British Monarchs

[saintpeter48]

How many monarchs have there been between Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II?

[sandyRoe]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs
This should help

[Baldric]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_monarchs

[saintpeter48]

I make it 20, anyone agree?

[sandyRoe]

Would William + Mary be one or two?

[VHG]

I make it 17.

Note on those two web sites Anne is at the bottom of one list AND the top of another so don't count her twice.

Also don't include Oliver Cromwell and his son who are also on the list.

If you have counted Anne twice and both Cromwells that is how you may have got to 20.

[New Judge]

I make it seventeen if you count William III and Mary (who reigned as joint monarchs) as two:

James I
Charles I
Charles II
James II
William III (and Mary)
Anne
George I
George II
George III
George IV
William IV
Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Edward VIII
George VI

Have I missed any out?

[yogi-bear]

Think you've covered them all, NJ :-)

[DTCwordfan]

What about Talbot?

[DTCwordfan]

Now name their spouses......

[saintpeter48]

Thanks New Judge and VHG. History is NOT my subject so can you please explain why you have left the Cromwells off the list,thanks.

[jourdain2]

Ermmmm - you asked about monarchs! Cromwell was the one who cut one's head off (Charles I) i.e. definitely not a monarch and neither was his son! Then Charles II was invited back. So a bit of a gap!

[jourdain2]

^^^^^ Cut myself off. Whilst the Cromwells were in charge Britain was a Commonwealth (I think they called it that- but stand to be corrected) and not a realm ruled by monarchs. If the next question is about William and Mary...get back to us!

[saintpeter48]

Errrrr - What about William and Mary lol. :)

[ichkeria]

William and Mary definitely count as two. William was the last monarch to successfully invade Britain as well :-)

[jourdain2]

Mary was Charles I's daughter, married to William of Orange. CharlesII died without legitimate issue so Mary and her husband were invited back by certain factions. For various reasons William had to 'invade'.

I would personally count William and Mary as one monarch. N.B. They didn't have any heir either so were succeeded by Anne (Good Queen Anne) who was Mary's younger sister. She had loads of pregnancies, but no heir - and so....then it gets a bit complicated. History is all about families, I find it fascinating!

[jourdain2]

Fair point divebuddy, just that in my head I have them down as Williamanmary' as in '1066 and all that'.