The succession to the British Throne is (currently) regulated by the
Bill of Rights and the
Act of Settlement.
Click here
to find the complete lists,
at twenty-year intervals from 1701 to the present, of
all of the persons eligible to succeed to the
British Throne under the terms of these Acts.
Click here
to read an essay on some of the implications of the
last Will and Testament of King Henry VIII
on the English Royal succession.
Click here
to read an essay on some of the implications of an
ex-post-facto marriage dispensation in 1347 and
a subsequent (1371) Act of the Edinburgh Parliament
on the Scottish Royal succession.
William Addams Reitwiesner
wargs@wargs.com