List of fictional British monarchs
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This is a list of fictional British Monarchs- characters who appear in alternate histories and similar works of fiction as the monarch of England, Scotland, the United Kingdom and variants thereof. They are listed according to the production or story in which they appeared.
[edit] Blackadder
- King Richard IV of England, played by Brian Blessed, who took power after his uncle, Richard III, was killed during the Battle of Bosworth Field rather than being killed (as it is alleged) by Richard III as a boy in the tower. He ruled during The Black Adder. Henry VII then seized control and falsified historical records to erase any memory of his predecessor.
- Edmund I of England, played by Rowan Atkinson, ruled for just thirty seconds in the final episode of The Black Adder.
- Prince Ludwig the Indestructible, played by Hugh Laurie, killed Queen Elizabeth I and her court, which included Lord Blackadder, Lord Melchett, Lord Percy and Nursie, and disguised himself as the Queen, presumably continuing until the Queen's official death.
- George IV of the United Kingdom, played by Rowan Atkinson, really Edmund Blackadder as the real prince George was killed around 1805 by the Duke of Wellington, who had mistaken him for Blackadder. Blackadder, was subsequently mistaken for the prince by his mad father and presumably went on to live what history records as the rest of Prince George's life.
- Edmund III of the United Kingdom, played by Rowan Atkinson, became king in Blackadder: Back & Forth after using a time machine to alter history.
[edit] Marvel comics
- King Britain of Britain, though technically he rules the whole of Europe. He is king in the Earth X setting, and an alternate future version of Captain Britain.
[edit] Books of William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Caroline, Queen of England, ascended throne in 1951 according to the book Saving the Queen
[edit] King Ralph
- Wyndham Family, the ruling House of the United Kingdom in the film King Ralph, who are all killed in a photography accident.
- Ralph I of the United Kingdom, played by John Goodman, was an American lounge singer who came to the throne following the Wyndham family's demise.
- Cedric I of the United Kingdom, played by Peter O'Toole, took power after Ralph I abdicated the throne.
[edit] Anno Dracula series by Kim Newman
- Dracula, who defeats his adversaries, marries Queen Victoria, and seizes control of Britain in Anno Dracula. He becomes first Prince Consort, and subsequently Lord Protector.
- King Victor I, referred to in a sequel, The Bloody Red Baron. King Victor is the real life Prince Albert Victor.
[edit] Books by Michael Moorcock
- Gloriana of Albion, who was queen in Gloriana, or the Unfullfill'd Queen. She was based upon Elizabeth I, although the book is also meant as a homage to Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene, hence her name.
[edit] "Chrestomanci" series of books by Diana Wynne Jones
- In Charmed Life, Cat Chant tells Janet Chant (who is from "our" world) that the king is Charles VII, to which she replies "What? No Georges?". This may mean that in Cat's world, the Stuart family retained the throne.
[edit] Short stories by Saki
- Hermann I The Irascible/The Wise (formerly Hermann XIV of Saxe-Drachsen-Wachtelstein), who was thirteenth in order of succession, became king after a plague killed the entire royal family
[edit] Books by Joan Aiken
- James III of the United Kingdom
- King in Joan Aiken's Black Hearts in Battersea
- Note: Not the Old Pretender but a descendant
[edit] Lord Darcy novels
- John VI of the Anglo-French Empire
- King in the Lord Darcy novels by Randall Garrett
- Descendant of Richard I Plantagenet, who survived the siege of Chalus in 1199 CE in this series.
[edit] Johnny English
- Pascal Sauvage I of the United Kingdom
- Played by John Malkovich
- King in Johnny English
- Note: Never actually became king as Johnny English knocked him off the throne and was accidentally crowned king.
- Johnny English
- Played by Rowan Atkinson
- King in Johnny English
- Note: accidentally crowned king. Abdicating after one day in favour of Queen Elizabeth II English exchanges the throne for a knighthood.
[edit] The Time Ships
- Egbert I of the United Kingdom
- King in The Time Ships by Steven Baxter, a sequel to The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
- Note: The novel's protagonist, visiting an alternate version of the Great War, is surprised to discover that the King is "a skinny chap called Egbert", apparently a distant cousin of the Royal Family who was the most senior survivor of massive German bombing raids early in the conflict.
[edit] Books by Kingsley Amis
- Stephen II, son to Prince Arthur Tudor] (d.1502) and Katherine of Aragon. His existence led "Henry the Abominable" (our Henry VIII) to try to usurp the throne, but was foiled in a "War of the English Succession." Presumably, Stephen III and William IV are his descendants.
