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This is a list of fictional British Monarchs- characters who appear in alternative histories and similar works of fiction as the monarch of England, Scotland, the United Kingdom and variants thereof. Jump to: navigation, search Alternative history or alternate history is a genre of speculative fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from history as it is generally known; more simply put, alternate history asks the question, What If history had developed differently? Most works that... Jump to: navigation, search This article describes the British monarchy from the perspective of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland...

  • Hermann I The Irascible/The Wise
    • King in one of short stories by Saki
    • The plague had swept away the entire British Royal Family, unto the third and fourth generations, and thus it came to pass that Hermann XIV of Saxe-Drachsen-Wachtelstein, who had stood thirtieth in the order of succession.
  • James III of the United Kingdom
  • Pascal Sauvage I of the United Kingdom
    • Played by John Malkovitch
    • King in Johnny English
    • Note: Never actually became king as Johnny English knocked him off the throne and was accidentally crowned king.
  • Stephen III of England
  • William IV of England
  • Queen Zara of the United Kingdom
    • Queen in V for Vendetta (comic book)
    • Reigns as a puppet under a fascist regime in 1997.

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Prince Edmund, The Black Adder Spoiler warning: Prince Edmund Plantagenet of York (August/ September, 1461 - December, 1498) (Later King Edmund of England - for about 30 seconds) was a fictional character in the first series of the popular BBC sitcom The Black Adder. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rowan Atkinson on promotion tour for his movie Bean in Hürth, Germany August, 1997 Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born January 6, 1955 in Consett, County Durham, England) is an English comedian and actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Blackadder is the collective name for a series of British sitcoms made by the BBC, plus several one-off episodes, often for the television charity Comic Relief. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rowan Atkinson on promotion tour for his movie Bean in Hürth, Germany August, 1997 Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born January 6, 1955 in Consett, County Durham, England) is an English comedian and actor. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ... Joan Delano Aiken (September 4, 1924–January 4, 2004) was an English novelist. ... Prince James Francis Edward Stuart or Stewart (June 10, 1688 – January 1, 1766) was a claimant of the thrones of Scotland and England (September 16, 1701 – January 1, 1766) who is more commonly referred to as The Old Pretender. ... Lord Darcy is a fictional character used in a number of stories by Randall Garrett. ... Randall Garrett (December 16, 1927 - December 31, 1987) was a prolific writer for Astounding and other science fiction magazines in the 1950s. ... Leir was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. ... Raphael Holinshed (died c. ... Jehoash (Jehovah-given), was the name of two kings mentioned in the Bible: Jehoash of Judah, king of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, king of Israel. ... Desert hills in southern Judea, looking east from the town of Arad Judea or Judaea (יהודה Praise, Standard Hebrew Yəhuda, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhûḏāh) is a term used for the mountainous southern part of historic Palestine, an area now divided between Israel, Jordan and the West Bank. ... Jump to: navigation, search King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ... John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953 in Christopher, Illinois) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... Johnny English (2003) is a comic movie parodying the James Bond secret agent genre, starring Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent British spy of the title, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia and Ben Miller, and featuring a unique car chase. ... John Goodman John Goodman (born June 20, 1952 in Affton, Missouri) is an American actor. ... King Ralph is also a nickname for Ralph Klein. ... King Richard IV of England was a fictional character in the first series of the BBC comedy series The Black Adder, played by Brian Blessed. ... Blessed (centre) as Exeter in Henry V Brian Blessed (born October 9, 1936) is a respected English actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Blackadder is the collective name for a series of British sitcoms made by the BBC, plus several one-off episodes, often for the television charity Comic Relief. ... King Edward V and the Duke of York in the Tower of London by Paul Delaroche This article is about Richard, Duke of York, son of King Edward IV who was imprisoned in the Tower of London. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... 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In the United Kingdom and in Spain the respective monarchs had each established their favourite brand of Christianity, so that by the time of the Enlightenment in Europe (including the depending colonies) there was not a single absolute monarchy that tolerated another religion than the official one of the state.
All great monarchies had their state religion, in the case of pharaohs and some emperors this could even lead to a religion where the monarchs (or their dynasty) were endowed with a god-like status (see for example imperial cult).
Even within the victorious states, monarchs were gradually being stripped of their powers and prerogatives, and more and more the government was in the hands of elected bodies whose majority party headed the executive.
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