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The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.
- History of monarchy in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
The history of the monarchy of the United Kingdom and its...
- History of monarchy in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
The history of the monarchy of the United Kingdom and its evolution into a constitutional and ceremonial monarchy is a major theme in the historical development of the British constitution. The British monarchy traces its origins to the petty kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Scotland , which consolidated into the kingdoms of ...
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.
NamePortraitArmsBirthCharles III [18] Charles Philip Arthur ...14 November 1948 Buckingham Palace Son of ...(1) Diana Spencer St Paul's Cathedral 29 ...Living Age 75Elizabeth II [16] Elizabeth Alexandra ...21 April 1926 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair ...Philip of Greece and Denmark Westminster ...8 September 2022 Balmoral Castle Aged 96George VI [15] Albert Frederick Arthur ...14 December 1895 York Cottage Son of ...Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Westminster Abbey 26 ...6 February 1952 Sandringham House Aged ...Edward VIII [14] Edward Albert Christian ...23 June 1894 White Lodge Son of George V ...Wallis Simpson Château de Candé 3 June ...28 May 1972 4 route du Champ ...England, Scotland, and Ireland had shared a monarch for more than a hundred years, since the Union of the Crowns in 1603, when King James VI of Scotland inherited the English and Irish thrones from his first cousin twice removed, Queen Elizabeth I.
The Monarch of the United Kingdom is the head of state of United Kingdom and formal head of Church of England. The current monarch is Charles III who has reigned since 2022. The king is currently the head of the UK and 15 other nations known as the Commonwealth realms.
This category contains articles on all aspects of monarchy in the United Kingdom and its predecessor kingdoms. The articles about the monarchs of these kingdoms are in the British monarchs category , while the British royalty category contains all the articles about royal individuals, including the monarchs.
History of the United Kingdom. The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain. [a] Of this new state, the historian ...
