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Kings and Queens of England and Britain | Monarchs of England and Scotland

Kings and Queens of England and Britain

This list includes all the monarchs / Kings and Queens of England and Britain who reigned over Great Britain, that is to say over Scotland from 843 to 1707, over England from 878 to 1707. From May 1, 1707, following the “Act of Union”, Anne Stuart becomes Queen of Great Britain.

The British monarchy was born almost 1000 years ago. Throughout this period, the kings of England succeeded one another according to a tumultuous history. From King of England, they were also King of Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Discover the detailed list of the Kings and Queens of England according to the different Houses that ruled the British Isles.

Who are the Anglo-Saxons?

The Anglo-Saxons are a people of Germanic origin who settled in Great Britain from the 5th century. The Anglo-Saxon period of the history of England traditionally extends until the Norman conquest, in 1066. It sees the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons from the seventh century and the gradual emergence of the kingdom of England .

The first Anglo-Saxon settlements in Britain

Within decades they mingled with the Brittonic natives or pushed them westward, beginning a centuries-long migration to the Armorican peninsula, hence the name Bretons given to newcomers to Armorica.

List Kings and Queens of England and Scotland

List of Monarchs of England (Name, Dates of reign Titles)

1. Saxon kings
2. Danish period
3. Saxon restoration
4. Norman Conquest, House of Normandy (early English dynastic system)
5. Angevin dynasty or Plantagenet house
6. House of Lancaster
7. Wars of the Roses, then House of York
8. Tudor house

===Monarchs of Scotland (Name, Dates of reign, Titles)

1. First kings
2. Dunkeld House
3. Balliol House

Wars of Independence: two puppet kings at the orders of the King of England

4. Bruce House
5. Stuart House

***Stuart House (England, Scotland, and Ireland)***

James I of England,
James VI of Scotland (1603-1625) King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1567-1625)
Charles I Stuart (1625-1649) King of England, Scotland and Ireland

***The Commonwealth and Protectorate***

Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658) Lord Protector
Richard Cromwell (1658-1659) Lord Protector

***Stuart House (restoration)***

Charles II Stuart 1660-1685 King of England, Scotland and Ireland
James II of England,
James VII of Scotland (1686-1689) King of England, Scotland and Ireland
Mary II Stuart (1689-1694) Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (jointly with her husband, William III).

***House of Orange***
William III of Nassau,
William II of Scotland (1689-1702) King of England, Scotland and Ireland (together with his wife, Mary II), Stadtholder of the United Provinces (1672-1702)

/// Act of Union///

The thrones of England and Scotland are united in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The following monarchs are therefore kings of the United Kingdom and Ireland.

9. Stuart House
10. House of Hanover
11. House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha changed name to Windsor House

!!!Windsor House!!!

Sources: PinterPandai, Historic UK, Britannica, Project Britain, The Royal Household

Main photo credit: OneGo / Pixabay (Pixabay License)

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