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English Kings and Queens from 774 AD to Present Day
Many years ago in the 1920's my great Aunt Hilda traced our family tree back to the Kings and Queens of England from the 7th. Century. This basically means I am related to most of the British Royal Family going back 1500 years. This has made me a great fan of English and British History and below is a list of English and British Kings and Queens.
774-796 Offa King of the Angles and not necessarily the Saxons.
802 - 839
Egbert
839 - 856
Ethelwulf
856 - 860
Ethelbald
860 - 866
Ethelberht
866 - 871
Ethelred I
the unready
871 - 899
Alfred the Great
He who burnt cakes
899 - 924
Edward the Elder
924 - 939
Athelstan
May have been the son of his fathers mistress
939 - 946
Edmund I
Murdered
946 - 955
Edred
955 - 959
Edwy
Aged 13 when he became king
959 - 975
Edgar
His wife was the first to be crowned Queen
975 - 979
Edward the Martyr
Murdered
979 - 1013
Ethelred II the Unready
Primogeniture
1013 - 1014
Sweyn
Installed by the nobility he was Canute's father
1014 - 1016
Ethelred II the Unready
Unready means No-counsel or Unwise
1016 - 1016
Edmund II Ironside
Only ruled for 6 months
1016 - 1035
Canute
Tried to hold back the tide
1035 - 1040
Harold Harefoot
He usurped Hardicanute and murdered the only other contender
1040 - 1042
Hardicanute
Also King of Denmark he drunk himself to death
1042 - 1066
Edward the Confessor
Responsible for the building of Westminster Abbey
1066 - 1066
Harold II
Killed at Hastings - that he was shot in the eye is a myth
The Normans
1066 - 1087
William I the Conqueror
A comtemporary chronicle described him as a stern and violent man. The Bayeaux Tapestrey was created by weavers in Kent, England.
1087 - 1100
William II
Killed in hunting accident
1100 - 1135
Henry I
Died from eating too many Lampreys
1135 - 1154
Stephen
Briefly usurped by Matilda
House of Plantagenet
1154 - 1189
Henry II
died in Battle
1189 - 1199
Richard I The Lion Heart
Famous for his crusades and for leaving John as his Regent
1199 - 1216
John
The King John of Robin Hood fame who was forces to sign Magna Carta
1216 - 1272
Henry III
Unsuccessfully tried to set aside the Magna Carta
1272 - 1307
Edward I
Conquerer of the Welsh and the King Edward of Braveheart fame
1307 - 1327
Edward II
Renounced throne and later murdered
1327 - 1377
Edward III
Created the Duchy of Cornwall to support the heir to the throne
1377 - 1399
Richard II
Murdered
House of Lancaster
1399 - 1413
Henry IV
Died of Leprosy and epilepsy. His wife was later convicted of witchcraft
1413 - 1422
Henry V
Of Agincourt fame
1422 - 1461
Henry VI
Primogeniture
House of York
1461 - 1470
Edward IV
Primogeniture
House of Lancaster
1470 - 1471
Henry VI
Executed
House of York
1471 - 1483
Edward IV
1483 - 1483
Edward V
Murdered - One of the Princes in the Tower
1483 - 1485
Richard III
Killed in battle
House of Tudor
1485 - 1509
Henry VII
Won the crown at the Battle of Bosworth Field
1509 - 1547
Henry VIII
Of 6 wives fames. Formed the Protestant church
1547 - 1553
Edward VI
Tricked in to declaring Jane his heir.
1553 - 1553
Lady Jane Grey
Reigned for 9 days later executed
1553 - 1558
Mary I
Bloody Mary
1558 - 1603
Elizabeth I
Her reign is often described as the Golden Age
House of Stuart
1603 - 1625
James I
James VI of Scotland
1625 - 1649
Charles I
Executed
Interregnum
1649 - 1658
Oliver Cromwell
Dictator and Regicide Murderer
1658 - 1660
Richard Cromwell
Son of Dictator and Regicide Murderer
House of Stuart
1660 - 1685
Charles II
A trouble reign that encompassed the Great Plague & the fire of London
1685 - 1688
James II
Primogeniture
1689 - 1702
Williams III & Mary II
William of Orange.Joint Sovereigns Mary died 1694
1702 - 1714
Anne
The last monarch to veto an act of Parliament.
House of Hanover
1714 - 1727
George I
Sometimes known as German George
1727 - 1760
George II
The last King to fight with his troops
1760 - 1820
George III
Sometimes called Mad George. Lost the American Colonies
1820 - 1830
George IV
Prince Regent for part of his fathers reign.
1830 - 1837
William IV
Presided over the great Parlimentry Reform Act
1837 - 1901
Victoria
The longest reigning monarch
House of Sax-Coburg-Gotha
1901 - 1910
Edward VII
House of Windsor
1910 - 1936
George V
1936 - 1936
Edward VIII
Abdicated
1836 - 1952
George V
1952 - present
Elizabeth II
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The Chinese call Britain 'The Island of Hero's' which I think sums up what we British are all about. We British are inquisitive and competitive and are always looking over the horizon to the next adventure and discovery.
Copyright © 2010 Paul Hussey. All Rights Reserved.
About the Author
My family tree has been traced back to the early Kings of England from the 7th Century AD. I am also a direct descendent of Sir Christopher Wren which has given me an interest in English History which is great fun to research.
I have recently decided to write articles on my favourite subjects: English Sports, English History, English Icons, English Discoveries and English Inventions. At present I have written over 100 articles which I call "An Englishman's Favourite Bits Of England" in various Volumes. Please visit my fun Blogs page http://Bloggs.Resourcez.Com where I have listed all my fun articles to date.
Copyright © 2010 Paul Hussey. All Rights Reserved.
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The Will of King Henry VII. by VII, Henry [Paperback] $23.73 The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding recordkeeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these highquality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenthcentury historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT127509Edited with a preface by T. Astle. With an appendix containing abstracts of several indentures of covenant between the King and the Abbot, Prior and Convent of Westminister Abbey, for certain Masses, etc. by H. Wanley.London: printed for the editor: and sold by T. Payne; and B. White, 1775. xv, 1],72p.; 4 Author: VII, Henry Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 92 Publication Date: 2010/05/30 Language: English Dimensions: 7.44 x 9.68 x 0.19 inches |
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