Who inherited the English throne when Elizabeth I died in 1603?

AMary, Queen of Scots
BJames VI of ScotlandRight answer
CEdward VI
DCharles I

Answer: James VI of Scotland

Elizabeth never married and had no children. The throne passed to her cousin, King James VI of Scotland, who then also ruled England, Wales and Ireland as James I.

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