Reign

Ruler

Family/Dynasty

Notes

871-899

Alfred the Great

Saxon

Began reconquest of England from the Vikings.

899-924

Edward the Elder

Saxon

924-939

Aethelstan

Saxon

939-946

Edmund

Saxon

946-955

Eadred

Saxon

955-959

Eadwig

Saxon

959-975

Edgar

Saxon

975-978

Edward

Saxon

978-1016

Aethelred "the Unready"

Saxon

1016

Edmund Ironside

Saxon

1016-1035

Canute of Denmark

Conquest

1035-1040

Harold Harefoot

Saxon

1040-1042

Hardicanute of Denmark

Conquest

1042-1066

Edward the Confessor

Saxon

1066

Harold Godwinson

Saxon

1066-1087

William the Conqueror

Norman

William claimed throne as a cousin of Edward the Confessor.

1087-1100

William II

Norman

1100-1135

Henry I

Norman

1135-1154

Stephen

Norman

1154-1189

Henry II

Angevin

Also known as the Plantagenets.  Due to the marriage of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the English monarchy claimed sovereignty over large parts of France for several hundred years.

1189-1199

Richard I

Angevin

1199-1216

John

Angevin

1216-1272

Henry III

Angevin

1272-1307

Edward I

Angevin

1307-1327

Edward II

Angevin

1327-1377

Edward III

Angevin

1377-1399

Richard II

Angevin

1399-1413

Henry IV

Lancaster

Henry IV usurped the throne after deposing and killing his cousin Richard II.

1413-1422

Henry V

Lancaster

1422-1461

Henry VI

Lancaster

1461-1483

Edward IV

York

The Yorkists were another branch of the Plantagenets.

1483

Edward V

York

1483-1485

Richard III

York

1485-1509

Henry VII

Tudor

The Tudors, a family from Wales, originally championed the cause of the Lancasters.  Henry VII usurped the throne for his family after the battle of Bosworth.

1509-1547

Henry VIII

Tudor

1547-1553

Edward VI

Tudor

1553-1558

Mary I

Tudor

1558-1603

Elizabeth I

Tudor

Died without hiers.

1603-1625

James I

Stuart

Cousin to Elizabeth.

1625-1649

Charles I

Stuart

1649-1658

Oliver Cromwell

Puritan Interregnum

Charles I deposed and beheaded by Parliamentary forces.

1658-1659

Richard Cromwell

Puritan Interregnum

1660-1685

Charles II

Stuart

1685-1688

James II

Stuart

1688-1694

William III and Mary II

Orange

James deposed by his daughter and her husband.

1694-1702

William III

Orange

1702-1714

Anne

Orange

1714-1727

George I

Hanover

German family.

1727-1760

George II

Hanover

1760-1820

George IIII

Hanover

1820-1830

George IV

Hanover

1830-1837

William IV

Hanover

1837-1901

Victoria

Hanover

1901-1910

Edward VII

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

1910-1936

George V

Windsor

Name changed to Windsor during World War I for political reasons.

1936

Edward VIII

Windsor

1936-1952

George VI

Windsor

1952-

Elizabeth II

Windsor