Talk:List of longest reigning Monarchs of the UK
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I computed the reign lengths as numbers of days, rather than months:
- Victoria: 23253 days; Elizabeth II will match that on Oct 6, not Sep 9, 2015.
- George III: 21644 days; E.II will match on May 11, 2011.
- James VI: 21066 days; E.II will match on Oct 9, 2009.
- Henry III: 20482 days; E.II will match on Mar 5, 2008.
I hope someone will check my figures. —Tamfang 18:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
- I calculate Queen Victoria's reign as being 63 years, 7 months and 3 days long, which comes out to 23,227 days. She became queen in 1837 on June 20, not on May 24 (she was born on May 24, 1819). EgbertW 04:40, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
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- I get 23226 – but it does bring the "target" back to Sep.9. Thanks. (I'm using a program I wrote to compute Julian Days.) —Tamfang 04:49, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
Until she's within a year of catching up to Henry III, I think it's a bit silly to update H.P.M. between anniversaries. But whatever floats your boat. —Tamfang 22:30, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
The name of this article should be changed as not all those listed were monarchs of the United Kingdom. 72.60.227.118 04:16, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Elizabeth II
I don't think that the current Queen, Queen Elizabeth II should be included in this list. She is still alive - and still reigning. This list is about the longest reigning monarchs of the UK; it should contain list of monarchs that had reigned - and not reigning. Futhermore, QEII is still alive; the calculations about her reign and her age are subject to change rapidly. Joshua Chiew 10:41, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
As a proud American, living across the pond, I think I need to state that I think that the current Queen, Queen Elizabeth II should be included in this list. The true question is how often it should be updated. This is not a severe issue at the moment (or at least for another 17 months when she will pass Henry III. I find it informative to have the current monarch listed since it is of the order of the others. When her reign does end, I would have no problem waiting for 50 years for the next monarch on the list. It is a rare enough occurance for monarchs to reign this long that I see no trouble with Elizabeth staying on this list, however morbid the rest of the subject. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Autkm (talk • contribs) .
- I notice the last edit was to update her reign by one day !!. It is absurd to keep on doing this so frequently. She may well live another 20 years to 100 as her own mother did. Do we seriously propose to have 7,300 edits over that period to keep daily track of her reign? Surely a month-by-month change would be sufficient. JackofOz 11:24, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
I calculate 81 years, 7 months and 29 days (the length of Queen Victoria's life) as being 29,829 days. Therefore, won't Queen Elizabeth II (born on April 21, 1926) become the oldest monarch in British history on December 20, 2007, rather than on December 14? I know this doesn't involve the Old Style / New Style date issue, as Victoria was born after 1752. — EgbertW 01:22, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
You may be right. Try this site http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html to double-check. —MC Snowy (Talk | contribs) 21:21, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Longevity
The list of British monarchs by longevity should really be its own article. Monarchist Butterfly 20:52, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
