contender. James Blunt would be welcome to have a go if Big Years the Tampon gets a chance though.
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Simply being a descendant of Henry VIII would probably NOT be basis for anyone to contest Elizabeth II's right to the throne. Besides, who the %@#&%$# is James Blunt??
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Apart from Jeffers' post about the Act of Settlement, there's a very precise system of determining who is second in line, third in line, fourth in line etc. I don't know what position Blunt has, but it's probably a 5-digit number at least.
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Probably everyone in the Isles is a descendant of Henry VIII
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It's highly unlikely, but your question formed an image in my head of James Blunt address the people with "You're beautiful." :P
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