Kings and Queens of England and the United Kingdom

Name Notes Reign   Born Died
  ANGLO-SAXON KINGS        
Egbert First King of all England 827 830 775? 839
Ethelwulf Son of Egbert 839 857 ? 858
Ethelbald Son of Ethelwulf 857 860 ? 860?
Ethelbert Second son of Ethelwulf 860 866 ? 866?
Ethelred I Third son of Ethelwulf 866 871 ? 871
Alfred the Great Fourth son of Ethelwulf 871 899 849 899
Edward the Elder Son of Alfred 899 925 870? 925
Athelstan Eldest son of Edward 925 940 895? 941
Edmund I Brother of Athelstan 940 946 923 946/8
Edred Brother of Edmund I 946 955 ? 955
Edwy Son of Edmund I 955 959 939? 959
Edgar Second son of Edmund I 959 975 943? 975
Edward the Martyr Son of Edgar 975 978 961? 978
Ethelred II Half-brother of Edward 978 1016 968 1016
Edmund Ironside Eldest son of Ethelred 1016 1017 989 1017
  DANISH KINGS        
Canute By conquest and election 1017 1035 995 1035
Harold I (Harefoot) Son of Canute 1035 1040 ? 1040
Hardicanute Another son of Canute 1040 1042 1019 1042
  SAXON KINGS        
Edward the Confessor Son of Ethelred II 1042 1066 1004 1066
Harold II Brother-in-law of Edward 1066 ? 1022 1066
  NORMAN KINGS        
William I Second cousin to Edward the Confessor; by conquest 1066 1087 1027 1087
William II Third son of William I 1087 1100 1056 1100
Henry I Youngest son of William I 1100 1135 1068 1135
Stephen Third son of Stephen, Count of Blois 1135 1154 1105 1155
  THE PLANTAGENETS        
Henry II Son of Geoffrey Plantagenet by Matilda, daughter of Henry I 1154 1189 1133 1189
Richard I, the Lionhearted Eldest surviving son of Henry II 1189 1199 1157 1199
John Youngest son of Henry II 1199 1216 1166 1216
Henry III Eldest son of John 1216 1272 1207 1272
Edward I Eldest son of Henry III 1272 1307 1239 1307
Edward II Eldest surviving son of Edward I 1307 1327 1284 1327
Edward III Eldest son of Edward II 1327 1377 1312 1377
Richard II Son of the Black Prince, eldest son of Edward III 1377 1399 1366 1400
  HOUSE OF LANCASTER        
Henry IV Son of John of Gaunt, 4th son of Edward III 1399 1413 1367 1413
Henry V Eldest Son of Henry IV 1413 1422 1387 1422
Henry VI Only son of Henry V 1422 1461 1421 1471
  HOUSE OF YORK        
Edward IV His grandfather was Richard, son of Edmund, son of Edward III 1461 1483 1441 1483
Edward V Eldest son of Edward IV (imprisoned with his brother, Richard, by their Uncle, Richard (III) Duke of Gloucester) 1483 1483 1470 1483
Richard III Son of Richard, Duke of York, and Cecily Neville 1483 1485 1452 1485
  HOUSE OF TUDOR        
Henry VII Son of Edmund, eldest son of Owen Tudor, by Katharine, widow of Henry V. Mother was great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt 1485 1509 1457 1509
Henry VIII Only surviving son of Henry VII 1509 1547 1491 1547
Edward VI Son of Henry VIII by Jane Seymour 1547 1553 1537 1553
Mary I Daughter of Henry VIII by Katharine of Aragon 1553 1558 1516 1558
Elizabeth I Daughter of Henry VIII by Anne Boleyn 1558 1603 1533 1603
  HOUSE OF STUART        
James I Son of Mary Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret 1603 1625 1566 1625
Charles I Only surviving son of James I (executed) 1625 1649 1600 1649
Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector 1649 1658 1599 1658
  & Protectorate Richard Cromwell, 3rd son of Oliver 1658 1659 1626 1712
Charles II Eldest son of Charles I 1660 1685 1630 1685
James II Second son of Charles I 1685 1689 1633 1701
William III Son of William, Prince of Orange, by Mary, daughter of Charles I 1689 1702 1650 1702
  & Mary II Eldest daughter of James II 1689 1694 1662 1694
Anne Second daughter of James II 1702 1714 1665 1714
  HOUSE OF HANOVER        
George I Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sophia, daughter of Elizabeth, daughter of James I 1714 1727 1660 1727
George II Only son of George I 1727 1760 1683 1760
George III Grandson of George II 1760 1820 1738 1820
George IV Eldest son of George III 1820 1830 1762 1830
William IV Third son of George III l830 1837 1765 1837
Victoria Daughter of Edward, 4th son of George III 1837 1901 1819 1901
  HOUSE OF WINDSOR*        
Edward VII Son of Victoria 1901 1910 1841 1910
George V Son of Edward VII 1910 1936 1865 1936
Edward VIII Son of George V (Abdicated) 1936 1936 1894 1972
George VI Son of George V 1936 1952 1895 1952
Elizabeth II Daughter of George VI 1952 - 1926 -