Kings and Queens

Date: About 0827 to 2019
Location: United Kingdom
Surnames/tags: Kings Monarchs Royalty

This is my list of Kings & Queens because, for obvious reasons, it is much easier to maintain. It can be used as an index because some of the earlier monarchs are not easy to find!

It's hard to believe that there have been 66 monarchs of England and Britain during the past 1,500 years because little is generally known about many of them.

Contents 1 England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom 1.1 SAXON KINGS 1.1.1 (1) - Egbert - [827 - 839] 1.1.2 (2) - Æthelwulf - [839 - 856] 1.1.3 (3) - Æthelbald - [856 - 860] 1.1.4 (4) - Æthelbert - [860 - 866] 1.1.5 (5) - Æthelred I - [866 - 871] 1.1.6 (6) - Ælfred - [871 - 899] 1.1.7 (7) - Edward (The Elder) - [899 - 924] 1.1.8 (8) - Æthelstan - [924 - 939] 1.1.9 (9) - Edmund I - [939 - 946] 1.1.10 (10) - Eadred - [946 - 955] 1.1.11 (11) - Eadwig - (955 - 959) 1.1.12 (12) - Edgar - (959 - 975) 1.1.13 (13) - Edward the Martyr - (975 - 978) 1.1.14 (14) - Æthelred II - (978 - 1016) 1.1.15 (15) - Edmund II - (1016) 1.1.16 16. Canute (1016-1035) 1.1.17 17. Harold I (1035-1040) 1.1.18 18. Harthacanute (1040-1042) 1.1.19 19. Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) 1.1.20 20. Harold II (1066) 1.2 The NORMANS 1.2.1 21. William I (1066-1087) 1.2.2 (22) - William II - (1087-1100) 1.2.3 (23) - Henry I - (1100-1135) 1.2.4 (24) - Stephen - (1135-1154) 1.3 The PLANTAGENETS 1.3.1 25. Henry II (1154-1189) 1.3.2 26. Richard I (1189-1199) 1.3.3 27. John [1199-1216) 1.3.4 28. Henry III (1216-1272) 1.3.5 29. Edward I (1272-1307) 1.3.6 30. Edward II (1307-1327) 1.3.7 31. Edward III (1327-1377) 1.3.8 32. Richard II (1377-1399) 1.4 House of LANCASTER 1.4.1 33. Henry IV (1399-1413) 1.4.2 34. Henry V (1413-1422) 1.4.3 35. Henry VI (1422-1461 and 1470-1471) 1.5 House of YORK 1.5.1 (36) Edward IV (1461-1470 and 1471-1483) 1.5.2 (37) Edward V (1483) 1.5.3 (38) - Richard III (1483-1485) 1.6 House of TUDOR 1.6.1 (39) - Henry VII - [1485 - 1509] 1.6.2 (40) - Henry VIII - [1509 - 1547] 1.6.3 (41) - Edward VI - [1547 - 1553] 1.6.4 (42) - Lady Jane Grey - [1553]) 1.6.5 (43) - Mary I - [1553 - 1558] 1.6.6 (44) - Elizabeth I - [1558 - 1603] 1.7 House of STUART 1.7.1 (45) - James VI & James I - [1603 - 1625] 1.7.2 (46) - Charles I - [1625 - 1649] 1.7.3 Parliament - [1649 - 1653] 1.7.4 (49) - Oliver Cromwell - [1653 - 1658] 1.7.5 (50) - Richard Cromwell - [1658 - 1659] 1.7.6 (51) - Charles II - [1660 - 1685] 1.7.7 (52) - James II - [1685 - 1688] 1.7.8 (53) - William & (54) - Mary II - [1689 - 1702] 1.7.9 (55) - Anne - [1702 - 1714] 1.8 GEORGIANS 1.8.1 (56) - George I - [1714 - 1727] 1.8.2 (57) - George II - [1727 - 1760] 1.8.3 (58) - George III - [1760 - 1820] 1.8.4 (59) - George IV - [1820 - 1830] 1.8.5 (60) - William IV - [1830 - 1837] 1.9 VICTORIANS 1.9.1 (61) - Victoria - [1837 - 1901] 1.9.2 (62) - Edward VII - [1901 - 1910] 1.10 House of WINDSOR 1.10.1 (63) - George V - [1910 - 1936] 1.10.2 (64) - Edward VIII - [1936] 1.10.3 (65) - George VI - [1936 - 1952] 1.10.4 (66) - Elizabeth II - [1952 - present] 2 Sources

England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom

N.B. the years in brackets are the years of reign.

