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Just a point of correction – despite the opening sentence of this post, she was NOT the Queen of England. That title was abolished in 1707 (along with the title of King/Queen of Scotland) when the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed.
The title of the British monarch changed again in 1801 to the King/Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and once more in 1921 to King/Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is the title that Elizabeth II had when she died. Those last couple of changes were more simply following political realities, but the main point is that in 1707 the Kingdom of England ceased to exist, and so did its monarchy.
I’m happy to ELI5 further if anyone has questions about this specific point.
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