List of monarchs in the British Isles

This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed in the British Isles, namely:

Related Topics:
Monarch - England - Scotland - Ireland - Great Britain - United Kingdom - British Isles

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• England from 871 (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707;
• Scotland from 843 up to 1707;
• The Kingdom of Great Britain (after England & Scotland united in 1707) up to 1800;
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (after Great Britain and Ireland united in 1801) up to 1927;
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The UK after the Irish Free State was formed and became a separate nation in the 1920s).

Since 1559 English monarchs have also had the title Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Related Topics:
1559 - Supreme Governor of the Church of England

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In 1328, on the death of the French king, Charles IV, Edward III (nephew of Charles IV) claimed the French throne. English, and subsequently British, monarchs then styled themselves "King/Queen of France" until the Act of Union, which led to the creation of the United Kingdom in 1801. By then France had been a republic for ten years. See: English Kings of France

Related Topics:
1328 - Charles IV - Edward III - Act of Union - United Kingdom - 1801 - France - English Kings of France

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Note that the numbering of English monarchs starts afresh after 1066 (although this affects only the Edwards).

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To see the rulers of the small kingdoms which existed before the formation of England, Scotland or Wales, see:

Related Topics:
England - Scotland - Wales

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• Mythical British Kings
• List of rulers of Wales
• Kings of the Picts
• Kings of Dalriada
• Kings of Strathclyde
• Kings of the Isle of Man and the Isles
• Kings of the Isle of Man
• Kings of East Anglia
• Kings of Essex
• Kings of Kent
• Kings of Sussex
• Kings of Wessex
• Kings of Mercia
• Kings of Northumbria

See also: Bretwalda

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