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List of monarchs of England

Redirected from List of kings of England England was first unified as a state by Alfred the Great of Wessex. It ceased to exist as a separate kingdom following unions with Scotland (1707) and Ireland (1801). Today, England exists as one of the regions of the United Kingdom, alongside Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, "Her (or His) Majesty's Peculiars", and a number of colonial holdings. Thus from 1707, the terms "King of England" and "Queen of England" are incorrect. Hence, this list runs up to 1707; for monarchs after that date, see List of British monarchs

• Ælfred (Alfred) the Great (871-899)
• Edward the Elder (899-924)
• Athelstan (924-939)
• Edmund I (939-946)
• Edred (946-955)
• Edwy (955-959)
• Edgar (959-975)
• Edward the Martyr (975-978)
• Ethelred II (978-1016)
• Edmund II (1016)

Table of contents 1 The Danelaw 2 The Saxon restoration 3 The Norman kings 4 The Angevins or Plantagenets 5 The House of Lancaster 6 The House of York 7 The House of Tudor 8 The House of Stuart 9 Interregnum 10 The Stuart restoration

The Danelaw

For a period of time, both Danish and Saxon kings claimed the throne of England.

• Svein, also King of Denmark (1013-1014)
• Canute I (1014-1035)
• Harold I (1035-1040)
• Canute II (1040-1042)

The Saxon restoration

• Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)
• Harold II (1066)
• Edgar Ætheling, uncrowned (1066)

The Norman kings

After the Norman Conquest in 1066, numbering of kings began anew; this affected only the Edwards.

• William I (1066-1087)
• William II (1087-1100)
• Henry I (1100-1135)
• Stephen (1135-1154)

The Angevins or Plantagenets

• Henry II (1154-1189)
• Richard I (1189-1199)
• John (1199-1216)
• Henry III (1216-1272)
• Edward I (1272-1307)
• Edward II (1307-1327)
• Edward III (1327-1377)
• Richard II (1377-1399)

The House of Lancaster

• Henry IV (1399-1413)
• Henry V (1413-1422)
• Henry VI (1422-1461 and 1470-1471)

The House of York

• Edward IV (1461-1470 and 1471-1483)
• Edward V, uncrowned (1483)
• Richard III (1483-1485)

The House of Tudor

• Henry VII (1485-1509)
• Henry VIII (1509-1547)
• Edward VI (1547-1553)
• Mary I (1553-1558)
• Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

The House of Stuart

• James I, (1603-1625), also from an earlier date King James VI of Scotland
• Charles I (1625-1649), also King of Scotland

Interregnum

There was no crowned king between Charles I's execution in 1649 and the restoration in 1660.

The Stuart restoration

• Charles II (1660-1685), also King of Scotland
• James II (1685-1688), also King James VII of Scotland
• William III and Mary III (1689-1694), as co-monarchs, also King and Queen of Scotland
• William III (1694-1702), continued as single monarch, also King of Scotland
• Anne (1702-1707), also Queen of Scotland, then Queen of Great Britain after 1707

Elsewhere

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