England had no monarch from the execution of Charles I in 1649 until the restoration of Charles II in 1660.
The Merry Monarch
Charles 1 was the monarch of Scotland. Later he acquired the title of Monarch of Scotland, Ireland, and England upon the death of his cousin Elizabeth.
King Charles I
i believe it was Charles I of England
When the previous reigning monarch dies, at that instant, the next in line becomes the new monarch - this is the accession. At some point in the future (after the old monarch has been ceremonially buried and after a period of morning), the new monarch, at a ceremony, makes promises to their subjects to rule justly and is crowned. At the the point of coronation the monarch becomes the new reigning monarch.
James VI of Scots was James I of England Charles I Charles II James VII / James II Queen Anne
A Republic? Under Cromwell,between the reigns of Charles 1 and Charles 11,England was described as being a Commonwealth.
A monarch of England is a king or queen of England.
The monarch at the time the Great Fire of London occurred was Charles II.
That was James I of England. Charles I came after him. It was in this time that the Mayflower pact was signed.
Charles II, lived from 1630 to 1685 and was the monarch of Ireland, Scotland, and England. The people referred to him as the Merry Monarch mostly because of his lifestyle. His wife wanted no children, but it is said that Charles II had at least a dozen illegitimate children by other women.