Monarchs refers to Britains kings and queens, who have usually become sovereign head of state by hereditary right; Britain is the oldest monarchy in the world; there is a 3,000-year history of about 140 kings & queens, representing extraordinary continuity; the islanders ancient tradition is of a mixed government of the regal and the democratic; in modern times this has involved a constitutional monarch in a parliamentary democracy; some nations have not allowed women to rule, but Britain has the proudest tradition of queens anywhere, to the present queen, Elizabeth II (b1926); William Shakespeare (1564-1616) described Britain as this sceptred isle; he was referring to a royal sceptre, a symbol of power; yet the consent of the people has also been a vital part of the British tradition; the British Chronicles, carefully weighed, have provided significant information for this section; new students of ancient British history could do worse than start with Flinders Petrie's essay 'Neglected British History' [More 19], before reading the work alluded to in that, the Tysilio Chronicle [More 18], and delving into the mighty works of the Tudor historian Holinshed and the Stuart historian Percy Enderbie [examples of both of whose texts are appended to a number of More Articles; see Sources]
Reproduced from the 1588 edition of Holinshed, Volume 1, p31 [see Sources]
The material in the above table is rendered below in fully legible form, courtesy of The Holinshed Project, Oxford (http://www.english.ox.ac.uk/holinshed/texts.php?text1=1587_0062), with the list of Roman legates after King Lucius omitted.
OF THE KINGS OF BRITAINE, FROM SAMOTHES TO BRUTE.
Samothes.
Magus.
Sarronius.
Druiyus.
Bardus.
Longho.
Bardus Iunior.
Lucus.
Celtes.
Albion.
Celtes after Albion slaine.
Galates.
Harbon.
Lugdus.
Beligius.
Iasius.
Allobrox.
Romus.
Paris.
Lemanus.
Olbius.
Galates 2.
Nannes.
Remis.
Francus.
Pictus.
After whom Brute entreth into the Iland, either neglected by the Celts, or otherwise by conquest, and reigned therein with his posteritie by the space of 636. yeares, in such order as foloweth.
Brute.
Locrinus.
Gwendolena his widow.
Madan.
Mempricius.
Ebracus.
Brutus Iunior.
Leil.
Rudibras.
Bladunus.
Leir.
Cordeil his daughter.
Cunedach and Morgan.
Riuallon.
Gurgustius.
Sisillus.
Iago.
Kimmachus.
Gorbodug.
Ferres and Porrex.
These 2. being slaine, the princes of the land straue for the superioritie and regiment of the same, by the space of 50. yéeres (after the race of Brute was decaied) vntill Dunwallon king of Cornwall subdued them all, & brought the whole to his subiection, notwithstanding that the aforesaid number of kings remained still, which were but as vassals & inferiours to him, he being their chéefe and onelie souereigne.
Dunwallon reigneth.
Belinus his sonne, in whose time Brennus vsurpeth.
Gurgwinbatrus.
Guittellinus.
Seisill.
Kymarus.
Owan aliąs Ellan.
Morwich aliąs Morindus.
Grandobodian aliąs Gorbonian.
Arcigallon.
Elidurus aliąs Hesidor.
Arcigallon againe.
Elidurus againe.
Vigen aliąs Higanius, & Petitur aliąs Petidurus.
Elidurus the third time.
Gorbodia aliąs Gorbonian.
Morgan.
Meriones aliąs Eighuans.
Idouallon.
Rhimo Rohugo.
Geruntius Voghen.
Catellus.
Coellus.
Pyrrho aliąs Porrex.
Cherinus.
Fulganius aliąs Sulgenis.
Eldadus.
Androgius.
Vrian.
Hellindus.
Dedantius Eldagan.
Clotenis Claten.
Gurguintus.
Merian.
Bledunus Bledagh.
Cophenis.
Owinus aliąs Oghwen.
Sisillus or Sitsiltus.
Blegabridus.
Arcimalus Archiuall.
Eldadus.
Ruthenis thrée moneths.
Rodingarus aliąs Rodericus.
Samulius Penysell.
Pyrrho 2.
Carporis aliąs Capporis.
Dynellus aliąs Dygnellus.
Hellindus a few moneths.
Lhoid.
Casibellane.
Theomantius.
Cynobellinus.
Aruiragus.
Marius.
Coellus.
Lucius.
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