Kings & Queens of England

Listed below are all the Kings and Queens of England and the United Kingdom since the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when William the Conqueror (King William I), Duke of Normandy, invaded and overthrew King Harold.   Since that time, all Monarchs have as their title The Duke of Normandy, even the Sovereign Queens, and that includes our present monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.       HOUSE OF NORMANDY 1066 - 1087 William I (William the Conqueror) 1087 - 1100 William II 1100 - 1135 Henry I 1135 - 1154 Stephen HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET 1154 - 1189 Henry II 1189 - 1199 Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) 1199 - 1216 John (signed the Magna Carta) 1216 - 1272 Henry III 1272 - 1307 Edward I 1307 - 1327 Edward II 1327 - 1377 Edward III 1377 - 1399 Richard II HOUSE OF LANCASTER 1399 - 1413 Henry IV 1413 - 1422 Henry V 1422 - 1461 Henry VI HOUSE OF YORK 1461 - 1483 Edward IV 1483 - 1483 Edward V 1483 - 1485 Richard III (the Hunchback) HOUSE OF TUDOR 1485 - 1509 Henry VII 1509 - 1547 Henry VIII (had 6 wives-split from Rome) 1547 - 1553 Edward VI 1553 - 1558 Mary I (first Queen - Bloody Mary) 1158 - 1603 Elizabeth I (known as the Virgin Queen) HOUSE OF STUART 1603 - 1625 James I (King James VI of Scotland) 1625 - 1649 Charles I (only Sovereign to be executed) COMMONWEALTH (REPUBLIC OF ENGLAND) 1649 - 1653 Commonwealth Protectorate 1653 - 1658 Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell 1658 - 1659 Lord Protector Richard Cromwell HOUSE OF STUART (RESTORATION) 1660 - 1685 Charles II 1685 - 1688 James II (deposed by William of Orange) COMMONWEALTH (REPUBLIC OF ENGLAND) 1688 - 1689 Commonwealth Protectorate HOUSE OF STUART & ORANGE (SECOND RESTORATION) 1689 - 1694 William III & Mary II (Joint Sovereigns) 1694 - 1702 William III (alone) 1702 - 1714 Anne HOUSE OF HANOVER 1714 - 1727 George I (couldn’t speak English!) 1727 - 1760 George II 1760 - 1820 George III (known as the Mad King) 1820 - 1830 George IV (Prince Regent) 1830 - 1837 William IV 1837 - 1901 Victoria (first Empress of India) HOUSE OF SAXE-COBURG & GOTHA 1901 - 1910 Edward VII (Prince of Wales for 60 years) HOUSE OF WINDSOR 1910 - 1936 George V (was King during World War One) 1936 - 1936 Edward VIII (Abdicated) 1936 - 1952 George VI (was King during World War Two) 1952 - Elizabeth II (present Sovereign)