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Sixteen (16) rulers
governed England from the time John Cabot claimed Carolana in
the name of England in 1497 until the Crown took over in 1729,
when North Carolina and South Carolina became separate Royal
Colonies, then until the Colony was lost in the American Revolution. |
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Henry VII |
1485 - 1509 |
Authorized John Cabot's voyages . |
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Henry VIII |
1509 - 1547 |
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Edward VI |
1547 - 1553 |
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Mary I |
1553 - 1558 |
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Elizabeth I |
1558 - 1603 |
Authorized Roanoke Colony. |
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James I |
1603 - 1625 |
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Charles I |
1625 - 1649 |
Chartered Carolana in 1629. |
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Oliver Cromwell |
1649 - 1658 |
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Richard Cromwell |
1658 - 1659 |
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Charles II |
1660 - 1685 |
Chartered Lords Proprietors in 1663. |
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James II |
1685 - 1689 |
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William &
Mary |
1689 - 1702 |
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Anne |
1702 - 1714 |
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George I |
1714 - 1727 |
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George II |
1727 - 1760 |
Bought out the Lords Proprietors in 1729. |
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George III |
1760 - 1820 |
King during the American Revolution. |
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Click on the links above to learn more about how each
ruler, either directly or indirectly, influenced Carolana. |
