Treaty of Union took effect on 1 May 1707. Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland, last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, died without issue on 24 March 1603, and the throne fell at once (and uncontroversially) to her first cousin twice removed, James VI of Scotland, a member of House of Stuart and the only son of Mary, Queen of Scots. By the Union of the Crowns in 1603 he assumed the throne of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Ireland as King James I. This personal union lessened the constant English fears of Scottish cooperation with France in a
Richard Tudor Richard Tudor Richard Thornhill Tudor (born 27 September 1948) is a former English cricketer. Tudor was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Tudor made his only first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Cambridge University in 1976. In this match, he bowled a total of fifteen wicket-less overs. He did not bat in Warwickshire's first-innings, but in the second innings he was promoted to open, scoring 6 runs before being dismissed by Charles Bannister. He made no further appearances for Warwickshire. Before and after playing for Warwickshire, Tudor played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire,