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The standard title for monarchs from Æthelstan until John was "King of the English". In 1016 Cnut the Great , a Dane, was the first to call himself "King of England". In the Norman period "King of the English" remained standard, with occasional use of "King of England" or Rex Anglie .
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.
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 ...
Alfred the Great. Reign: April, 23 871 – October 26, 899 (28 years, 187 days) Alfred is the only British king that’s called “The Great.” All four of his brothers were also kings before his ...
King of the English r. 1035/1037–1040: Edmund Ætheling c. 1015/1017 – before 1054 Son of King Edmund Ironside: Edward the Exile 1016–1057 Son of King Edmund Ironside: Agatha, before 1030– after 1070 Wife of Edward the Exile: King Harold II c. 1022 –1066 King of the English r. 1066: Edith of Wessex c. 1025 –1075 Queen of the English ...
King of the English r. 924–939: Edmund I 921–946 King of the English r. 939–946: Eadred 923–955 King of the English r. 946–955: Malcolm I c. 900 –954 King of Alba r. 943–954: Indulf d. 962 King of Alba r. 954–962: Richard I 933–996 Duke of Normandy: Eadwig All-Fair c. 940 –959 King of the English r. 955–959: Edgar I the ...
Kings of Essex; Kings of Hwicce; Kings of Kent; Kings of Lindsey; Kings of Mercia; Kings of Northumbria; Kings of Sussex; Kings of Wessex; Kings of Jorvik; Earls of York; Earls of Northumbria; Kings of Dál Riata; Kings of the Picts; Lords of Galloway; Rulers of Wales; Kings of Gwynedd; Kings of the Isle of Man and the Isles; Kings of the Isle ...
The Crown of Ireland Act 1542 granted English monarchs the title King of Ireland. From 1603, the English and Scottish kingdoms were ruled by a single sovereign in the Union of the Crowns. During the Interregnum (1649–1660), the monarchy was abolished and replaced with various forms of republican government.