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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.
The first appointed Master of the King's Musick was the only one seriously to attempt to rule all the musicians in the kingdom as a guild. This was Nicholas Lanier, [2] appointed by Charles I in 1626 as Master of the King's Musick (the spelling was changed to "Music" in the 20th century, during Sir Edward Elgar's tenure).
Pages in category "20th-century British monarchs" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Edward VII;
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 .
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:20th-century Black British composers and Category:20th-century British women composers The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
In addition to advancing the scope of rock music, British acts developed avant-funk and neo soul and created acid jazz. Whilst disco is an American form of music, British pop group Bee Gees were the most prominent performers of the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s, and came be to known as the "Kings of Disco" by media outlets. [41]
A notable feature of the late 19th century and early 20th century was the birth of the English Pastoral School of classical music. This paralleled similar developments in most European countries, for instance in the music of Smetana, Dvořák, Grieg, Liszt, Wagner, Nielsen and Sibelius. [43]
3 Monarchs of England, Ireland and Scotland ... This is a list by date of coronations of British monarchs from the 10th century to the present. Monarchs of England ...