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In 1603, Queen [[Elizabeth I|Elizabeth I of England]] died and was succeeded by the then King of Scotland, James VI. Though James had united the Crown, he did not unite the Kingdoms. Famously he compared his rule of two kingdoms to the polygamy of a man with two wives. It was around this time that the first Union Flags were used. The century to follow was full of constitutional turmoil and civil war. For a brief period during Cromwell's Protectorate, there was just one Great Britain (though a republic not a kingdom) but with the re-instatement of the crown in the form of Charles II the two kingdoms were one again politically separate. It was not until Queen Anne that the two kingdoms were finally | In 1603, Queen [[Elizabeth I|Elizabeth I of England]] died and was succeeded by the then King of Scotland, James VI. Though James had united the Crown, he did not unite the Kingdoms. Famously he compared his rule of two kingdoms to the polygamy of a man with two wives. It was around this time that the first Union Flags were used. The century to follow was full of constitutional turmoil and civil war. For a brief period during Cromwell's Protectorate, there was just one Great Britain (though a republic not a kingdom) but with the re-instatement of the crown in the form of Charles II the two kingdoms were one again politically separate. It was not until Queen Anne that the two kingdoms were finally united to make the United Kingdom of Great Britain. | ||
With that history explained, we shall start our list with the Union of the kingdoms. For details prior to 1707, refer to: [[England/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of England]], [[Scotland/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of Scotland]], [[Ireland/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of Ireland]] and [[Wales/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of Wales]] | With that history explained, we shall start our list with the Union of the kingdoms. For details prior to 1707, refer to: [[England/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of England]], [[Scotland/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of Scotland]], [[Ireland/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of Ireland]] and [[Wales/Catalogs/Kings and Queens|Kings and Queens of Wales]] |
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In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I of England died and was succeeded by the then King of Scotland, James VI. Though James had united the Crown, he did not unite the Kingdoms. Famously he compared his rule of two kingdoms to the polygamy of a man with two wives. It was around this time that the first Union Flags were used. The century to follow was full of constitutional turmoil and civil war. For a brief period during Cromwell's Protectorate, there was just one Great Britain (though a republic not a kingdom) but with the re-instatement of the crown in the form of Charles II the two kingdoms were one again politically separate. It was not until Queen Anne that the two kingdoms were finally united to make the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
With that history explained, we shall start our list with the Union of the kingdoms. For details prior to 1707, refer to: Kings and Queens of England, Kings and Queens of Scotland, Kings and Queens of Ireland and Kings and Queens of Wales
House of Stuart
Date of Reign | Name | Comment |
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1702-1714 | Anne |
House of Hanover
Date of Reign | Name | Comment |
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1714-1727 | George I | |
1727-1760 | George II | |
1760-1820 | George III | |
1820-1830 | George IV | |
1830-1837 | William IV | |
1837-1901 | Victoria |
House of Saxe-Coburg
Date of Reign | Name | Comment |
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1901-1910 | Edward VII |
House of Windsor
Date of Reign | Name | Comment |
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1910-1936 | George V | (Saxe-Coburg until 1917) |
1936-1936 | Edward VIII | |
1936-1952 | George VI | |
1952 | Elizabeth II | Current monarch. |