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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 of the House of Orange in that the two kingdoms were finally and permanently united to make the United Kingdom of Great Britain.  
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 of the House of Orange in that the two kingdoms were finally and permanently united to make the United Kingdom of Great Britain.  
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Revision as of 13:18, 31 October 2008

Scotland and England

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 of the House of Orange in that the two kingdoms were finally and permanently united to make the United Kingdom of Great Britain.

With that history explained, we shall start our list with the Union of the crowns. For details prior to 1603, 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
1603-1625 James I and VI
1625-1649 Charles I

Commonwealth/protectorate

Date of Reign Name Comment
1649-1651 Commonwealth in England; Charles II in Scotland
1651-1653 Commonwealth
1653-1658 Oliver Cromwell Protectorate
1658-1659 Richard Cromwell Protectorate

House of Stuart restored

Date of Reign Name Comment
1660-1685 Charles II
1685-1688 James II and VII
1688-1689 English throne vacant; James VII in Scotland
1689 William and Mary in England; James VII in Scotland
1689 William and Mary in England; Scottish throne vacant
1689-1694 William and Mary jointly

House of Orange

Date of Reign Name Comment
1694-1702 William III and II sole ruler
1702-1714 Anne

United Kingdom of Great Britain

House of Stuart

Date of Reign Name Comment
1702-1714 Anne

House of Hanover

Date of Reign Name Comment
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
1901-1910 Edward VII

House of Windsor

Date of Reign Name Comment
1910-1936 George V (Saxe-Coburg until 1917)
1936-1936 Edward VIII
1936-1952 George VI
1952 Elizabeth II Current monarch.
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