Table 12. Kings and Queens

Kings of All England
King reign age during reign
Egbert 829-839 27-37
Ethylwulf, son of Egbert 839-858
Ethylbald, son of Ethylwulf 858-860
Ethylbert, 2nd son of Ethylwulf 860-866
Ethylred I, 3rd son of Ethylwulf 866-871
Alfred The Great, 4th son of Ethylwulf 871-899
Edward the elder, son of Alfred 899-924
Athelstan the Glorious, son of Edward 924-939 25-40
Edmund, 3rd son of Edward 939-946
Edred 946-955
Edwy 955-959 14-18
Edgar 959-975 16-32
Edward the Martyr 975-978 13-16
Ethelred the Unready 979-1013 10-45
Swegn Forkbeard 1013-1014
Edmund Ironside 1016 24
Cnut 1016-1035 21-40
Harold Harefoot 1036-1040 20-24
Harthacnut 1040-1042 22-24
Edward the Confessor 1043-1066 39-62±2
Harold Godwinson 1066 46
(Edgar Etheling 1066)

Kings and Queens of England, 1066-1603
King/Queen reign Royal House
William I 1066-1087 Normandy `The Conqueror'
William II 1087-1100 Normandy `Rufus'
Henry I 1100-1135 Normandy `Beauclerc'
Stephen 1135-1141, 1141-1154 Blois
Matilda 1141 (April-Nov) Normandy `Empress Maud'
Henry II 1154-1189 Anjou
Richard I 1189-1199 Anjou `Coeur de Lion'
John 1199-1216 Anjou `Lackland'
(Louis 1216-1217)
Henry III 1216-1272 Anjou
Edward I 1272-1307 Anjou `Longshanks'
Edward II 1307-1327 Anjou `of Caernarfon'
Edward III 1327-1377 Anjou
Richard II 1377-1399 Anjou
Henry IV 1399-1413 Anjou
Henry V 1413-1422 Anjou (Prince Hal)
Henry VI 1422-1461, 1470-1471 Anjou
Edward IV 1461-1470, 1471-1483 Anjou
Edward V 1483 (April-June) Anjou
Richard III 1483-1485 Anjou
Henry VII 1485-1509 Tudor
Henry VIII 1509-1547 Tudor
Edward VI 1547-1553 Tudor
Jane 1553 (9 days in July) Grey or Suffolk
Mary I 1553-1558 Tudor
Elizabeth I 1558-1603 Tudor

Kings and Queens of England and Scotland, 1603-1707
King/Queen reign Royal House
James I (VI Scotland) 1603-1625 Stuart
Charles I 1625-1649 Stuart
[Oliver Cromwell 1649-1658 Commonwealth]
[Richard Cromwell 1658-1660 Commonwealth]
Charles II 1660-1685 Stuart
James II 1685-1688 Stuart
William III 1689-1702 Stuart and Orange, with...
Mary II 1689-1694 Stuart

Kings and Queens of Great Britain, 1707-1801
King/Queen reign Royal House
Anne 1702-1714 Stuart
George I 1714-1727 Hanover & Brunswick Lüneburg
George II 1727-1760 Hanover & Brunswick Lüneburg

Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom, 1801-present
King/Queen reign Royal House
George III 1760-1820 Hanover & Brunswick-Lüneburg
George IV 1820-1830 Hanover & Brunswick-Lüneburg
William IV 1830-1837 Hanover & Brunswick-Lüneburg
Victoria 1837-1901 Hanover & Brunswick-Lüneburg
Edward VII 1901-1910 Saxe-Coburg & Gotha (Tum tum)
George V 1910-1936 Saxe-Coburg & Gotha/Windsor
Edward VIII 1936 (Jan-Dec) Windsor
George VI 1936-1952 Windsor
Elizabeth II 1952- Windsor (The Boss)

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