Monarchs
 

Medieval                      Renaissance             Restoration and 18th Century
 
 

Anglo-Saxon



Offa, King of Mercia   (died 796)
 Offa

Egbert (802-839)

egbert

Æthelwulf (839-856)

Ethelwulf

Æthelbald (856-860)

Ethelbald

Æthelbert of Kent (860-866)

Ethelbert

Æthelred I (866-871)

aethelred I

 
  Alfred the Great (871-899)

Alfred the Great

Edward, the ElderEdward, the Elder (899-924)

 

Æthelstan (924-939)

ethelstan

Edmund I, the Magnificent (940-946)

edmundI

Eadred (946-955)

Eadred

Eadwy (955-959)

eadwig

Edgar (959-975)

Edgar

Edward, the Martyr (975-978)

edward martyr

Æthelred II, the Unready (978-1013;1014-1016)

Æthelred II, the Unready

Sweyn (1013-1014)

Sweyn

Edmund II, Ironside (1016)

edmund I

Cnut ([Canute]1017-1035)

Canute

 

 

Harold I Harefoot (1035-1040)

Harold I Harefoot

 

  

Harthacanute (1040-42)

harthacanute

Edward, The Confessor (1043-66)

edward confessor

Harold II (1066)

harold


Medieval


 William I (1027-1087), "The Conqueror," reigned 1066-87

william I

William II (1087-1100)

william II

Henry I  (1068-1135), reigned 1100-35

henry I

Stephen de Blois(1135-1154)

stephen
 Henry II (1133-1189), reigned 1154-89

henry II

  Richard I (1157- 1199), reigned 1189-99

Richard I
 John (1167-1216), reigned 1199-1216

jogn

Henry III (1207-1272), reigned 1216-72

Henry III
 

Edward I (1239 - 1307), reigned 1272-1307

edward I

 Edward II (1284-1327), reigned 1307-27

Edward II

Edward III (1312-1377), reigned 1327-77

Edward III

 Richard II (1367-1400), reigned 1377-99  

Richard II
Henry IV (1367-1413), reigned 1399-1413

Henry IV
Henry V  (1387-1422), reigned 1413-22

Henry V

  Henry VI  (1421-1471), reigned 1422-61 and 1470-1

Henry VI

 Edward IV (1442-1483), reigned 1461-83

Edward IV

 Edward V  (1470-1483), reigned 1483

Edward V

 Richard III  (1452-1485), reigned 1483-5

Richard III


 

Renaissance

 Henry VII (1457-1509), reigned 1485-1509

Henry VII

 Henry VIII (1491-1547), reigned 1509-47

Henry VIII

Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536), first wifeof Henry VIII

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn (1515-1557), wife queen of Henry VIII

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour (1505-1537), third wife of Henry VIII

Jane Seymour

Anne of Cleves, 1515-1537, fourth wife of Henry VIII

anne cleves

Catherine Howard (c.1520-1542), fifth wife of Henry VIII

Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr (1512-1548), sixth wife of Henry VIII

Catherine Parr

 Edward VI (1537-1553), reigned 1547-53

Edward VI

 Mary I (1516-1558), reigned 1553-8

Mary I

 Elizabeth I (1533-1603), reigned 1558-1603

Elizabeth I

James I (1566-1625), reigned, 1603-25

James I

Charles I (1600-1649), reigned 1625-49

Charles I

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Lord Protector of England 1649-1659

Oliver Cromwell

Richard Cromwell (1626-1712), Lord Protector of England (1659-60)

Richard Cromwell


 

Restoration and 18th Century

 Charles II (1630-1685), reigned 1660-85

Charles II

 James II (1633-1701), reigned 1685-8

James II

 Mary II (1662-1694), reigned with William III 1689-94

Mary II

 William  III (1650-1702), reigned with Mary II 1689-1702

William III

 Anne (1665-1714), reigned 1702-14

Anne

 George I (1660-1727), reigned 1714-27

George I

 George II (1683-1760), reigned 1727-60

George II

 George III (1738-1820), reigned 1760-1820

George III


 

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  ENGLISH MONARCHS

Anglo Saxon Period

Offa (757-796)
Egbert (802-839)
Æthelwulf (839-856)–Egbert’s son
Æthelbald (856-860)–Æthelwulf’s oldest son
Æthelbert of Kent (860-866)––Æthelwulf’s second oldest son
Ethelred (866-871)--–Æthelwulf’s third oldest son
Alfred (871-899)--Æthelwulf’s youngest son
Edward the Elder (899-924)--Alfred's son
Æthelstan  (924-939)--Edward's son
Edmund I the Magnificent  (940-946)--Æthelstan's brother
Eadred  (946-955)--Edmund's brother
Eadwig  (955-959)--Edmund's oldest son
Edgar  (959-975)--nephew of Æthelstan (Edmund's son)
Edward, the Martyr  (975-978)--Edgar's older son
Æthelred II, the Unready (978-1013; 1014-1016)--Edgar's younger son

Sweyn (1013-1014)
Cnut  ([Canute]1017-1035)
Harold I Harefoot (1035-1040)
Harthacanute (1040-1042)–Cnut's oldest son
Edward the Confessor  (1042-1066)
Harold  (1066)

Medieval Period
William I  (1066-87)
William II  (1087-1100)--Rufus, the Redhead; WI's 2nd son
Henry I  (1100-35)--WI’youngest son
Stephen  (1135-54)--HI’s nephew
Henry II  (1154-89)--son of Matilda, daughter of HI
Richard I  (1189-99)--HII’s son
John  (1199-1216)--HII’s youngest son
Henry III  (1216-71)--John's son
Edward I  (1272-1307)--HIII's son
Edward II  (1307-27)--EI's son
Edward III  (1327-77)--EII's son
Richard II  (1377-99)--EIII's grandson; son of Edward, the Black Prince
Henry IV  (1399-1413)--son of John of Gaunt (EIII's son)
Henry V  (1413-22)--HIV’s son
Henry VI  (1422-61)–HV's son
Edward IV  (1461-83)--greatgrandfather:  Edmund, brother of John of Gaunt
Edward V  (1483)--EIV's son
Richard III  (1483-85 )--–EIV’s brother
 

Renaissance
Henry VII  (1485-1509)--grandson of Catharine (HV's wife) & Owen Tudor
Henry VIII  (1509-47)–HVII’s younger son
Edward VI  (1547-53)–HVIII’s son
Lady Jane Grey (1553)–HVIII’s niece
Mary I  (1553-58)–HVIII’s daughter
Elizabeth I  (1558-1603)–HVIII’s daughter
James I  (1603-25)--greatgrandmother: Margaret (HVIII's sister)
Charles I  (1625-49)– JI’s son
Interregnum 1649-60

Restoration and 18th Century
Charles  (II 1660-85)–CI’s son
James II  (1685-1688)–CII’s brother
William III and Mary II  (1688-1702)–Mary:JII’s older daughter
Anne (1702-14)–JII’s younger daughter
George I  (1714-27)--grandson of JI's daughter Elizabeth
George II (1727-60)–GI’s son
George III  (1760-1820)–GII’s grandson

Romantic
George IV  (1820-1830)–son of GIII
William IV  (1830-1837)--brother of GIV

Victorian
Victoria  (1873-1901)--niece of WIV

Modern
Edward VII  (1901-1911)
George V (1911-1936)
Edward VIII  (1936)--was never coronated
George VI  (1936-1952)--EVIII's brother
Elizabeth II  (1952-  ) –GVI's daughter