Kings and Queens of England from 1066 – Today

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The Normans (1066 – 1135)

  • William I, the Conqueror 1066 – 1087
  • William II, Rufus 1087 – 1100
  • Henry I 1100 – 1135

House of Blois (1135 – 1154)

  • Stephen 1135 – 1154
    • Empress Matilda (Empress Maude) 1141 (disputed claim)

Plantagenets (1154 – 1399)

  • Henry II 1154 – 1189
  • Richard I (the Lionheart) 1189 – 1199
  • John I 1199 – 1216
  • Henry III 1216 – 1272
  • Edward I 1272 – 1307
  • Edward II 1307 – 1327
  • Edward III 1327 – 1377
  • Richard II 1377 – 1399

The House of Lancaster (1399 – 1461)

  • Henry IV 1399 – 1413
  • Henry V 1413 – 1422
  • Henry VI 1422 – 1461, 1470 – 1471

The House of York (1461 – 1485)

  • Edward IV 1461 -1470, 1471 – 1483
  • Edward V 1483 – 1483
  • Richard III 1483 – 1485

The Tudors (1485 -1603)

  • Henry VII 1485 – 1509
  • Henry VIII 1509 – 1547
  • Edward VI 1547 – 1553
  • Jane Grey 1554
  • Mary I (Bloody Mary) 1553 – 1558
  • Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603

The Stuarts (1603 – 1649) (1660 – 1714)

  • Charles I 1625 – 1649

The Interregnum

In 1649 King Charles I was executed and Britain became a Republic – lead by Oliver Cromwell (1599 – 1658). The monarchy was again restored in 1660.

The Stuarts (1660 – 1714)

  • Charles II 1660 – 1685
  • James II 1685 – 1688
  • William III 1688 – 1702 and Queen Mary II 1688 – 1694
  • Queen Anne 1702 – 1714

The House of Hanoverians (1714 -1901)

  • 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 and The Windsors
(1901 -1910) (1910 – Today)

  • Edward VII 1901 – 1910
  • George V 1910 – 1936
  • Edward VIII June 1936
  • George VI 1936 – 1952
  • Elizabeth II 1952 – 2022
  • William III 2022 – Present
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