Monarchy of the United Kingdom children, she was succeeded by the Scottish monarch James VI, who was the great-grandson of Henry VIII's older sister and hence Elizabeth's first cousin twice removed. James VI ruled in England as James I after what was known as the "Union of the Crowns". Although England and Scotland were in personal union under one monarch – James I became the first monarch to style himself "King of Great Britain" in 1604 – they remained two separate kingdoms. James I's successor, Charles I, experienced frequent conflicts with the English Parliament related to the issue of royal and parliamentary powers, especially the
King Edward VI Handsworth School the school was placed as the 3rd best school in the country by the school's guide, beating all the other schools in the West Midlands and the other schools who are part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI. The school was originally three separate schools: Aston (Girls section), Summer Hill, and Bath Row in the King Edward VI Foundation. On 14 September 1911 the three were merged and the Head Mistress of Aston – Miss Nimmo – became the new Head. When the school first opened, and for many years afterwards, girls were not permitted to