Monarchs of England and of Scotland
In 1603, James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne upon the death of Elizabeth I. From then until 1707, England and Scotland had shared monarchs.
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| Name |
Reign |
Notes |
James I (England)
James VI (Scotland) |
1603-1625 |
Henry VII of England's great-great-grandson
Mary of Scotland's son |
| Charles I |
1625-1649 |
James I's son |
The Commonwealth and Protectorate
There was no King between Charles I's execution in 1649 and the Restoration in 1660. The nation's rulers were known as Lords Protector.
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| Name |
Reign |
Notes |
| Oliver Cromwell |
1653-1658 |
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| Richard Cromwell |
1658-1659 |
Oliver Cromwell's son |
Monarchs of England and of Scotland
In 1659, Richard Cromwell abdicated. Anarchy existed until the Stuart Restoration in 1660.
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| Name |
Reign |
Notes |
| Charles II |
1660-1685 |
Charles I's son |
James II (England)
James VII (Scotland) |
1685-1689 |
Charles I's son |
| Mary II |
1689-1694 |
James II's daughter
Jointly with William III |
William III (England)
William II (Scotland) |
1689-1702 |
Mary II's husband
Jointly with his wife |
| Anne |
1702-1707 |
James II's daughter |
Monarchs of Great Britain
In 1707, the Act of Union combined the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain.
|
| Name |
Reign |
Notes |
| Anne |
1707-1714 |
James II's daughter |
The House of Hanover
Under the Act of Settlement, descendants of Sophia, Electress of Hanover, as the closest Protestant relatives of Anne, became entitled to the throne, and the Royal House name was changed when George, Elector of Hanover became King.
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| George I |
1714-1727 |
James I's great-grandson |
| George II |
1727-1760 |
George I's son |
| George III |
1760-1801 |
George II's grandson |
Monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
In 1801, the Act of Union combined the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into the United Kingdom.
|
| Name |
Reign |
Notes |
| George III |
1801-1820 |
George II's grandson |
| George IV |
1820-1830 |
George III's son |
| William IV |
1830-1837 |
George III's son |
| Victoria |
1837-1901 |
George III's granddaughter |
The House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
The Royal House name was changed to reflect Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
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| Victoria |
1837-1901 |
George III's granddaughter |
| Edward VII |
1901-1910 |
Victoria's son |
| George V |
1910-1936 |
Edward VII's son |
The House of Windsor
The name of the Royal House changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor due to anti-German sentiments during World War I.
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| George V |
1910-1936 |
Edward VII's son |
Monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In 1922, the Irish Free State left the United Kingdom. The name of the Kingdom was amended in 1927 to reflect the change.
|
| Name |
Reign |
Notes |
| George V |
1910-1936 |
Edward VII's son |
| Edward VIII |
1936 |
George V's son |
| George VI |
1936-1952 |
George V's son |
| Elizabeth II |
1952- |
George VI's daughter |
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