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minus-square@kryptonianCodeMonkeylink2•2 months agoSort of. But they were still kings and queens of England, just also other kingdoms too.
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink1•2 months agoThere was no title “king of England” or “queen of England” as of that date, in the same way that there is no king of Sheffield. There’s a king whose kingdom includes Sheffield, yes, but it’s not the kingdom of Sheffield
minus-squareRob Boslinkfedilink1•2 months agoI always assumed it was similar to how QE2 was the Queen of Canada, making our monarchy separately and independent but parallel to the UK monarchy.
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink2•2 months agoIt was up until the Acts of Union 1707. Ireland got a similar treatment in 1800 (and then reduced to Northern Ireland later, of course)
Sort of. But they were still kings and queens of England, just also other kingdoms too.
There was no title “king of England” or “queen of England” as of that date, in the same way that there is no king of Sheffield. There’s a king whose kingdom includes Sheffield, yes, but it’s not the kingdom of Sheffield
I always assumed it was similar to how QE2 was the Queen of Canada, making our monarchy separately and independent but parallel to the UK monarchy.
It was up until the Acts of Union 1707. Ireland got a similar treatment in 1800 (and then reduced to Northern Ireland later, of course)