Saxon Rulers of England

Egbert 802--839

Ethelwulf

839--858

Ethelbald

858--860

Ethelbert

860--866

St Ethelred I

866--871

Alfred

871--901 "Alfred the Great" from the story of the burned cakes. Founded 25 towns, established schools, published a collection of laws.

Edward The Elder

901--925

Athelstan

925--940

Edmund I

940--946 Assassinated

Edred

946--955

Edwy

955--959

Edgar

959--975

Edward

975--979 Assassinated

Ethelred II

979--1016

Edmund

1016--1017

Canute

1017--1035 Danish King

Harold I

1035--1040 Danish King

Hardicanute

1040--1042 Danish King

Edward

1042--1066 "Edward the Confessor"

Harold II

1066--1066

Rulers of England ---------- Normans . . . . . .

Music is "Reis Glorios" by Guiraut de Borneill (10th Century).
Sequenced by David Cooke, used with permission.

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