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Revision as of 19:56, July 14, 2007
This article lists Monarchs of England and its successor states, from 1801 the Kingdom of Great Britain, from 1801 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1927 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
West Saxons
- Alfred the Great (871-899)
- Edward the Elder (899-924)
- Athelstan (924-939)
- Edmund the Magnificent (939-946)
- Edred (946-955)
- Edwy the Fair (955-959)
- Edgar the Peaceable (959-975)
- Edward the Martyr (975-978)
- Ethelred the Unready (978-1013, 1014-1016)
- Edmund Ironside (1016)
Danes
- Sweyn Forkbeard (uncrowned) (1013-1014)
- Canute (1016-1035)
- Harthacanute (1035-1037, 1040-1042)
- Harold Harefoot (1037-1040)
West Saxons (restored)
- Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)
- Harold Godwinson (1066)
- Edgar the Atheling (uncrowned) (1066) (abdicated, died circa 1126)
Normans
- William I, the Conqueror (1066-1087)
- William II, Rufus (1087-1100)
- Henry I (1100-1135)
- Stephen (1135-1141, 1141-1154)
- Matilda (uncrowned) (1141) (deposed, died 1167)
Plantagenets
Angevins
- Henry II (1154-1189)
- Richard I, the Lionheart (1189-1199)
- John (1199-1216)
- Henry III (1216-1272)
- Edward I (1272-1307)
- Edward II (1307-1327) (deposed, died 1327)
- Edward III (1327-1377)
- Richard II (1377-1399) (deposed, died 1400)
Lancastrians
- Henry IV (1399-1413)
- Henry V (1413-1422)
- Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471)
Yorkists
- Edward IV (1461-1470, 1471-1483)
- Edward V (uncrowned) (1483) (deposed, probably died 1483)
- Richard III (1483-1485)
Tudors
- Henry VII (1485-1509)
- Henry VIII (1509-1547)
- Edward VI (1547-1553)
- Jane (uncrowned) (1553) (deposed, died 1554)
- Mary I (1553-1558)
- Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
Stuarts
Commonwealth
- Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector, 1653-1658)
- Richard Cromwell (Lord Protector, 1658-1659) (resigned, died 1712)
Stuarts (restored)
From 1707 styled as King\Queen of Great Britain
- Charles II (1660-1685)
- James II (1685-1688) (deposed, died 1701)
- William III (1689-1702)
- Mary II (co-monarch, 1689-1694)
- Anne (1702-1714)
Hanoverians
From 1801 styled as King\Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- George I (1714-1727)
- George II (1727-1760)
- George III (1760-1820)
- George IV (1820-1830)
- William IV (1830-1837)
- Victoria (1837-1901)
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
Windsors
From 1922 styled as King\Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- George V (1910-1936)
- Edward VIII (uncrowned) (1936) (abdicated, died 1972)
- George VI (1936-1952)
- Elizabeth II (1952-present)