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Below is listed the members of the British Monarchy in the twentieth century and the main events that took place during their reign. British Monarchy: Edward VII: 1901-1910. Anglo-French Entente: 1904; Anglo-Russian Entente: 1907; British Monarchy: George V: 1910-1936. World War One begins: 1914; Battle of the Somme: 1916; End of World War One ...
The reigning king or queen is the country’s head of state. All political power rests with the prime minister (the head of government) and the cabinet, and the monarch must act on their advice. The table provides a chronological list of the sovereigns of Britain. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
NameDynasty Or HouseReignSaxon802–839Aethelwulf (Ethelwulf)Saxon839–856/858Aethelbald (Ethelbald)Saxon855/856–860Aethelberht (Ethelbert)Saxon860–865/866- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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20th Century monarchs timeline. The timeline below will take you through the monarchs who reigned between 1910-1999. To use, click the arrows on either side of the slides to go through each slide individually, or use the bottom timeline to scroll through to locate specific dates.
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. On 1 January 1801, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged, creating first the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ...
3 September 1939: Britain declares war on Germany in response to the invasion of Poland. 1940. 10 May: Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of the coalition government. 1940. May: Butler Act creates free secondary education to the age of 15. 1945. 8 May: Britain celebrates the end of war on Victory in Europe Day.
