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==Scotland and England== | ==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. | 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. | ||
With that history explained, we shall start our list with the Union of the crowns. For details prior to 1603, 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 crowns. For details prior to 1603, 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]] | ||
Revision as of 15:31, 10 March 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1649-1653 | Commonwealth/protectorate | |
| 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 | ||
| 1689-1694 | William and Mary | jointly |
House of Orange
| Date of Reign | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1694-1702 | William III | sole ruler |
| 1702-1714 | Anne |
United Kingdom of Great Britain
House of Orange
House of Bruce
| 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. |