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			Currently the British monarch is styled the Queen of the United Kingdom of
			Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Although the monarch plays an important
			cermonial role and must formally assent to all acts of ], in
			practice the powers of the British monarchy are greatly limited by
			convention.

			There are two situations in which the monarch may have political power.
			By convention, the monarch dissolves ] and issues a writ
			for new elections at the request of the ], however it
			is an open question as to whether the monarch must always grant such
			a dissolution. Another possible situation is if no party gains a
			majority in ]. The monarch would by convention offer the
			] position to the head of the party most likely to
			form a government, however it is possible that this may not be the
			party with the most seats.



	Up until James I the list is only of the rulers of England, Ireland and Wales. After George V they are only the rulers of England, Scotland, and Wales. The pre-union monarchs of Scotland and Wales are not yet listed here.		Up until James I the list is only of the rulers of England, Ireland and Wales. After George V they are only the rulers of England, Scotland, and Wales. The pre-union monarchs of Scotland and Wales are not yet listed here.

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Currently the British monarch is styled the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Although the monarch plays an important cermonial role and must formally assent to all acts of Parliament, in practice the powers of the British monarchy are greatly limited by convention.

There are two situations in which the monarch may have political power. By convention, the monarch dissolves parliament and issues a writ for new elections at the request of the Prime Minister, however it is an open question as to whether the monarch must always grant such a dissolution. Another possible situation is if no party gains a majority in Parliament. The monarch would by convention offer the Prime Minister position to the head of the party most likely to form a government, however it is possible that this may not be the party with the most seats.

Up until James I the list is only of the rulers of England, Ireland and Wales. After George V they are only the rulers of England, Scotland, and Wales. The pre-union monarchs of Scotland and Wales are not yet listed here.

Names are followed by dates of reign.