If henry was succeeded by edward how did elizabeth become queen
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"They're Nth cousins Z removed"), but their primary common ancestor is Henry VII (who himself was descended from the Beauforts, one of the lines of John Gaunt, a son of Edward III).
Henry VII's son became Henry VIII and was Elizabeth I's father. Elizabeth never married and had no children. Straightforward!
Now it gets more complicated.
Henry VII's older daughter and Henry VIII's sister Margaret married into the House of Stuart in Scotland. When Elizabeth I died childless, the House of Stuart became the new monarchs, with James VI of Scotland (Margaret's great-grandson and son of Mary, Queen of Scots) becoming James I of England. It was their descent from Margaret (and her descent from Henry VII and Elizabeth of York) that gave the Stuarts their claim to the throne.
James I's son Charles became Charles I, got his head chopped off, and eventually had his son become Charles II when the monarchy was restored. Charles II's brother became James II when Charles died, and James II's daughters Mary (co-ruling with William of Orange) and Anne were queens after he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution.
When Queen Anne died childless, she had to be succeeded by a non-Catholic, required as of 1701. This is when the House of Hanover showed up from (what is now) Germany. George I's mother was the daughter of James I's daughter (and it was his mother, Sophia, whom Anne actually designated as her heir, but Sophia died before Anne did). The Hanovers were nowhere near the top of the total (Catholic and non-Catholic) succession but were designated specifically because they were not Catholic, jumping over others who were more closely related to the senior branch but who followed the wrong religion. For instance, James II's daughters had a Catholic half-brother, whose Catholic followers, the Jacobites, wanted him on the throne (and who probably would have been king if James II hadn't been deposed and replaced with the Protestant William and Mary).
So the Stuarts got the throne based on their descent from the Tudor patriarch, while the Hanovers got the throne based on their descent from the Stuarts and their Protestantism.
George I was followed by his son, George II, followed by his grandson, George III, followed by his son, George IV, followed by his brother, William IV, followed by his niece, Victoria, followed by her son, Edward VII (who established the House of Saxe-Coburg after his father, Prince Albert), followed by his son, George V (first of the House of Windsor, renamed because Saxe-Coburg was too German-sounding and it was during WWI), followed by his son, Edward VIII, followed by his brother, George VI, followed by his daughter, who is Elizabeth II.
Henry VII's son became Henry VIII and was Elizabeth I's father. Elizabeth never married and had no children. Straightforward!
Now it gets more complicated.
Henry VII's older daughter and Henry VIII's sister Margaret married into the House of Stuart in Scotland. When Elizabeth I died childless, the House of Stuart became the new monarchs, with James VI of Scotland (Margaret's great-grandson and son of Mary, Queen of Scots) becoming James I of England. It was their descent from Margaret (and her descent from Henry VII and Elizabeth of York) that gave the Stuarts their claim to the throne.
James I's son Charles became Charles I, got his head chopped off, and eventually had his son become Charles II when the monarchy was restored. Charles II's brother became James II when Charles died, and James II's daughters Mary (co-ruling with William of Orange) and Anne were queens after he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution.
When Queen Anne died childless, she had to be succeeded by a non-Catholic, required as of 1701. This is when the House of Hanover showed up from (what is now) Germany. George I's mother was the daughter of James I's daughter (and it was his mother, Sophia, whom Anne actually designated as her heir, but Sophia died before Anne did). The Hanovers were nowhere near the top of the total (Catholic and non-Catholic) succession but were designated specifically because they were not Catholic, jumping over others who were more closely related to the senior branch but who followed the wrong religion. For instance, James II's daughters had a Catholic half-brother, whose Catholic followers, the Jacobites, wanted him on the throne (and who probably would have been king if James II hadn't been deposed and replaced with the Protestant William and Mary).
So the Stuarts got the throne based on their descent from the Tudor patriarch, while the Hanovers got the throne based on their descent from the Stuarts and their Protestantism.
George I was followed by his son, George II, followed by his grandson, George III, followed by his son, George IV, followed by his brother, William IV, followed by his niece, Victoria, followed by her son, Edward VII (who established the House of Saxe-Coburg after his father, Prince Albert), followed by his son, George V (first of the House of Windsor, renamed because Saxe-Coburg was too German-sounding and it was during WWI), followed by his son, Edward VIII, followed by his brother, George VI, followed by his daughter, who is Elizabeth II.
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How did Queen Elizabeth get her job?
After her father succeeded to the throne in 1936 and Princess Elizabeth became heir presumptive (first in line to the throne), she started to study constitutional history and law as preparation for her future role. She received tuition from her father, as well as sessions with Henry Marten, the Vice-Provost of Eton.
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