who was king or queen after james i?
Charles I of England
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 The next monarch , Edward I ( " Edward Longshanks " ) , was far more successful in maintaining royal power and responsible for the conquest of Wales . He attempted to establish English domination of Scotland . However , gains in Scotland were reversed during the reign of his successor , Edward II , who also faced conflict with the nobility . In 1311 , Edward II was forced to relinquish many of his powers to a committee of baronial " ordainers " ; however , military victories helped him regain control in 1322 . Nevertheless , in 1327 , Edward was deposed and then murdered by his wife Isabella . His 14 @-@ year @-@ old son became Edward III . Edward III claimed the French Crown , setting off the Hundred Years ' War between England and France . 

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 Subsequently the House of Plantagenet from Anjou inherited the English throne under Henry II , adding England to the budding Angevin Empire of fiefs the family had inherited in France including Aquitaine . They reigned for three centuries , some noted monarchs being Richard I , Edward I , Edward III and Henry V. The period saw changes in trade and legislation , including the signing of the Magna Carta , an English legal charter used to limit the sovereign 's powers by law and protect the privileges of freemen . Catholic monasticism flourished , providing philosophers , and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge were founded with royal patronage . The Principality of Wales became a Plantagenet fief during the 13th century and the Lordship of Ireland was given to the English monarchy by the Pope . 

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 All subsequent English monarchs were descendants of the Angevin line via John , who had five legitimate children with Isabella : 

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 All subsequent English monarchs were descendants of the Angevin line via John , who had five legitimate children with Isabella : 

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 In March 1701 , James II suffered a stroke while hearing mass at the Château de Saint @-@ Germain @-@ en @-@ Laye , leaving him partially paralysed . Fagon , Louis XIV 's personal physician , recommend the waters of Bourbon @-@ l 'Archambault , to cure the King 's paralysis . The waters , however , had little effect , and James II died of a seizure on 16 September 1701 . Louis XIV , in contravention of the Peace of Ryswick , declared James Francis Edward King of England , Ireland and Scotland as James III and VIII . This act irritated King William III and II , who had ruled alone since the death of his wife , Mary II . Because James Francis Edward was a minor , Queen Mary acted as nominal regent for her son . Mary presided over his regency council , too , although she was uninterested in politics . Before his death , James II expressed his wish that Mary 's regency would last no longer than their son 's 18th birthday . 
