English throne
Crown of England
The English throne refers to the monarchy of England, specifically the position of sovereign power: heir to the English throne, succession to the English throne.
The phrase evokes the physical seat used in coronations and the abstract authority it represents.
Since 1707, when England and Scotland united, the more accurate term is the British throne, though English throne persists in historical contexts and informal usage.
- Stone of SconeScottish coronation seat
- Crown JewelsBritish monarchy's ceremonial objects
- William the ConquerorNorman who invaded England
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- Elizabeth IFinal Tudor sovereign
Henry VIII · Arthurian legends · scepter · throne room · constitutional monarchy · succession laws · line of succession · Magna Carta · monarchy · Victoria · orb · regalia · Edward III · royal seal · Westminster Abbey · Richard III · Wars of the Roses · Mary I
- Glorious RevolutionGlorious Revolution, William III, William of Orange, English Bill of Rights, bloodless coup
- PlantagenetsPlantagenet, Plantagenets, Henry II, Richard I, Richard the Lionheart
- Jacobean EnglandJames I, King James Bible, divine right, divine right of kings, Gunpowder Plot
- Wars of the RosesWars of the Roses, Lancaster, York, Yorkist, Yorkists
- Tudor ScotlandMary Queen of Scots, Edinburgh, Holyrood, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Parliament
English thronedemocracy
Rule by the people
republic · popular sovereignty · presidency · parliament · constitutional democracy
English throneIrish independence
Ireland's break from Britain
American independence · colonial rebellion · Holy Roman Empire
English thronethe common people
Ordinary members of society
peasantry · commoners · serfdom · the masses · subjects
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