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The family tree of Scottish monarchs covers the same period in Scotland and, equally as shown, directly precedes the family tree of the British royal family. The family tree of Welsh monarchs is relevant before the 1282 conquest by England. For a simplified family tree see family tree of British monarchs (and alternative successions of the ...
This is the family tree of the British royal family, from James I ... King Edward VIII Duke of Windsor 1894–1972 r. 1936: King George VI 1895–1952 r. 1936–1952:
Edward IV 1442–1483 King of England r. 1461–1470, r. 1471–1483: Richard III 1452–1485 King of England r. 1483–1485: James III 1451–1488 King of Scots r. 1460–1488: House of Tudor: Henry VII 1457–1509 King of England r. 1485–1509: Elizabeth of York 1466–1503: Edward V 1470–1483 King of England r. 1483: Mary Tudor 1496 ...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
royal family tree First comes Her Majesty, the Queen, who holds the highest level of the royal hierarchy. As the heir of the British Crown and constitutional monarch of Commonwealth realms, she ...
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 ...
In the 1990s, republicanism in the United Kingdom grew, partly on account of negative publicity associated with the Royal Family (for instance, immediately following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales). [111] However, polls from 2002 to 2007 showed that around 70–80% of the British public supported the continuation of the monarchy.
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.