- Thereafter, King in The Alteration by Kingsley Amis
- Stephen III of England
- King in The Alteration by Kingsley Amis
- William IV of England
- King in The Alteration by Kingsley Amis
- Son of Stephen III
[edit] V for Vendetta
- Queen Zara I of the United Kingdom
- Queen in V for Vendetta (comic book)
- Reigns as a puppet under a fascist regime in 1997.
- Presumably Zara Phillips, daughter of Princess Anne; she was sixth in succession when publication began (and is now eleventh). The graphic novel describes a nuclear war in the 1980s, which may have led to the deaths of all ahead of her in the line of succession; or the fascists may have chosen her, the (then) youngest of the royal family and thus most easily manipulated.
- Adam Sutler
- Holds power as High Chancellor in V for Vendetta (film)
- The film, set in the 2030s, shows a painting of High Chancellor Adam Sutler's face on an Andy Warhol-style portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, a work of art titled "God Save the Queen." But the film makes no mention of a current monarch or of the monarchy's current status. Paper money in the film is shown to have Sutler's portrait, as opposed to that of the reigning monarch, suggesting the monarchy's abolition or its diminution in importance in relation to the office of High Chancellor. Homes and businesses have portraits of Sutler instead of that of the monarch. The music to "God Save the King/Queen" is played when a Sutler impersonator is introduced on the TV show Dietrich's Half-Hour, but this may be a sign that the national anthem has been altered to serve the Chancellor, rather than that the monarchy has been maintained.
[edit] Whoops Apocalypse
- Princess Wendy of England
- Princess in Whoops Apocalypse
- Parody of Princess Diana.
[edit] The Bed-Sitting Room
- Her Majesty Mrs. Ethel Shroake
- Queen in The Bed-Sitting Room
- Inherited the throne on being the closest surviving heir in a post-nuclear holocaust Britain
- The revised national anthem: God save Mrs Ethel Shroake, Long live Mrs Ethel Shroake, God save Mrs Ethel Shroake of 393a, High Street, Leytonstone .....
[edit] The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons
- William XXIII of the Kingdom of Windsor-in-Exile
- Also called "Sad King Billy"
- King on Asquith, a planet traditionally held by his kingdom
- Sells Asquith in order to settle on the planet Hyperion, where he intends to revive fine art, taking Martin Silenus with him.
[edit] House of Cards
In the British political satire To Play the King, the second book (and TV series) in the House of Cards trilogy by Michael Dobbs, an unnamed King, obviously based on HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, takes the throne. He goes up against Prime Minister Francis Urquhart and is ultimately undone. His estranged wife and young son appear more loosely based on Diana, Princess of Wales and Prince William of Wales.
[edit] S.M. Stirling's Emberverse
In the apocalyptic series that begins with Dies the Fire, the so-called 'Change' modified physical laws on Earth out to the Van Allen Belts so that combustion and electricity cannot function (though the human central nervous system seems to be unchanged). In the resulting crisis, England undergoes riots and some of the Royal Family are evacuated to the Isle of Man. Queen Elizabeth II dies during the winter of 1998-99 and her son succeeds her as King Charles III. Years later, his son succeeds him as King William V.
[edit] Hyperdrive
In the episode "Clare" (which takes place in the year 2151), the character Clare superstitiously recites all the Kings & Queens of England, including the following:
- King Charles III presumably the current Prince of Wales
- King Harry I presumably Prince Harry [Strictly Henry IX]
- Queen Chenise Harry's daughter
- King Keith Harry's Grandson
[edit] The Puppet Masters
In Robert Heinlein's "The Puppet Masters", taking place in a fictional 2007 (now a de-facto alternate history), the world is invaded by parasitical aliens capable of attaching themselves to the body of a human and completely controlling him or her. The only effective immediate countermeasure, implemented in the US, is for people to walk around naked, so that it could be seen they are not controlled by aliens.
The British King (unnamed, but could be assumed to be the actual Prince Charles) wants to follow the example of the President of the United States and give Britons a personal example of stripping naked in public - but is dissuaded due to the strong objections of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Britain thus remains exposed to the danger of an alien invasion.
[edit] Nineteen Eighty-Four
Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
[edit] Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Anime)
- The 88th Emperor of the Holy Britannia Empire and father of main character, Lelouch Lamperouge. He installs his children in important positions in the Empire to see their true abilities. He views equality as an evil that must be dispelled and encourages social battle to maintain evolution within the society. As such, he publicly supports inequality and calls for competition and fighting so as to create progress.
