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17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. ... Pages in category "17th-century English monarchs"
[3] [4] The title "King of the English" or Rex Anglorum in Latin, was first used to describe Æthelstan in one of his charters in 928. 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".
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 Stuart kings overestimated the power of the English monarchy, and were cast down by Parliament in 1645 and 1688. ... By the mid-17th century, it had become the ...
King of the English r. 1066: Edith of Wessex c. 1025 –1075 Queen of the English: King Edward II the Confessor 1003/1005–1066 King of the English r. 1042–1066 Son of Æthelred the Unready: Alfred Aetheling d. 1036 Son of the king Æthelred the Unready: Godgifu 1004–c. 1047 Daughter of King Æthelred the Unready Robert I 1000–1035 Duke ...
The total population of England grew steadily in the 17th century, from 1600 to about 1660, then declined slightly and stagnated between 1649 and 1714. The population was about 4.2 million in 1603, 5.2 million in 1649, 5.1 million in 1660, 4.9 million in 1688, and 5.3 million in 1714.
17th-century English monarchs (7 C, 8 P) ... Pages in category "17th-century monarchs in Europe" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The 17th century lasted from January 1, ... 1660: The Commonwealth of England ends and the monarchy is brought back during the English Restoration. 1660: ...