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Charles sided with the Tories and, after the discovery of the Rye House Plot to murder Charles and James in 1683, some Whig leaders were executed or forced into exile. Charles dissolved the English Parliament in 1681 and ruled alone until his death in 1685.
On the day of Charles II death, 6 February 1685, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was: Prince James, Duke of York and Albany (born 1633), second son of Charles I; Mary, Princess of Orange (born 1662), first daughter of the Duke of York and Albany
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.
No monarch reigned after the 1649 execution of Charles I. Between 1649 and 1653, there was no single English head of state , as England was ruled directly by the Rump Parliament with the English Council of State acting as executive power during a period known as the Commonwealth of England .
When King Charles dies, his eldest son, Prince William is set to take over as the next monarch. William, 41, is currently the Prince of Wales, a title he inherited from Charles.
1766–1773, Second cousin Charles III "The Young Pretender" King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia 1773–1788, Second cousin once-removed: King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia: Heir presumptive Second cousin once-removed 31 January 1788 Second cousin once-removed became pretender: 14 October 1796 Died Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont Son Henry IX
After a 63-year reign, often known as the Victorian era, she was succeeded in 1901 by her eldest son Edward VII. On his death in 1910, his second son acceded to the throne as George V (Edward's first son Prince Albert Victor died during an influenza pandemic in 1892). Edward VIII became King on the death of his father, George V, in January 1936 ...
The Stuart Restoration was the reinstatement in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland.It replaced the Commonwealth of England, established in January 1649 after the execution of Charles I, with his son Charles II.