Kings and Queens of England

Most of us think that William the Conqueror was the first king of England. In reality, he was the 21^st. There have been 60 English monarchs so far, going all the way back to 829 AD. That's a lot to remember! To help you we've created this fantastic infographic table, telling you the names, houses and dates of reign for all 60 monarchs along with helpful information about their rule.

Name	Othernames/Nicknames	Claim to Throne	Born	Died	Reign	House
Ecgberht		By conquest	c. 771	839	829-839	Wessex
Aethelwulf		Only child of Ecgberht	c. 795	858	839-855	Wessex
Aethelbald		Second (eldest surviving) son of Aethelwulf	c. 831	860	855-860	Wessex
Aethelberht		Third son of Aethelwulf	c. 836	865	860-865	Wessex
Aethelred	Aethelred of Wessex	Fourth son of Aethelwulf	c. 847	871	865-871	Wessex
Alfred	Alfred the Great	Fifth son of Aethelwulf	849	899	871-899	Wessex
Edward	Edward the Elder	Eldest son of Alfred	c. 874	924	899-924	Wessex
Aethelstan		Eldest son of Edward	c. 894	939	924-939	Wessex
Edmund	Edmund the Elder	Fourth son (eldest surviving) of Edward	921	946	939-946	Wessex
Eadred		Fifth son (eldest surviving) of Edward	923	955	946-955	Wessex
Eadwig	Eadwig the All-Fair	Eldest son of Edmund	c. 940	959	955-959	Wessex
Edgar	Edgar the Peaceful	Second son of Edmund	c. 943	975	959-975	Wessex
Edward	Edward the Martyr	Eldest son of Edgar	c. 962	978	975-978	Wessex
Aethelred	Aethelred the Unready	Third son (eldest surviving) of Edgar	c. 966	1016	978-1013	Wessex
Sweyn	Sweyn Forkbeard	By conquest	c. 960	1014	1013-1014	Denmark
Aethelred	Aethelred the Unready	Third son (eldest surviving) of Edgar	c. 966	1016	1014-1016	Wessex
Edmund	Edmund Ironside	Third son (eldest surviving) of Aethelred	990	1016	1016-1016	Wessex
Cnut	Cnut the Great	Eldest son of Sweyn	c. 995	1035	1016-1035	Denmark
Harold	Harold Harefoot	Second son of Cnut	c. 1016	1040	1035-1040	Denmark
Harthacnut		Third son of Cnut	c. 1018	1042	1040-1042	Denmark
Edward	Edward the Confessor	Seventh son of Aethelstan and stepson of Cnut	c. 1003	1066	1042-1066	Wessex
Harold	Harold Godwinson	Named heir by Edward and elected by the Witenagemot	c. 1022	1066	1066-1066	Godwin
William I	William the Conqueror	Claim to Throne	c. 1028	1087	1066-1087	Normandy
William II	William Rufus	Claim to Throne	c. 1056	1100	1087-1100	Normandy
Henry I	Henry Beauclerc	Claim to Throne	c. 1068	1135	1100-1135	Normandy
Stephen	Stephen of Blois	Claim to Throne	c. 1092	1154	1135-1154	Blois
Henry II	Henry Curtmantle	Grandson of Henry I	1133	1189	1154-1189	Anjou (Plantagenet)
Richard I	Richard the Lionheart	Son of Henry II	1157	1199	1189-1199	Anjou (Plantagenet)
John	John Lackland	Son of Henry II	1166	1216	1199-1216	Anjou (Plantagenet)
Henry III	Henry of Winchester	Son of John	1207	1272	1216-1272	Plantagenet
Edward I	Edward Longshanks	Son of Henry III	1239	1307	1272-1307	Plantagenet
Edward II	Edward of Caernarfon	Son of Edward I	1284	1327	1307-1327	Plantagenet
Edward III	Edward of Windsor	Son of Edward II	1312	1377	1327-1377	Plantagenet
Richard II	Richard of Bordeaux	Grandson of Edward III	1367	1400	1377-1399	Plantagenet
Henry IV	Henry of Bolingbroke	Grandson of Edward III	1367	1413	1399-1413	Lancaster
Henry V	Henry of Monmouth	Son of Henry IV	1386	1422	1413-1422	Lancaster
Henry VI	Henry, King of France	Son of Henry V	1421	1471	1422-1461	Lancaster
Edward IV	Edward of York	Great-great-grandson of Edward III	1442	1483	1461-1470	York
Henry VI (Restored)	Henry, King of France	Son of Henry V	1421	1471	1470-1471	Lancaster
Edward IV (Restored)	Edward of York	Great-great-grandson of Edward III	1442	1483	1471-1483	York
Edward V		Son of Edward IV	1470	1483?	1483-1483	York
Richard III	Richard of Gloucester	Great-great-grandson of Edward III	1452	1485	1483-1485	York
Henry VII	Henry Tudor	Great-great-great-grandson of Edward III	1457	1509	1485-1509	Tudor
Henry VIII	Old Coppernose	Son of Henry VII	1491	1547	1509-1547	Tudor
Edward VI	Edward the Pious	Son of Henry VIII	1537	1553	1547-1553	Tudor
Mary I	Bloody Mary	Daughter of Henry VIII	1516	1558	1553-1558	Tudor
Elizabeth I	The Virgin Queen	Daughter of Henry VIII	1533	1603	1558-1603	Tudor
James I	James VI of Scotland	Great-great-grandson of Henry VII	1566	1625	1603-1625	Stuart
Charles I	Charles the Martyr	Son of James I	1600	1649	1625-1649	Stuart
Interregnum	Commonwealth of England	Monarchy Abolished			1649-1660	Monarchy Restored in 1660
Charles II	Charles the Merry	Son of Charles I	1630	1685	1660-1685	Stuart
James II		Son of Charles I	1633	1701	1685-1688	Stuart
Mary II		Daughter of James II	1662	1694	1689-1694	Stuart
William III	William of Orange	Grandson of Charles I	1650	1702	1689-1702	Orange-Nassau
Anne		Daughter of James II	1665	1714	1702-1714	Stuart
George I	George Louis	Great-grandson of James I	1660	1727	1714-1727	Hanover
George II	George Augustus	Son of George I	1683	1760	1727-1760	Hanover
George III	George William Frederick	Grandson of George II	1738	1820	1760-1820	Hanover
George IV	George Augustus Frederick	Son of George III	1762	1830	1820-1830	Hanover
William IV	William Henry	Son of George III	1765	1837	1830-1837	Hanover
Victoria	Empress of India	Granddaughter of George III	1819	1901	1837-1901	Hanover
Edward VII		Son of Victoria	1841	1910	1901-1910	Saxe-Coburg Gotha
George V		Son of Edward VII	1865	1936	1910-1936	Saxe-Coburg Gotha (Windsor)
Edward VIII	Duke of Windsor	Son of George V	1894	1972	1936-1936	Windsor (Saxe-Coburg Gotha)
George VI	Albert	Son of George V	1895	1952	1936-1952	Windsor (Saxe-Coburg Gotha)
Elizabeth II		Daughter of George VI	1926		1952-	Windsor

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