World History – Mr. O’Donnell

 

The British Monarchy

Monarch

Lived

Remarks/Notes

Reign

Saxons and Danes

Egbert

d. 839

.

802 - 839

Aethelwulf

d. 858

839 - 858

Aethelbald

d. 860

Son of Aethelwulf

858 - 860

Aethelbert

d. 865

Second Son of Aethelwulf

860 - 865

Aethelred

d. 871

Third Son of Aethelwulf

865 - 871

Alfred

849 - 899

Fourth Son of Aethelwulf

871 - 899

Edward (the Elder)

d. 924

Son of Alfred

899 - 924

Athelstan

895 - 939

Son of Edward

924 - 939

Edmund

921 - 946

Third Son of Edward

939 - 946

Edred

d. 955

Fourth Son of Edward

946 - 955

Edwy

d. 959

Son of Edmund

955 - 957

Edgar

c.944 - 975

Younger Son of Edmund

957 - 975

Edward (the Martyr)

c.963 - 978

Son of Edgar

975 - 978

Aethelred (the Unready)

c.968 - 1016

Younger Son of Edgar

978 - 1016

Edmund (Ironside)

c.993 - 1016

Son of Aethelred

1016

Canute

c.994 - 1035

King of Denmark (1014 - 1028)

1016 - 1035

Harold I (Harefoot)

d.1040

Illegitimate Son of Canute

1035 - 1040

Harthacanute

c.1019 - 1042

Son of Canute

1040 - 1042

Edward (the Confessor)

c.1003 - 1066

Younger Son of Aethelred

1042 - 1066

Harold II

1020 - 1066

Brother-in-Law of Edward

1066

House of Normandy

William I (the Conqueror)

1028 - 1087

By Conquest

1066 - 1087

William II (Rufus)

1060 - 1100

Third Son of William I

1087 - 1100

Henry I

1068 - 1135

Youngest Son of William I

1100 - 1135

House of Blois

Stephen

c.1097 - 1154

Grandson of William I

1135 - 1154

House of Plantagenet

Henry II

1133 - 1189

Grandson of Henry I

1154 - 1189

Richard I (Coeur de Lion)

1157 - 1199

Third Son of Henry II

1198 - 1199

John

1166 - 1216

Youngest Son of Henry II

1166 - 1216

Henry III

1207 - 1272

Son of John

1216 - 1272

Edward I

1239 - 1307

Son of Henry III

1272 - 1307

Edward II

1284 - 1327

Son of Edward I

1307 - 1327

Edward III

1312 - 1377

Son of Edward II

1327 - 1377

Richard II

1367 - 1400

Grandson of Edward III

1377 - 1399

House of Lancaster

Henry IV

1367 - 1413

Grandson of Edward III

1399 - 1413

Henry V

1387 - 1422

Son of Henry IV

1413 - 1422

Henry VI

1421 - 1471

Son of Henry V

1422 - 1461

and

1470 - 1471


The British Monarchy (continued)

Monarch

Lived

Remarks/Notes

Reign

House of York

Edward IV

1442 - 1483

Great-grandson of Edward III

1461 - 1470

and

1471 - 1483

Edward V

1470 - 1483

Son of Edward IV

1483

Richard III

1452 - 1485

Brother of Edward IV

1483 - 1485

House of Tudor

Henry VII

1457 - 1509

Descendant of Edward III

1485 - 1509

Henry VIII

1491 - 1547

Son of Henry VII

1509 - 1547

Edward VI

1482 - 1553

Son of Henry VIII

1547 - 1553

Jane

1537 - 1554

Cousin of Edward VI. Nine day Queen

1553 - 1553

Mary I

1516 - 1558

Daughter of Henry VIII

1553 - 1558

Elizabeth I

1533 - 1603

Younger daughter of Henry VIII

1558 - 1603

House of Stuart

James I

1566 - 1625

(James VI of Scotland) Son of Mary Queen of Scots

1603 - 1625

Charles I

1600 - 1649

Son of James I

1625 - 1649

Commonwealth and Protectorate

Council of State

.

.

1649 - 1653

Oliver Cromwell

1599 - 1658

Lord protector

1653 - 1658

Richard Cromwell

1626 - 1712

Lord protector

1658 - 1659

House of Stuart (restored)

Charles II

1630 - 1685

Son of Charles I

1660 - 1685

James II

1633 - 1701

Younger son of Charles I

1685 - 1688

William III

1650 - 1702

Grandson of Charles I (ruled jointly with Mary II, 1689 - 1694)

1689 - 1702

Mary II

1662 - 1694

Daughter of James II (ruled jointly with William III)

1689 - 1694

Anne

1665 - 1714

Younger daughter of James II

1702 - 1714

House of Hanover

George I

1660 - 1727

Great-grandson of James I

1714 - 1727

George II

1683 - 1760

Son of George I

1727 - 1760

George III

1738 - 1820

Grandson of George II

1760 - 1820

George IV

1762 - 1830

Son of George III

1820 - 1830

William IV

1765 - 1837

Third son of George III

1830 - 1837

Victoria

1819 - 1901

Granddaughter of George III

1837 - 1901

House of Saxe-Coburg/Windsor ( The family name changed from Saxe-Coburg to Windsor during World War I for Political reasons. It sounded and was too German!! )

Edward VII

1841 - 1910

Son of Victoria

1901 - 1910

George V

1865 - 1936

Son of Edward VII

1910 - 1936

Edward VIII

1894 - 1972

Son of George V (abdicated after 325 days)

1936

George VI

1895 - 1952

Second son of George V

1936 - 1952

Elizabeth II

1926 -

Daughter of George VI

1952 -