Kings of England and Great Britain
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Alfred the Great, King of Wessex from 871, proclaimed himself King of the English after liberating London from the Danes in 886. The following lists all the Kings of England from that date (titled Kings of Great Britain from 1603 onwards).
West Saxons
- Alfred the Great (871-899)
- Edward the Elder (899-924)
- Athelstan (924-939)
- Edmund the Magnificent (939-946)
- Edred (946-955)
- Edwy the Fair (955-959)
- Edgar the Peaceable (959-975)
- Edward the Martyr (975-978)
- Ethelred the Unready (978-1013, 1014-1016)
- Edmund Ironside (1016)
Danes
- Sweyn Forkbeard (uncrowned) (1013-1014)
- Canute (1016-1035)
- Harthacanute (1035-1037, 1040-1042)
- Harold Harefoot (1037-1040)
West Saxons (restored)
- Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)
- Harold Godwinson (1066)
- Edgar the Atheling (uncrowned) (1066) (abdicated, died circa 1126)
Normans
- William I, the Conqueror (1066-1087)
- William II, Rufus (1087-1100)
- Henry I (1100-1135)
- Stephen (1135-1141, 1141-1154)
- Matilda (uncrowned) (1141) (deposed, died 1167)
Plantagenets
Angevins
- Henry II (1154-1189)
- Richard I, the Lionheart (1189-1199)
- John (1199-1216)
- Henry III (1216-1272)
- Edward I (1272-1307)
- Edward II (1307-1327) (deposed, died 1327)
- Edward III (1327-1377)
- Richard II (1377-1399) (deposed, died 1400)
Lancastrians
- Henry IV (1399-1413)
- Henry V (1413-1422)
- Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471)
Yorkists
- Edward IV (1461-1470, 1471-1483)
- Edward V (uncrowned) (1483) (deposed, probably died 1483)
- Richard III (1483-1485)
Tudors
- Henry VII (1485-1509)
- Henry VIII (1509-1547)
- Edward VI (1547-1553)
- Jane (uncrowned) (1553) (deposed, died 1554)
- Mary I (1553-1558)
- Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
Stuarts
Commonwealth
- Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector, 1653-1658)
- Richard Cromwell (Lord Protector, 1658-1659) (resigned, died 1712)
Stuarts (restored)
- Charles II (1660-1685)
- James II (1685-1688) (deposed, died 1701)
- William III (1689-1702)
- Mary II (co-monarch, 1689-1694)
- Anne (1702-1714)
Hanoverians
- George I (1714-1727)
- George II (1727-1760)
- George III (1760-1820)
- George IV (1820-1830)
- William IV (1830-1837)
- Victoria (1837-1901)
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
Windsors
- George V (1910-1936)
- Edward VIII (uncrowned) (1936) (abdicated, died 1972)
- George VI (1936-1952)
- Elizabeth II (1952-present)