Although in the past the style of British Emperor has been (retroactively) applied to a few mythical and historical rulers of Great Britain or the United Kingdom, it is sometimes used as a colloquialism to designate either Plantagenet and Tudor caesaropapism or, more frequently, the British sovereign during the period of the Raj.
Read more about British Emperor: Mythical British Kings, Imperial Ambitions 930 - 1066, Norman Era: Empress Maud (Matilda), The "Imperium Maius" Issue, George III As Emperor, British Monarchs With The Title Emperor/Empress of India (1877-1948)
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