The timeline shows the kings and queens along with which house (family) each monarch belonged to.
Anglo-Saxon Kings
Athelstan 924-939 (15yrs, 102 days)
Edmund 939-946 (6yrs, 210 days)
Edred 946-955 (9yrs, 181 days)
Edwy 955-959 (3yrs, 313 days)
Edgar 959-975 (15yrs, 280 days)
Edward the Martyr 975-978 (2yrs, 253 days)
Ethelred the Unready 978-1016 (38yrs, 36 days)
Edmund Ironside 1016 (222 days)
Edmund 939-946 (6yrs, 210 days)
Edred 946-955 (9yrs, 181 days)
Edwy 955-959 (3yrs, 313 days)
Edgar 959-975 (15yrs, 280 days)
Edward the Martyr 975-978 (2yrs, 253 days)
Ethelred the Unready 978-1016 (38yrs, 36 days)
Edmund Ironside 1016 (222 days)
Danish Kings
Sweyn Forkbeard 1013 (a few weeks)
Canute 1016-1035 (18yrs, 347 days)
Harold I 1035-1040 (4 yrs, 125 days)
Hardecanute 1040-1042 (2yrs, 83 days)
Canute 1016-1035 (18yrs, 347 days)
Harold I 1035-1040 (4 yrs, 125 days)
Hardecanute 1040-1042 (2yrs, 83 days)
Anglo-Saxon Kings (continued)
St Edward the Confessor 1042-1066 (23yrs, 294 days)
Harold II 1066 (283 days)
Harold II 1066 (283 days)
Norman and Plantagenet Kings 1066-1377
William the Conqueror 1066-1377
William Rufus 1087-1100 (son of William)
Henry I 1100-1135 (William Rufus’ brother)
Stephen 1135-1154 (nephew of Henry I)
Henry II 1154-1189 (grandson of Henry I)
Richard I 1189-1199 (third son of Henry II)
John 1199-1216 (fifth son of Henry II)
Henry III 1216-1272 (son of John)
Edward I 1272-1307 (son of Henry III)
Edward II 1307-1327 (son of Edward I)
Edward III 1327-1377 (son of Edward II)
William Rufus 1087-1100 (son of William)
Henry I 1100-1135 (William Rufus’ brother)
Stephen 1135-1154 (nephew of Henry I)
Henry II 1154-1189 (grandson of Henry I)
Richard I 1189-1199 (third son of Henry II)
John 1199-1216 (fifth son of Henry II)
Henry III 1216-1272 (son of John)
Edward I 1272-1307 (son of Henry III)
Edward II 1307-1327 (son of Edward I)
Edward III 1327-1377 (son of Edward II)
Houses of Lancaster and York 1377-1485
Richard II 1377-1399 (grandson of Edward III, son of the Black Prince)
Henry IV 1399-1413 (grandson of Edward III, son of John of Gaunt)
Henry V 1413-1422 (son of Henry IV)
Henry VI 1422-1461 (son of Henry V)
Edward IV 1461-1483 (great grandson of Edmund of York, Edward III’s youngest
son)
Richard III 1483-1485 (uncle of Edward V)
Henry IV 1399-1413 (grandson of Edward III, son of John of Gaunt)
Henry V 1413-1422 (son of Henry IV)
Henry VI 1422-1461 (son of Henry V)
Edward IV 1461-1483 (great grandson of Edmund of York, Edward III’s youngest
son)
Richard III 1483-1485 (uncle of Edward V)
House of Tudor, 1485-1603
Henry VII 1485-1509 (grandson of Henry V, wife’s second husband)
Henry VIII 1509-1547 (Henry VII’s second son)
Edward V 1547-1553 (Henry’s son by Jane Seymour)
Mary 1553-1558 (Henry’s daughter by Queen Catherine)
Elizabeth I 1558-1603 (Henry’s daughter by Anne Boleyn)
Henry VIII 1509-1547 (Henry VII’s second son)
Edward V 1547-1553 (Henry’s son by Jane Seymour)
Mary 1553-1558 (Henry’s daughter by Queen Catherine)
Elizabeth I 1558-1603 (Henry’s daughter by Anne Boleyn)
House of Stuart, 1603-1714
James I 1603-1625 (great-great-grandson of Henry VII)
Charles I 1625-1649 (second son of James)- The Commonwealth of England 1649 – 1653
– Protectorate declared 1653 – 1659
– The Restoration 1660Charles II 1660-1685 (oldest son of Charles)
James II 1685-1688 (brother of Charles II)
Charles I 1625-1649 (second son of James)- The Commonwealth of England 1649 – 1653
– Protectorate declared 1653 – 1659
– The Restoration 1660Charles II 1660-1685 (oldest son of Charles)
James II 1685-1688 (brother of Charles II)
The Glorious Revolution (Revolution of 1688) saw King James II of England overthrown by the English Parliamentarians allied with William III, also known as William of Orange and Prince of Orange.
William III and Mary II [as co-regents] 1689-1694 (Mary II was the daughter of James II)
William III [sole regent after Mary II died] 1694-1702 (Grandson of Charles I)
Anne 1702-1714 (sister of Mary)
William III [sole regent after Mary II died] 1694-1702 (Grandson of Charles I)
Anne 1702-1714 (sister of Mary)
House of Hanover, 1714-1834
George I 1714-1727 (great-grandson of James I)
George II 1727-1760 (son of George I)
George III 1760-1820 (grandson of George II)
George IV 1820-1830 (son of George III)
William IV 1830-1837 (brother of George IV)
George II 1727-1760 (son of George I)
George III 1760-1820 (grandson of George II)
George IV 1820-1830 (son of George III)
William IV 1830-1837 (brother of George IV)
House of Saxe-Coburg and Windsor
Victoria 1837-1901 (niece of William IV)
Edward VII 1901-1910 (son of Victoria and Albert)
George V 1910-1936 (second son of Edward VII)
Edward VIII 1936 (son of George V) George VI 1936-1952 (second son of
George V)
Elizabeth II 1952 – The longest reigning monarch of England (daughter of George VI)
Edward VII 1901-1910 (son of Victoria and Albert)
George V 1910-1936 (second son of Edward VII)
Edward VIII 1936 (son of George V) George VI 1936-1952 (second son of
George V)
Elizabeth II 1952 – The longest reigning monarch of England (daughter of George VI)
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