The British monarchy traces its origins from the petty kingdoms of early medieval Scotland and Anglo - Saxon England, which consolidated into the kingdoms of England and Scotland by the 10th century AD. In 1066, the last crowned Anglo - Saxon monarch, Harold Godwinson, was defeated and killed during the Norman conquest of England and the English monarchy passed to the Normans ' victorious leader, William the Conqueror, and his descendants.
where did the british royal family come from
from the petty kingdoms of early medieval Scotland and Anglo - Saxon England