Old Pretender, in 1688. Failed claimants In addition two failed claimants to the throne of England were also styled King of France. They are usually omitted from regnal lists. Lambert Simnel, impersonating Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick. Styled "Edward VI, King of England and France" (24 May – 16 June 1487). Captured in the Battle of Stoke Field by Henry VII. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth. Styled "King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland" (20 June – 6 July 1685). Captured after the Battle of Sedgemoor by James II/VII, and was subsequently beheaded for high treason. See also Mary, Queen of Scots & Francis II of France (Auld Alliance claim compounding the English claim) Style of the British sovereign Salic law France – United Kingdom relations Franco-British union References Sources Citations External links . Lists of office-holders English monarchs British monarchs French Jacobitism French Rival successions Style of the British sovereign