Are Queen Elizabeth II and King Henry VIII related?

Question

I was just curious as to if the current Queen of England is related to King Henry VIII. I am sure along the blood lines, they are...but how are they related to each other?

Answer 1

Yes, although you need a slide rule to figure out the relationships.

Cupid Hater is not exactly right. James I was related to Henry VIII because he was descended from Henry's sister. That's why he inherited the throne. The only way a non-relative can become king or queen is by right of conquest.

Answer 2

Not by direct descent as Henry VIII had no grandchildren.  They share an ancestor in Henry VII, however.  Henry VIII had a sister who married into the Scottish royal family, producing Mary Queen of Scots, who produced James VI of Scotland who also became James I of England, who is a direct ancestor of Elizabeth II.

Answer 3

It didn't end with Elizabeth I because she passed it to James I, her cousin and so the line continued there.

Though it might be quite vague, they are related.

Answer 4

No. Direct lineage from Henry ended with Elizabeth I. After she died, so ended the Tutor reign.

Answer 5

Yes they are. Elizabeth I is her 12th cousin once or twice removed. look up the family tree

Answer 6

Yes, they are related through Henry VII.  She is Henry VIII great x 13 grandniece

EDIT: The unenlightened and ignorant like whomever gave the "thumbs down", should realize that ESPECIALLY in Royal lines, people can be related in more than one way because of the intermarrying.

Answer 7

yes and no.  its not a direct lineage, because none of Henry's children had children.  the Tudor dynasty died with Elizabeth I.  her successor was her cousin James I of the House of Stuart.  his mother, Mary Queen of Scots was the granddaughter of Henry's sister Margaret Tudor.

the current English line are descended Hanovers; James I granddaughter Sophia married into the line of Hanover and produced George I.  Charles II, grandson of James I, had no legitimate children, so the next in line was his brother, James II.  he was deposed. his daughter and her husband reigned (William II & II and Mary II, incidentally the only joint monarchs in British history), but they produced no children.  after William's death, Charles' other daughter Anne ruled.  after Anne, Parliament had to go all the way back to James I to find a legal heir, hence George I (refer to top of paragraph).  since then, i think it's been a pretty clean transition.

confused?  imagine how tough it was for me to sort all this out!