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Before then it was common for chroniclers and historians to use sobriquets such as Edward the Elder, Edward the Martyr, Edward the Confessor, Edmund Ironside, Aethelred the Unready, Alfred the Great, Harold Harefoot etc before this became impractical.

It would be interesting to consider how the present Queen would be known if she were to be referred to in this way. If you have a suggestion please contact us. What about King Arthur of the knights of the round table and Camelot? King Arthur is a legend and folklore of a Celtic king who fought to defend Britain from Saxon invaders in the 6th century. There is no historical evidence that he existed. Unfortunately Prince Arthur died in aged 15 before he became King. Why was there no king or queen between and ?

The Royalist were defeated at the Battle of Naseby in and following attempts to organize a Scottish invasion, Charles was caught and executed on January 30, It was the first time a British monarch had ever been publicly executed in recorded history. After the execution of the King, a republic was declared known as the Commonwealth of England and then the Protectorate with rule by parliament under Cromwell. Following his death in , Cromwell was succeeded briefly by his son Richard before the monarchy was restored and Charles II became king in When was Buckingham Palace built?

The original building started in was known as Goring House in Charles I's time. What is the Stone of Destiny? It is a block of sandstone which measures approximately 26 inches long x 16 wide x 11 high which rested beneath the throne. In a group of students stole the stone and took it back to Scotland in two pieces which were repaired by a Glasgow stone mason.

They left it at Arbroath Abbey from where it was returned to Westminster Abbey. In the British Government decided in response to calls by Scottish nationalists to return it to Scotland. It arrived back on St Andrews Day 30 November , almost exactly years after it had been removed by Edward, and is now in Edinburgh Castle.

When did Wales become part of the United Kingdom? Wales became incorporated into England under the Statute of Rhuddlan in , after it had been annexed by Edward I of England in Edward dubbed his eldest son Edward Prince of Wales, since which time the eldest son of each English monarch has borne the same title. When did Scotland become part of the United Kingdom? In October , one year later , he decreed that the Royal Title would use the term Great Brittaine to refer to the "one Imperiall Crowne" made up of England and Scotland.

However despite James' wishes political union between Scotland and England did not take place until in the reign of Queen Anne. See union of the United Kingdom. When did Ireland become part of the United Kingdom? Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in when the Act of Union with Ireland was passed by both the Irish and British parliaments.

Northern Ireland, predominantly Protestant, and Southern Ireland, Catholic, split in with 6 of the 9 counties of Ulster remaining within the United Kingdom, and the remaining 26 counties being given home rule under the Government of Ireland Act.

Britroyals Home. Alfred the Great Scottish Robert the Bruce Henry VIII George III Victoria Elizabeth II Royal Tree Present. House of Plantagenet. Family Tree. Royal Line of Succession. Timeline of British History. Timeline of Scottish History. Royal History Quiz. This followed the express wishes of the Queen, when she said "It is my sincere wish that the Commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations, and will decide that one day the Prince of Wales should carry on the important work started by my father in ".

Will Charles only become King once he has been proclaimed by the Accession Council; or crowned at his coronation? No: Charles will become King the moment the Queen dies. The Accession Council merely acknowledges and proclaims that he is the new King, following the death of the Queen. Parliament is recalled for parliamentarians to take their oaths of allegiance to the new sovereign. Peers in the House of Lords have to take a new oath.

MPs in the Commons are not required to do so because their oath is to 'bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, her heirs and successors' , but they may if they choose. Parliament will then mourn the death of the Queen in debates led by the Prime Minister. Although for many years the main London residence of monarchs, their gradual departure — finalised by Queen Victoria in - to Buckingham Palace purchased by George II in left it as the continuing site of the Royal Court for much formal royal state business.

It consisted of a series of courtyards and included the Chapel Royal. Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have never had one; Denmark, Norway and Sweden discontinued theirs from , and respectively; and there have been no coronations in Spain since medieval times.

Although watched on television by millions, the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was essentially a private affair: they decided on the guest list, and the form of the service. The coronation by contrast is a state occasion. Prince Charles may have views, but the government will have ultimate control of the guest list, and the government pays for the coronation. The coronation will continue to be an Anglican service, but finding a place for other Christian denominations and other religions: as happened at the recent royal wedding, and as practised for some years at the Abbey's Commonwealth Day services.

Such people may be invited to give readings; and religious leaders other than Anglicans are likely to be seated prominently, as happened at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee service at St Paul's in Historically, coronations have included homage where the senior members of each order of the peerage have knelt to the new monarch and paid homage for their order.

Homage is not part of the religious rite but a survival from the feudal age and a residue of the old aristocratic constitution. Removal of disqualification arising from marriage to a Roman Catholic A person is not disqualified from succeeding to the Crown or from possessing it as a result of marrying a person of the Roman Catholic faith. You may not redistribute, sell or place the content of this page on any other website or blog without written permission from the Mandy Barrow.

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Follow me on Twitter. Prince Albert reportedly romanced flight attendant Nicole Coste for six years, and she gave birth to his second illegitimate child, Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste. A man named Robert Brown believes Princess Margaret secretly gave birth to him on January 5, , hiding the later stages of her pregnancy with a body double. He claims he was sent to Kenya to be raised because, at the time, the princess was unmarried and getting over her breakup from Peter Townsend.

Felipe recently took the throne after his father abdicated it. The two had been campaigning for years and just wanted Carlos to acknowledge them.

Carlos claims to have never cheated on his wife, Queen Sofia. Then again, Harry also looks quite a bit like Diana's brother, Charles Spencer. If it were ever confirmed that Charles wasn't Harry's father, that would make him an illegitimate royal.

Marina Ogilvy almost tore the British royal family apart with the announcement that she and photographer Paul Mowatt were expecting. The parents-to-be were married in February , and their daughter Zenouska was born a few months later. The one-night stand resulted in a love child named Felicity Tonkin. Phillips reportedly asked Heather to get an abortion.

The House of Bourbon is a longstanding European royal house of French origins. Ernest II and Princess Alexandrine of Baden had a childless marriage , though he did have several illegitimate children that were not identified.

He is said to have produced three offspring total out of wedlock. Henry I only had one legitimate daughter named Matilda, but was said to have fathered at least 22 other children while not married.

The surname FitzRoy was often used by the illegitimate sons and daughters of a King or Queen. FitzRoy died when he was 17 years old, and the cause of death was never confirmed, though it was speculated that he could have been murdered.

In addition to those 12 children born out of wedlock, he had six with his wife. The Danish princess and her royal aid Vilhelm Frimann Marcher were romantically involved , and she wound up pregnant with his baby. Thyra gave birth to a baby girl, Maria, in Her name was later changed to Kate after she was adopted by a Greek family.

Bernhard was originally born in Germany, but he married Queen Juliana of the Netherlands , becoming a prince consort. They had four children together. But he wasn't faithful.