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There have been 13 British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707.England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707.
It has since been retroactively applied to English monarchs from Henry II onward. It is common among modern historians to refer to Henry II and his sons as the "Angevins" due to their vast continental empire, and most of the Angevin kings before John spent more time in their continental possessions than in England.
Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch, reigned from 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022.. The following is a list, ordered by length of reign, of the monarchs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1927–present), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801), the Kingdom of England (871 ...
The official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-26. "The Plantagenet Dynasties (1216–1485)" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-26. "The Tudors (1485–1603) and the Stuarts (1603–1714)" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy
On the day of Henry VIII's death, 28 January 1547, the line of succession was governed by the Third Succession Act: 1. Edward, Prince of Wales (born 1537), only legitimate son of Henry VIII 2. Lady Mary (born 1516), elder daughter of Henry VIII 3. Lady Elizabeth (born 1533), younger daughter of Henry VIII
For centuries, English official public documents have been dated according to the regnal years of the ruling monarch.Traditionally, parliamentary statutes are referenced by regnal year, e.g. the Occasional Conformity Act 1711 is officially referenced as "10 Ann. c. 6" (read as "the sixth chapter of the statute of the parliamentary session that sat in the 10th year of the reign of Queen Anne").
The official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-26. "The Plantagenet Dynasties 1216–1485" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-04-26. "The Tudors 1485–1603 and the Stuarts 1603–1714" (PDF). The official website of the British Monarchy
Henry VII [d] 22 August 1485: Sunday, 30 October 1485 [b] Elizabeth of York: 18 January 1486: Sunday, 25 November 1487: John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury Henry VIII - article: Catherine of Aragon: 21 April 1509 (King) 11 June 1509 (Queen) marriage: Sunday, 24 June 1509: William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury [b] Anne Boleyn- article: 28 ...