Wichita eagle., 1890-01-05

| EXECUTION OF ANNE BOLEYN.
! ton was inflicted on him, causing death. So
| the descendant of John O Gaunt became
King Henry ". His son was Henry V, and
his son Henry VI. Then the descendants of
another child of Edward III claimed the
crown, and by frightful wars and cruel muir
ders Edward " gained and held it. His son,
nominally Edward Y, was murdered las gen.
orally believed by order of his uncle, who
| became Richard III. Then all the discontents
rallied around Henry Of Richmond, great
great grandson of John o. Gaunt; Richard
was killed, Henry married the heir Of the
Yorks, uniting the two claims, and parlia-
ment confirmed it, thus for the third time
deciding the descent of the crown.
British writers appear to have particular
fancy for this part of their history, and
whole libraries of poetry, drama and fiction
have been based On it, One actual fact, how
ever, is SO interesting that it will bear fire.
quent re-telling. Richard III had heavy
framed bedstead for camp life and wherever
rough usage was probable. After his death
it was successfully sold till, nearly century
later, it came into the possession of an old
lady. One day it broke down with her, the
heavy cross rail split open and out rolled sew
eral hundred gold pieces That very night
her servant murdered the old lady for the
money. Detection followed soon, the servant
was hanged, and, failing heirs Of the lady,
cruel King Richards money became once
more the property Of the government
Henry VII established the royal house Of
Tudor, and the marriage Of his daughter
Margaret to the Scotch James " made e
Stuart, a century later, king Of England
His son, Henry VIII, had six wives and three
children. OF these Edward VI died in boy
hood while Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth
died childless, and so the crown went to the
Scotch king. OF the six wives of their father,
Eizabeth's mother, Anne Boleyr, was be
headed as was one other; Mary's mother was
divorced, was another; and Edwards
mother fortunately died before the king got
tired Of her. Of the Stuart kings in England
James I died naturally, his son Charles I
was beheaded, his son Charles II died child
less, and his brother James II was run off
And then for the first time parliament and
people debated at great length their right to
change the succession; the church divided on
it and section Of the people grumbled for
sixty years, but the right was fully yindi-
Gated
Mary, daughter Of the fugitive king, and
her husband, William of Orange, were made
joint monarchs. Then came Anne, second
daughter of the fugitive, and when she had
lost in succession sixteen children, and it was
seen that the remaining ore was, like herself.
scrofulous the parliament for the last TINA
fixed the succession. And to this ''act OF
l701" England is indebted for the four
Georges, William and Victoria, the prince
and princelings. and the question which is the
subject Of this paper.
In 1913 Elizabeth, daughter OF James l,
married the Eiector Palacine, and thus be-
came ancestress Of sturdy German stock
Her daughter Sophia married Ernest Au-
gussus, first elector Of Hanover, and her son
George was TO become elecoor in dus time
Now, If one counts the sons Of James II and
ell the other ofFshoets Of the Stuarts. there
were really ffty-seven persons, male and fe-
male who stood nearer 20 Queen Anne &C
,ordnlg 10 laws Of descent, than the Electres
Sophia, vet they were all Catholics or mar
ried to Catholics, and SO the parliament
swept them al aside and deereed that the
title to tie crown should be in the Princess
Sophia and the heirs Of her body, being Prot
astants' Il was further provided that turn
ing Catholic or marrying Catholic should
work a forfeiture Of the crown And after
such sweeping oct as that. and ncqulescence
by the British people, surely no one could
question the II aig principle that parliament
can rightfUlly dispose Of the crown They
could bestow il on Gladstone's son Il they
Gked-bus they won't
George, the not cverly wise son Of Sophia,
came over in ia 70 &c king, bringing two
women companions whose hidseously ho1nely
faces were ti.e ike Of ell the Wits for gen
Grafton Ha usvsr could be made 10 under
stand why Is vas king, OF what ths English
wanted with him his eElv soz, George II. IN
derstoo1 Ea-lsa, n4vea czs -az-sr z=o shovel
signs Of insanity. HIS grandson. George III, !
w2s nominal king from l.ea 20 1916, bat lived |
another t-a years under mid restrain: /
.unatic- Els oldes. soa, Gec-ge, violst~d all |
TIE laws q morality and cscency and soz1s |
4 tAe laws et the realm; privately married /
a Catholic lady sEd teen Tepa0isted her, /
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