Kings and Queens of England and Britain
Years | Monarch | Age1 | Reign2 |
|---|---|---|---|
1 On death | |||
2 Duration of reign in years (m = months, d = days) | |||
3 Became ruler by conquest | |||
4 Son of William's daughter Adele and Stephen, Count of Blois; sometimes given as the monarch of the House of Blois | |||
5 Deposed March 1461, restored October 1470, deposed April 1471, and killed in Tower of London May 1471 | |||
6 Acceded March 1461, deposed October 1470, restored April 1471 | |||
7 Edward was forced to name Lady Jane as his successor and a Council of State proclaimed her Queen; Mary, proclaimed Queen by the Council, had Jane beheaded in 1554 | |||
8 1649–53 Council of State; 1653–58 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector; 1658–60 Richard Cromwell (son), Lord Protector | |||
9 Name changed from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on July 17, 1917 (during World War 1) | |||
10 Abdicated at the age of 42 | |||
Kings and Queens of England | |||
West Saxon Kings (House of Cerdic) | |||
802–839 | Egbert3 | ―― | 37 |
839–858 | Ethelwulf | ―― | 19 |
858–860 | Ethelbald | ―― | 2 |
860–866 | Ethelbert | ―― | 6 |
866–871 | Ethelred I | ―― | 5 |
871–899 | Alfred (the Great) | 52 | 28 |
899–924 | Edward (the Elder) | 55 | 25 |
924–939 | Athelstan (the Glorious) | 45 | 15 |
939–946 | Edmund I | 25 | 6 |
946–955 | Edred | 32 | 9 |
955–959 | Edwy (the Fair) | 18 | 3 |
959–975 | Edgar (the Peaceful) | 32 | 16 |
975–978 | Edward I (the Martyr) | 17 | 3 |
978–1016 | Ethelred II (the Unready) | 47 | 38 |
1016 | Edmund II (Ironside) | 2 | 7 m |
Danish Kings (House of Denmark) | |||
1016–35 | Canute ( Cnut)3 | 40 | 19 |
1035–40 | Harold I ( Harefoot) | 23 | 4 |
1040–42 | Hardecanute ( Harthacnut) | 24 | 2 |
West Saxon Kings (restored) | |||
1042–66 | Edward II (the Confessor) | 61 | 23 |
1066 | Harold II ( Godwinesson) | 45 | 10 m |
House of Normandy | |||
1066–87 | William I (the Conqueror)3 | 60 | 20 |
1087– 700 | William II ( Rufus) | 41 | 12 |
700–35 | Henry I ( Beauclerc) | 67 | 35 |
735-54 | Stephen4 | 53 | 18 |
House of Anjou (Plantagenets) | |||
754-89 | Henry II ( Curtmantle) | 56 | 34 |
789-99 | Richard I (the Lionheart) | 42 | 9 |
799-1216 | John ( Lackland) | 48 | 17 |
1216–72 | Henry III | 65 | 56 |
1272–1307 | Edward I ( Longshanks) | 68 | 34 |
1307–27 | Edward II | 43 | 19 |
1327–77 | Edward III | 64 | 50 |
1377–99 | Richard II | 33 | 22 |
House of Lancaster | |||
1399–1413 | Henry IV | 47 | 13 |
1413– 8 | Henry V | 34 | 9 |
148-61 | Henry VI5 | 49 | 39 |
House of York | |||
1461–83 | Edward IV6 | 40 | 21 |
1483 | Edward V | 12 | 2 m |
1483–85 | Richard III | 32 | 2 |
House of Tudor | |||
1485–1509 | Henry VII | 52 | 23 |
1509–47 | Henry VIII | 55 | 37 |
1547–53 | Edward VI | 15 | 6 |
1553 | Jane ( Lady Jane Grey)7 | 16 | 9 d |
1553–58 | Mary I ( Mary Tudor) | 42 | 5 |
1558–1603 | Elizabeth I | 69 | 44 |
Kings and Queens of Britain | |||
House of Stuart | |||
1603–25 | James I (VI of Scotland) | 58 | 22 |
1625–49 | Charles I | 48 | 23 |
1649–60 | Commonwealth8 | ||
1660–85 | Charles II | 54 | 24 |
1685–88 | James II | 67 | 3 |
Interregnum December7, 1688 to February 12, 1689 | |||
1689–1702 | William III | 51 | 13 |
(and to 1694 | Mary II | 32 | 5) |
1702–14 | Anne | 49 | 12 |
House of Hanover | |||
1714–27 | George I (Elector of Hanover) | 67 | 13 |
1727–60 | George II | 76 | 33 |
1760–1820 | George III | 81 | 59 |
1820–30 | George IV | 67 | 10 |
1830–37 | William IV | 71 | 7 |
1837–1901 | Victoria | 81 | 63 |
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |||
1901–1910 | Edward VII | 68 | 9 |
House of Windsor | |||
1910–36 | George V | 70 | 25 |
1936 | Edward VIII10 | 77 | 10 m |
1936–52 | George VI | 56 | 15 |
1952– | Elizabeth II | ―― | ―― |