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  2. History of the English and British line of succession - Wikipedia

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    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

  3. Charles II of England - Wikipedia

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    Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649.

  4. List of Scottish monarchs - Wikipedia

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    In 1715, a year after the death of his half-sister, Queen Anne, and the accession of their cousin George of Hanover, James landed in Scotland and attempted to claim the throne. He failed and was forced to flee back to the Continent. A second attempt by his son Charles, on behalf of his father, in 1745–6, also failed.

  5. Stuart Restoration - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of British monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on 1 May 1707. She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. She continued as queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death. Her total reign lasted 12 years and 147 days.

  7. List of heirs to the English throne - Wikipedia

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    Died Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York [5] Heir presumptive Second cousin once-removed: 23 February 1447 Second cousin died 13 October 1453 Son born to king Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales: Heir apparent Son 13 October 1453 Born 25 October 1460 Excluded from succeeding [6] Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York: Heir apparent [6] Second ...

  8. List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. British Interregnum - Wikipedia

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    The interregnum in the British Isles began with the execution of Charles I in January 1649 (and from September 1651 in Scotland) and ended in May 1660 when his son Charles II was restored to the thrones of the three realms, although he had been already acclaimed king in Scotland since 1649.