SAXON KINGS

(1) - Egbert - [827 - 839]

Egbert (Ecgherht) was the first monarch to rule over all of Anglo-Saxon England for a stable, extensive and effective period.

(2) - Æthelwulf - [839 - 856]

(3) - Æthelbald - [856 - 860]

(4) - Æthelbert - [860 - 866]

(5) - Æthelred I - [866 - 871]

(6) - Ælfred - [871 - 899]

• Also known as 'Alfred the Great'.

(7) - Edward (The Elder) - [899 - 924]

(8) - Æthelstan - [924 - 939]

(9) - Edmund I - [939 - 946]

(10) - Eadred - [946 - 955]

(11) - Eadwig - (955 - 959)

(12) - Edgar - (959 - 975)

(13) - Edward the Martyr - (975 - 978)

(14) - Æthelred II - (978 - 1016)

• Also known as 'Æthelred the Unready'.

(15) - Edmund II - (1016)

• Also known as 'Edmund Ironside'.

16. Canute (1016-1035)

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17. Harold I (1035-1040)

18. Harthacanute (1040-1042)

19. Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)

• Was born Ætheling.

20. Harold II (1066)

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The NORMANS

21. William I (1066-1087)

• Also known as 'William the Conqueror'.

(22) - William II - (1087-1100)

• Also known as 'William Rufus'.

(23) - Henry I - (1100-1135)

(24) - Stephen - (1135-1154)

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The PLANTAGENETS

25. Henry II (1154-1189)

26. Richard I (1189-1199)

• 'The Lionheart'.

27. John [1199-1216)

28. Henry III (1216-1272)

• Nine years old when he became King.
• Forced to set up a 'Parliament' by the rebellious barons.

29. Edward I (1272-1307)

• Also known as 'Edward Longshanks'.

30. Edward II (1307-1327)

31. Edward III (1327-1377)

32. Richard II (1377-1399)

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House of LANCASTER

33. Henry IV (1399-1413)

34. Henry V (1413-1422)

35. Henry VI (1422-1461 and 1470-1471)

• The 'Wars of the Roses' began in 1461.

House of YORK

(36) Edward IV (1461-1470 and 1471-1483)

(37) Edward V (1483)

• Murdered in the Tower of London with his younger brother, Richard.

(38) - Richard III (1483-1485)

• End of the 'Wars of the Roses' in 1485.

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House of TUDOR

(39) - Henry VII - [1485 - 1509]

(40) - Henry VIII - [1509 - 1547]

(41) - Edward VI - [1547 - 1553]

(42) - Lady Jane Grey - [1553])

• Queen for 9 days.

(43) - Mary I - [1553 - 1558]

(44) - Elizabeth I - [1558 - 1603]

House of STUART

(45) - James VI & James I - [1603 - 1625]

(46) - Charles I - [1625 - 1649]

• English Civil War commenced in 1642.

Parliament - [1649 - 1653]

(49) - Oliver Cromwell - [1653 - 1658]

(50) - Richard Cromwell - [1658 - 1659]

(51) - Charles II - [1660 - 1685]

(52) - James II - [1685 - 1688]

(53) - William & (54) - Mary II - [1689 - 1702]

(55) - Anne - [1702 - 1714]

GEORGIANS

(56) - George I - [1714 - 1727]

(57) - George II - [1727 - 1760]

(58) - George III - [1760 - 1820]

(59) - George IV - [1820 - 1830]

(60) - William IV - [1830 - 1837]

VICTORIANS

(61) - Victoria - [1837 - 1901]

(62) - Edward VII - [1901 - 1910]

House of WINDSOR

(63) - George V - [1910 - 1936]

(64) - Edward VIII - [1936]

• Edward abdicated because he was not allowed to marry a divorced woman.

(65) - George VI - [1936 - 1952]

(66) - Elizabeth II - [1952 - present]

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Sources

• Heritage UK