Monarchy in the British Isles

This article lists Monarchs of England from 774, and its successor states: From 1707 the Kingdom of Great Britain, from 1801 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and from 1927 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

## Contents

* 1 Mercian
* 2 West Saxons
* 3 Danes
* 4 West Saxons (restored)
* 5 Normans
* 6 Plantagenets
* 6.1 Angevins
* 6.2 Lancastrians
* 6.3 Yorkists
* 7 Tudors
* 8 Stuarts
* 9 Commonwealth
* 10 Stuarts (restored)
* 11 Hanoverians
* 12 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
* 13 Windsors

## Mercian[edit]

From 774 styled as King/Queen of the English

* Offa (774-796)

## West Saxons[edit]

* Egbert (829-839)
* Ethelwulf (839-856)
* Ethelbald (856-860)
* Ethelbert (860-865)
* Ethelred I (865-871)
* Alfred the Great (871-899)
* Edward the Elder (899-924)
* Athelstan (924-939)
* Edmund the Magnificent (939-946)
* Edred (946-955)
* Edwy the Fair (955-959)
* Edgar the Peaceable (959-975)
* Edward the Martyr (975-978)
* Ethelred the Unready (978-1013, 1014-1016)
* Edmund Ironside (1016)

## Danes[edit]

* Sweyn Forkbeard (uncrowned) (1013-1014)
* Canute (1016-1035)
* Harthacanute (1035-1037, 1040-1042)
* Harold Harefoot (1037-1040)

## West Saxons (restored)[edit]

* Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)
* Harold Godwinson (1066)
* Edgar the Atheling (uncrowned) (1066) (abdicated, died circa 1126)

## Normans[edit]

* William I, the Conqueror (1066-1087)
* William II, Rufus (1087-1100)
* Henry I (1100-1135)
* Stephen (1135-1141, 1141-1154)
* Matilda (uncrowned) (1141) (deposed, died 1167)

## Plantagenets[edit]

### Angevins[edit]

* Henry II (1154-1189)
* Richard I, the Lionheart (1189-1199)
* John (1199-1216)
* Henry III (1216-1272)
* Edward I (1272-1307)
* Edward II (1307-1327) (deposed, died 1327)
* Edward III (1327-1377)
* Richard II (1377-1399) (deposed, died 1400)

### Lancastrians[edit]

* Henry IV (1399-1413)
* Henry V (1413-1422)
* Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471)

### Yorkists[edit]

* Edward IV (1461-1470, 1471-1483)
* Edward V (uncrowned) (1483) (deposed, probably died 1483)
* Richard III (1483-1485)

## Tudors[edit]

* Henry VII (1485-1509)
* Henry VIII (1509-1547)
* Edward VI (1547-1553)
* Jane (uncrowned) (1553) (deposed, died 1554)
* Mary I (1553-1558)
* Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

## Stuarts[edit]

* James I (1603-1625)
* Charles I (1625-1649)

## Commonwealth[edit]

* Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector, 1653-1658)
* Richard Cromwell (Lord Protector, 1658-1659) (resigned, died 1712)

## Stuarts (restored)[edit]

From 1707 styled as King/Queen of Great Britain

* Charles II (1660-1685)
* James II (1685-1688) (deposed, died 1701)
* William III (1689-1702)
* Mary II (co-monarch, 1689-1694)
* Anne (1702-1714)

## Hanoverians[edit]

From 1801 styled as King/Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

* George I (1714-1727)
* George II (1727-1760)
* George III (1760-1820)
* George IV (1820-1830)
* William IV (1830-1837)
* Victoria (1837-1901)

## Saxe-Coburg-Gotha[edit]

* Edward VII (1901-1910)

## Windsors[edit]

From 1927 styled as King/Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

* George V (1910-1936)
* Edward VIII (uncrowned) (1936) (abdicated, died 1972)
* George VI (1936-1952)
* Elizabeth II (1952–present)

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English Monarchs

Pre Norman conquest|

Offa • Egbert • Ethelwulf • Ethelbald • Ethelbert • Ethelred I • Alfred the Great • Edward the Elder • Elfward • Athelstan • Edmund I • Edred • Edwy the Fair • Edgar • Edward the Martyr • Ethelred the Unready • Edmund Ironside • Sweyn Forkbeard • Canute • Harold Harefoot • Harthacanute • Edward the Confessor • Harold Godwinson • Edgar the Atheling

Post Norman conquest|

William I • William II • Henry I • Stephen (King of England) • Matilda • Henry II • Richard I • John • Henry III • Edward I • Edward II • Edward III • Richard II • Henry IV • Henry V • Henry VI • Edward IV • Edward V • Richard III • Henry VII • Henry VIII • Edward VI • Jane • Mary I • Elizabeth I • James I • Charles I • Oliver Cromwell • Richard Cromwell • Charles II • James II • William III • Mary II • Anne