House of Plantagenet a near total victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt. In subsequent years Henry recaptured much of Normandy and secured marriage to Catherine of Valois. The resulting Treaty of Troyes stated that Henry's heirs would inherit the throne of France, but conflict continued with the Dauphin. When Henry died in 1422, his nine-month-old son succeeded him as Henry VI of England. During the minority of Henry VI the war caused political division among his Plantagenet uncles, Bedford, Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, and Cardinal Beaufort. Humphrey's wife was accused of treasonable necromancy after two astrologers in
History of the English line of succession first, on 28 December 1694, William III became sole remaining monarch. On the day of Mary's death, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was: On the day of William III's death, 8 March 1702, the line of succession to the English throne was determined by the Act of Settlement 1701: The line of succession to the Scottish throne was governed by the Claim of Right Act 1689: Upon his death, the throne passed to the first person in line, who became Queen Anne. The succession continued with the monarchs of Great Britain. History of the English