Rulers of England and Great Britain
Rulers of England and Great Britain
Rulers of England and Great Britain
( including dates of reign ) |
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| Saxons and Danes |
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| Egbert, 802-39
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| Æthelwulf, son of Egbert, 839-58
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| Æthelbald, son of Æthelwulf, 858-60
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| Æthelbert, 2d son of Æthelwulf, 860-65
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| Æthelred, 3d son of Æthelwulf, 865-71
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| Alfred, 4th son of Æthelwulf, 871-99
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| Edward (the Elder), son of Alfred, 899-924
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| Athelstan, son of Edward, 924-39
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| Edmund, 3d son of Edward, 939-46
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| Edred, 4th son of Edward, 946-55
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| Edwy, son of Edmund, 955-59
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| Edgar, younger son of Edmund, 959-75
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| Edward (the Martyr), son of Edgar, 975-78
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| Æthelred (the Unready), younger son of Edgar, 978-1016
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| Edmund (Ironside), son of Æthelred, 1016
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| Canute, by conquest, 1016-35
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| Harold I (Harefoot), illegitimate son of Canute, 1037-40
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| Harthacanute, son of Canute, 1040-42
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| Edward (the Confessor), younger son of Æthelred, 1042-66
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| Harold II, brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor, 1066
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| House of Normandy |
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| William I (the Conqueror), by conquest, 1066-87
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| William II (Rufus), 3d son of William I, 1087-1100
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| Henry I, youngest son of William I, 1100-1135
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| House of Blois |
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| Stephen, grandson of William I, 1135-54
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| House of Plantagenet |
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| Henry II, grandson of Henry I, 1154-89
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| Richard I (Cœur de Lion), 3d son of Henry II, 1189-99
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| John, youngest son of Henry II, 1199-1216
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| Henry III, son of John, 1216-72
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| Edward I, son of Henry III, 1272-1307
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| Edward II, son of Edward I, 1307-27
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| Edward III, son of Edward II, 1327-77
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| Richard II, grandson of Edward III, 1377-99
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| House of Lancaster |
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| Henry IV, grandson of Edward III, 1399-1413
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| Henry V, son of Henry IV, 1413-22
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| Henry VI, son of Henry V, 1422-61, 1470-71
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| House of York |
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| Edward IV, great grandson of Edward III, 1461-70, 1471-83
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| Edward V, son of Edward IV, 1483
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| Richard III, brother of Edward IV, 1483-85
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| House of Tudor |
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| Henry VII, descendant of Edward III, 1485-1509
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| Henry VIII, son of Henry VII, 1509-47
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| Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, 1547-53
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| Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII, 1553-58
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| Elizabeth I, younger daughter of Henry VIII, 1558-1603
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| House of Stuart |
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| James I (James VI of Scotland), descendant of Henry VII, 1603-25
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| Charles I, son of James I, 1625-49
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| Commonwealth and Protectorate |
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| Council of State, 1649-53
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| Oliver Cromwell, lord protector, 1653-58
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| Richard Cromwell, lord protector, 1658-59
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House of Stuart
(restored) |
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| Charles II, son of Charles I, 1660-85
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| James II, younger son of Charles I, 1685-88
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| William III, grandson of Charles I; ruled jointly with Mary II, 1689-94; ruled alone, 1694-1702
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| Mary II, daughter of James II; ruled jointly with William III, 1689-94
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| Anne, younger daughter of James II, 1702-14
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| House of Hanover |
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| George I, great-grandson of James I, 1714-27
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| George II, son of George I, 1727-60
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| George III, grandson of George II, 1760-1820
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| George IV, son of George III, 1820-30
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| William IV, 3d son of George III, 1830-37
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| Victoria, granddaughter of George III, 1837-1901
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| House of Saxe Coburg |
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| Edward VII, son of Victoria, 1901-10
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House of Windsor
(family name changed during World War I) |
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| George V, son of Edward VII, 1910-36
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| Edward VIII, son of George V, 1936
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| George VI, 2d son of George V, 1936-52
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| Elizabeth II, daughter of George VI, 1952-
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