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KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND
DATENAMEDESCRIPTION
552-616Ethelbert I of EnglandKing of of Kent England
***SAXON***
802-839EgbertKing of of Wessex
839-858EthelwulfFather of Alfred the Great
858-860EthelbaldBrother of Alfred the Great
860-865EthelbertBrother of Alfred the Great
865-871EthelredBrother of Alfred the Great
871-899Alfred the GreatSon of Ethelwulf
901-924Edward the ElderSon of Alfred the Great
924-939AthelstanSon of Edward the Elder
939-946Edmund I Son of Edward the Elder
946-955EdredSon of Edward the Elder
955-959Edwy Oldest son of Edmund I
959-975EdgarSon of Edmund I brother of Edway
975-978Edward the MartyrSon of Edgar half brothe to Ethelred the Unready
978-1016Ethelred the UnreadySon of Edgar half brother to Edward the Martyr
1016Edmund II, IronsideSon of Ethelred the Unready
***DANISH***
1016-35Canute(Cnut)First Danish Ruler
1035-40Harold ISon of Canute half brother of Harthacanute
1040-42HarthacanuteSon of Canute and half brother to Harold I
***SAXON***
1042-66Edward the ConfessorFirst Saxon after Danes cousin of William the Conqueror
1066Harold IIKilled at Hastings by William the Conqueror
***NORMAN***
1066-87William I, the Conquerorduke of Normandy
1087-1100William IISon of William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy
1100-35Henry ISon of William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy
1135-54StephenNephew of Henry I, a weak king
***PLANTAGENET***
1154-89Henry II Restored order to kingdom
1189-99Richard I_
1199-1216JohnTried to overthrow Richard
1216-72Henry IIISon of John became king at age of 9
1272-1307Edward ISon of Henry III ne of England's best kings
1307-27Edward IISon of Edward I very poor ruler
1327-77Edward IIISon of Edward II loved battle started the Hundred Year's War
1377-99Richard IISon of Edward III defeated by Henry IV
***LANCASTER-red rosses***
1399-1413Henry IVDefeated Richard II to become king
1413-22Henry VWas to become the King of France but died before Charles VI
1422-61Henry VIMurdered in the London Tower
***YORK-white roses***
1461-83Edward IVDefeated Henry VI to become king
1483Edward VYoung son of Edward IV
1483-85Richard IIILocked young Edward and brother in Tower to become king
***TUDOR***
1485-1509Henry VIIKilled Richard III in battle to become king
1509-47Henry VIIISon of Henry VII had 6 wives
1547-53Edward VISon of Henry VIII, King at 10
1553-58Mary IBloody Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
1558-1603Elizabeth IDaughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
***STUART***
1603-25James ISon of Mary Queen of Scotland James VI of Scotland, Struggled with Parliament for power
1625-49Charles IChallenged Parliament and lost his head
1649-60Oliver CromwellCommonwealth
1660-85Charles IIReturned the Stuart throne
1685-88James II_
1689-1702William III and Mary II(until her death in 1694)_
1702-14Anne I of EnglandShe was known as the Good Queen Ann
***HanoverGerman House of Hanover
1714-27George IFirst German prince of Hanover to rule Britain
1727-60George IISecond German prince of Hanover to rule Britain
1760-1820George IIIBecame blind and insane
1820-30George IVEnjoyed Wine and Women
1830-37William IVBecame Ruler at 65
1837-1901VictoriaA brilliant and honorable Queen
***Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Windsor***
1901-10Edward VIIIncomplete
1910-36George VIncomplete
1936Edward VIIIIncomplete
1936-52George VIIncomplete
1952-Elizabeth IIIncomplete