Why isn't our regent called 'Elizabeth I'?

Question

Given that the first Elizabeth (Henry VIII's daughter) was queen of England only, and the United Kingdom did not exist at the time, shouldn't the current queen be called 'Elizabeth I', rather than "Elizabeth II'?

This would follow the precedent set in naming 'James I' and 'James II' - there had been kings of Scotland named 'James' prior to the Union of the Crowns. Following the 'Elizabeth' method, they should have been entitled 'James VI' and 'James VII', I believe.

Answer 1

The same reason most history books refer to James VI of Scotland as James I of England:  Since Scotland only comprises five percent of the population of the United Kingdom; and in the past, all British students (even the Scottish ones) learned the history of the United Kingdom from the English view point, Elizabeth II of England (also known as Elizabeth I of Scotland) ordinarily receives top billing.

Answer 2

YOUR ALL COMPLETELY WRONG............................

Elizabeth I was Queen Of England the reign of The House of Tudors. Elizabeth II Current Queen of England her reign is of The House of Windsors.As you state in your question Elizabeth I was Queen of England only WRONG she was Queen to Ireland also, acting also at the same time was JAMES VI King of Scotland. ........so ur question.......as follows

War of the Roses ended 1485 by The Battle of Bothworth RICHARD III brother of EDWARD IV defeated his crown placed on the head of HENRY TUDOR,ending THE HOUSE OF LANCASTRIAN. THE HOUSE OF TUDOR began 1485. Henry Tudor became HENRY VII marrying ELIZABETH OF YORK this uniting York & Lancastrians (war of roses).HENRY VIII son of HENRY VII followed on as next King.HENRY VIII had 3 children. MARY daughter of Catherine of Aragon,ELIZABETH (I) & EDWARD VI  (who died very young)daughter of Anne Boleyn & son of Jane Seymour. Mary became Queen Mary I (1553-1558). After her death Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) fighting off HENRY VIII GRAND DAUGHTER (mary Queen of scots) for the role.Mary Queen of Scots Abdicated from being Queen of Scotland & France changing her religion to protestant fleeing to England in Hope of taking the crown of Elizabeth already Queen of England. Of which Mary Q Scots was arrested for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I prisioned in the tower of london & tried for treason & found guilty she was beheaded 1567.Her brother JAMES VI becoming King of Scotland. Queen Elizabeth I reigned as Queen Of England (the tudor House Still in Power) Elizabeth I died in 1603 (having no Children) meant the end of the TUDOR HOUSE. JAMES VI of Scotland was seen to be Her Nearest blood relative of which JAMES VI KING of SCOTLAND (and of The Stuarts House) also became JAMES I KING of ENGLAND. So in 1603 saw the unity of Crowns of Scotish & English Royal Families as one Family of which The STEWARTS became THE STUARTS. JAMES reigned both Parliament till 1625 when he died. His Son CHARLES I took over becoming KING of England of which THE CIVIL WAR began under CHARLES I but in 1945 the Royalists were defeated by the Parliamentarians. The Battle of Naseby was lead by the sucessor OLIVER CROMWELL(lord Protector) defeatng CHARLES I & declaring Britain a Republic. Oliver Cromwell was an English, Military & Political Leader decendent & was a PURITAN,defeat of the Royalists enabled the establishment & MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT,he went on to be LORD PROTECTOR of England, Scotland & Ireland of which a vote in Parliament on MAY 19th 1649 saw THE COMMONWEALTH declared. In 1658 Cromwell died of which saw THE RESTORATION Charles II was sworn in as KING of ENGLAND son of CHARLES I and in 1650 Charles did a deal with the Scots & Full King he became despite his protestant belief the new king puaded a Policy of Political Tolerance & Power Sharing making a number of attempts to formalize toleration of Catholics & Non Conformists. He married his niece Mary to the Protestant William of Orange purely to establish his own creditentials. His Catholic brother Jame II of england /James VII Scotland handed full power to Charles to be absolute ruler which was agreed in Parliament he ruled till his death in 1685 coverting to Catholism on his death bed. Of which his brother James II/VII took over the Role of King until his death in 1688.CHARLES II reign saw the rise in Colonisation & trade with India, East Indies & America. The British also captured New York from the Dutch in 1664 establishing The Passage of Navigation Act that secured Britains future as a sea power,founding The Royal Society in 1660. THE RESTORATION England, Scotland, Ireland saw QUEEN ANNE(I) RULE UNTIL 1714 ENDING THE RESTORATION period of which The House of Hanovarians became the The Ruling Royal House and GEORGE I became King in 1714, of which EDWARD VII being the last Hanovarian Ruler in 1910. From The House of Hanovarians then followed the Ruling Royal House of The House of Windsor GEORGE V was sworn in as King of Britain ruling from 1910. The Ruling Royal House Of that of today is still The House of Windor Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II or Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is her birth name. There has not been a Queen of England since 1603. Elizabeth I was the last ever King or Queen of England. From 1603, the monarch, although living in England, has been known as either the Monarch Great Britain (as Queen Anne was) or of the United Kingdom (as Queen Victoria was).

When Elizabeth I died, King James VI of Scotland became king of England as well as Scotland, thus uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland for the first time.

Saxe-coburg Gotha was the actual Royal House Name but in !917 George V changed the family name due to WW1 breaking out & of course German sentiment was at it height so it was renounced to WINDSOR or The House of Windsor.

Answer 3

Her title in England and Wales is Queen Elizabeth II.  In Scotland she's Queen Elizabeth.  You don't number the first one until there's been a second.  That's why we both had Queen Anne, not Anne the first.

Answer 4

Too confusing.

Answer 5

Elizabeth II is still the second Elizabeth to reign in England,though.

Answer 6

Her Britannic Majesty is Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and all Her other realms and territories.  In Scotland, The Sovereign is Elizabeth :  in England Northern Ireland and Wales She is Elizabeth II.  Incidentally, a regent holds office when a sovereign is indisposed. Queen Elizabeth II is Sovereign, not regent!

Answer 7

You are quite correct , if you were to look at post boxes they clearly state QE ll in Scotland . This is clearly just wrong going on the James theory , the only way to resolve this english united kingdom c**p is to be a nation of our own again .

Answer 8

She is QE1 of Scotland