England was born on this battlefield. Why can’t historians find it? When the Battle of Brunanburh was over in 937, five kings, seven earls, and “an uncountable army” were said to have died ...

So it is not helpful to apply it to Philip. When he married Mary, Philip was already a king – of Naples – and he ascended the Spanish throne in 1556, but he also acted as a full king of England.