Kings of Great Britain
Saxons and Danes
- Egbert
- (829-839) King of Wessex
- Ethelwulf
- (839-858) Son of Egbert, King of Wessex, Sussex, Kent, Essex
- Ethelbald
- (858-860) Son of Ethelwulf, displaced father in Wessex
- Ethelbert
- (860-866) 2d son of Ethelwulf, united Kent and Wessex
- Ethelred I
- (866-871) 3d son, King of Wessex, fought Danes
- Alfred The Great
- (871-899) 4th son, defeated Danes, fortified London
- Edward The Elder
- (899-924) Alfred's son, united English, claimed Scotland
- Athelstan The Glorious
- (924-940) Edward's son, King of Mercia, Wessex
- Edmund
- (940-946) 3d son of Edward, King of Wessex, Mercia
- Edred
- (946-955) 4th son of Edward
- Edwy The Fair
- (955-959) eldest son of Edmund, King of Wessex
- Edgar The Peaceful
- (959-975) 2d son of Edmund, ruled all English
- Edward The Martyr
- (975-978) eldest son of Edgar, murdered by stepmother
- Ethelred II The Unready
- (978-1016) 2d son of Edgar, married Emma of Normandy
- Edmund II Ironside
- (1016) son of Ethelred II, King of London
- Canute The Dane
- (1016-1035) gave Wessex to Edmund, married Emma
- Harold I Harefoot
- (1035-1040) natural son of Canute
- Hardecanute
- (1040-1042) Son of Canute by Emma, Danish King
- Edward The Confessor
- (1042-1066) son of Ethelred II (Canonized 1161)
- Harold II
- (1066) Edward's brother-in-law, last Saxon King
House of Normandy
- William I The Conqueror
- (1066-1087) defeated Harold at Hastings
- William II Rufus
- (1087-1100) 3d son of William I, killed by arrow
- Henry I Beauclerc
- (1100-1135) youngest son of William I
House of Blois
- Stephen
- (1135-1154) Son of Adela, daughter of William I, and Count of Blois
House of Plantagenet
- Henry II
- (1154-1189) Son of Geoffrey Plantagenet (Angevin) by Matilda, dau. of Henry I
- Richard I Coeur de Lion
- (1189-1199) son of Henry II, crusader
- John Lackland
- (1199-1216) son of Henry II, signed Magna Carta, 1215
- Henry III
- (1216-1272) Son of John, acceded at 9, under regency until 1227
- Edward I Longshanks
- (1272-1307) son of Henry III
- Edward II
- (1307-1327) Son of Edward I, deposed by Parliament, 1327
- Edward III
- (1327-1377) Of Windsor, son of Edward II
- Richard II
- (1377-1399) Grandson of Edw. III, minor until 1389, deposed 1399, died 1400
House of Lancaster
- Henry IV
- (1399-1413) Son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edw. III
- Henry V
- (1413-1422) Son of Henry IV, victor of Agincourt
- Henry VI
- (1422-1461) Son of Henry V, deposed 1461, died in Tower in 1471
House of York
- Edward IV
- (1461-1483) Great-great-grandson of Edward III, son of Duke of York
- Edward V
- (1483) Son of Edward IV, murdered in Tower of London
- Richard III Crookback
- (1483-1485) bro. of Edward IV, fell at Bosworth Field
House of Tudor
- Henry VII
- (1485-1509) Son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, whose father had married the widow of Henry V;
descended from Edward III through his mother, Margaret Beaufort via John of Gaunt. By marriage with dau. of Edward IV he united Lancaster and York.
- Henry VIII
- (1509-1547) Son of Henry VII by Elizabeth, dau. of Edward IV.
- Edward VI
- (1547-1553) Son of Henry VIII, by Jane Seymour, his 3d queen. Ruled under regents. Was forced to name Lady Jane Grey his successor. Council of State proclaimed her queen July 10, 1553. Mary Tudor won Council, was proclaimed queen July 19, 1553. Mary had Lady Jane Grey beheaded for treason, Feb., 1554
- Mary I
- (1553-1558) Daughter of Henry VIII, by Catherine of Aragon
- Elizabeth I
- (1558-1603) Daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn
House of Stuart
- James I
- (1603-1625) James VI of Scotland, son of Mary, Queen of Scots. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707
- Charles I
- (1625-1649) Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan. 30, 1649
Commonwealth, 1649-1660
Council of State, 1649; Protectorate, 1653
- Oliver Cromwell
- (1653-1658) Lord Protector
- Richard Cromwell
- (1658-1659) son, Lord Protector, resigned May 25, 1659
House of Stuart (restored)
- Charles II
- (1660-1685) Eldest son of Charles I, died without issue
- James II
- (1685-1688) 2d son of Charles I. Deposed 1688. Died 1701.
- Interregnum Dec. 11, 1688, to Feb. 13, 1689
- William III and Mary II
- (1689-1702) Son of William, Prince of Orange, by Mary, dau. of Charles I
- (1689-1694) Eldest daughter of James II and wife of William III
- Anne
- (1702-1714) 2d daughter of James II
House of Hanover
- George I
- (1714-1727) Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sophia, grand-dau. of James I
- George II
- (1727-1760) Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg
- George III
- (1760-1820) Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg
- George IV
- (1820-1830) Eldest son of George III, Prince Regent, from Feb., 1811
- William IV
- (1830-1837) 3d son of George III, married Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
- Victoria
- (1837-1901) Dau. of Edward, 4th son of George III; married (1840) Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became Prince Consort
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Edward VII
- (1901-1910) Eldest son of Victoria, married Alexandra, Princess of Denmark
House of Windsor
Name Adopted July 17, 1917
- George V
- (1910-1936) 2d son of Edward VII, married Princess Mary of Teck
- Edward VIII
- (1936) Eldest son of George V; acceded Jan. 20, 1936, abdicated Dec. 11; died 1972.
- George VI
- (1936-1952) 2d son of George V; married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
- Elizabeth II
- (1952- ) Elder daughter of George VI, acceded Feb. 6, 1952
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