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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. Although described as a Union of Crowns, until 1707 there were in fact two separate crowns resting on the same head.

Eadwig (Edwy)". archontology.org. Archived from the original on 17 March 2007 . Retrieved 17 March 2007. ; "Edwy". newadvent.org. Archived from the original on 5 April 2007 . Retrieved 17 March 2007. ; "Edwy (r. 955–959)". royal.gov.uk. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018 . Retrieved 16 January 2018. Ashley, Mike (1999). The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens. London: Robinson Publishing Ltd. p.516. ISBN 978-1-84119-096-9. a b c Montrose, Louis Adrian (2006). The subject of Elizabeth: authority, gender, and representation. University of Chicago Press. Charles I (r. 1625–1649)". royal.gov.uk. 30 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018 . Retrieved 16 January 2018. Then we get to the 20th century - and - oh good lord - according to this text, the monarchy did no wrong ever, all the common people loved them, the press are just big old meanies with their modern attitudes of demanding transparency, and Elizabeth II is a goddess on earth.It is from the time of Henry III, after the loss of most of the family's continental possessions, that the Plantagenet kings became more English in nature. The Houses of Lancaster and York are cadet branches of the House of Plantagenet.

In the Introduction, Antonia Fraser quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson, saying, "There is no history, only biography," which sums up this book nicely, as it is concerned just with the biographies of the monarchs of England, not with the history around them, and the quote does make a good point that human history is simply made up of biographies of people. But this book is just about the people who worn the British crown from William I to Queen Elizabeth II. Henry II named his son, Henry the Young King (1155–1183), as co-ruler with him but this was a Norman custom of designating an heir, and the younger Henry did not outlive his father and rule in his own right, so he is not counted as a monarch on lists of kings. I've thoroughly skimmed through this book, but this year it is my goal to sit down each night and read each chapter (monarch) in its entirety.Richard III". archontology.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007 . Retrieved 25 October 2007. ; "Richard III (r. 1483–1485)". royal.gov.uk. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018 . Retrieved 16 January 2018. Eadwig the Fair: Rex nutu Dei Angulsæxna et Northanhumbrorum imperator paganorum gubernator Breotonumque propugnator ("King by the will of God, Emperor of the Anglo-Saxons and Northumbrians, governor of the pagans, commander of the British") Mary I (r.1553–1558)". royal.gov.uk. 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018 . Retrieved 16 January 2018. On a positive note, Crofton smoothly presents the transition of ultimate monarchism to the ceremonial role it holds today; helping the reader understand the modern-day impact of their role. The conclusion is solid stipulating on the future of the royal family while also offering genealogical charts.

The date of Edward II's death is disputed by historian Ian Mortimer, who argues that he may not have been murdered, but held imprisoned in Europe for several more years. [50] Henry I 'Beauclerc' (r. 1100–1135)". royal.gov.uk. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018 . Retrieved 16 January 2018. ; Fryde 1996, p.35.Charles II (r. 1660–1685)". royal.gov.uk. 3 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018 . Retrieved 16 January 2018. ; "Oliver Cromwell (1649–1658 AD)". britannia.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008 . Retrieved 28 November 2008. Michael K. Jones and Malcolm G. Underwood, The King's Mother: Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, (Cambridge University Press, 1995), 19–20. The Tudors descended in the female line from John Beaufort, one of the illegitimate children of John of Gaunt (third surviving son of Edward III), by Gaunt's long-term mistress Katherine Swynford. Those descended from English monarchs only through an illegitimate child would normally have no claim on the throne, but the situation was complicated when Gaunt and Swynford eventually married in 1396 (25 years after John Beaufort's birth). In view of the marriage, the church retroactively declared the Beauforts legitimate via a papal bull the same year. [61] Parliament did the same in an Act in 1397. [62] A subsequent proclamation by John of Gaunt's legitimate son, King Henry IV, also recognised the Beauforts' legitimacy, but declared them ineligible ever to inherit the throne. [63] Nevertheless, the Beauforts remained closely allied with Gaunt's other descendants, the Royal House of Lancaster. a b c "Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector, 1626–1712". british-civil-wars.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007 . Retrieved 25 October 2007. David Williamson was the esteemed co-editor of Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. His other books include Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists. Specifications

Ashley, Mike (2003). A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present. Running Press.Matilda is not listed as a monarch of England in many genealogies within texts, including Carpenter, David (2003). A Struggle for Mastery. p.533. ; Warren, W.L. (1973). Henry II. Berkeley. p. 176. ISBN 9780520022829. ; and Gillingham, John (1984). The Angevin Empire. p.x. .

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