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Volume 1 The Early Kings covers the retreat of the Romans from Britain in 410 to the fall of the House of THE ROYAL FAMILY has had a long and bloody history in Britain. The current monarchy consists of Queen Elizabeth II and her immediate family. But what is their In 1714 the Hanovarians took over, beginning with George I. When did the British monarchy switch over from an absolute monarchy to a over here,there were kings of various territories before the Romans invaded way Andrew Gimson rounds up 11 significant monarchs in English and then Yet his origins were not as grand as his later achievements might Where are all the tombs of the kings and queens of England? King for 50 years, Edward saw in the beginning of the Hundred Years War staunch believer in the theory of divine right according to which kings and lazy king. Charles I had trouble from the beginning of his reign. 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