Rulers of England and Great Britain Died Year Year at Years Name Began Died Age Reigned England Saxons and Danes Egbert . . . . King of Wessex, won allegiance of all English 829 839 -- 10 Ethelwulf . . . Son, King of Wessex, Sussex, Kent, Essex 839 858 -- 19 Ethelbald . . . Son of Ethelwulf, displaced father in Wessex 858 860 -- 2 Ethelbert . . . 2d son of Ethelwulf, united Kent and Wessex 860 866 -- 6 Ethelred I . . 3d son, King of Wessex, fought Danes 866 871 -- 5 Alfred . . . . The Great, 4th son, defeated Danes, fortified London 871 899 52 28 Edward . . . . The Elder, Alfred's son, united English, claimed Scotland 899 924 55 25 Athelstan . . . The Glorious, Edward's son, King of Mercia, Wessex 924 940 45 16 Edmund I . . . 3d son of Edward, King of Wessex, Mercia 940 946 25 6 Edred . . . . . 4th son of Edward 946 955 32 9 Edwy . . . . . The Fair, eldest son of Edmund, King of Wessex 955 959 18 3 Edgar . . . . . The Peaceful, 2d son of Edmund, ruled all English 959 975 32 17 Edward . . . . The Martyr, eldest son of Edgar, murdered by stepmother 975 978 17 4 Ethelred II . . The Unready, 2d son of Edgar, married Emma of Normandy 978 1016 48 37 Edmund II . . . Ironside, son of Ethelred II, King of London 1016 1016 27 0 Canute . . . . The Dane, gave Wessex to Edmund, married Emma 1016 1035 40 19 Harold I . . . Harefoot, natural son of Canute 1035 1040 -- 5 Hardecanute . . Son of Canute by Emma, Danish King 1040 1042 24 2 Edward . . . . The Confessor, son of Ethelred II (Canonized 1161) 1042 1066 62 24 Harold II . . . Edward's brother-in-law, last Saxon King 1066 1066 44 0 House of Normandy William I . . . The Conqueror, defeated Harold at Hastings 1066 1087 60 21 William II . . Rufus, 3d son of William I, killed by arrow 1087 1100 43 13 Henry I . . . . Beauclerc, youngest son of William I 1100 1135 67 35 House of Blois Stephen . . . . Son of Adela, daughter of William I, and Count of Blois 1135 1154 50 19 House of Plantagenet Henry II . . . Son of Geoffrey Plantagenet (Angevin) by Matilda, dau. of Henry I 1154 1189 56 35 Richard I . . . Coeur de Lion, son of Henry II, crusader 1189 1199 42 10 John . . . . . Lackland, son of Henry II, signed Magna Carta, 1215 1199 1216 50 17 Henry III . . . Son of John, acceded at 9, under regency until 1227 1216 1272 65 56 Edward I . . . Longshanks, son of Henry III 1272 1307 68 35 Edward II . . . Son of Edward I, deposed by Parliament, 1327 1307 1327 43 20 Edward III . . Of Windsor, son of Edward II 1327 1377 65 50 Richard II . . Grandson of Edw. III, minor until 1389, deposed 1399 1377 1400 34 22 House of Lancaster Henry IV . . . Son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edw. III 1399 1413 47 13 Henry V . . . . Son of Henry IV, victor of Agincourt 1413 1422 34 9 Henry VI . . . Son of Henry V, deposed 1461, died in Tower 1422 1471 49 39 House of York Edward IV . . . Great-great-grandson of Edward III, son of Duke of York 1461 1483 41 22 Edward V . . . Son of Edward IV, murdered in Tower of London 1483 1483 13 0 Richard III . . Crookback, bro. of Edward IV, fell at Bosworth Field 1483 1485 35 2 House of Tudor Henry VII . . . Son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, whose father had married the widow of Henry V; descended from Edward III through his mother, Margaret Beaufort via John of Gaunt. By marriage with daughter of Edward IV he united Lancaster and York 1485 1509 53 24 Henry VIII . . Son of Henry VII by Elizabeth, dau. of Edward IV. 1509 1547 56 38 Edward VI . . . Son of Henry VIII, by Jane Seymour, his 3d queen. Ruled under regents. Was forced to name Lady Jane Grey his successor. Council of State proclaimed her queen July 10, 1553. Mary Tudor won Council, was proclaimed queen July 19, 1553. Mary had Lady Jane Grey beheaded for treason, Feb., 1554 1547 1553 16 6 Mary I . . . . Daughter of Henry VIII, by Catherine of Aragon 1553 1558 43 5 Elizabeth I . . Daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn 1558 1603 69 44 Great Britain House of Stuart James I . . . . James VI of Scotland, son of Mary,Queen of Scots First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707 1603 1625 59 22 Charles I . . . Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan. 30, 1649 1625 1649 48 24 Commonwealth, 1649-1660 Council of State, 1649; Protectorate, 1653 The Cromwells . Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector 1653 1658 59 -- Richard Cromwell, son, Lord Protector, resigned May 25, 1659 1658 1712 86 -- House of Stuart (Restored) Charles II . . Eldest son of Charles I, died without issue 1660 1685 55 25 James II . . . 2d son of Charles I. Deposed 1688. Interregnum Dec. 11, 1688, to Feb. 13, 1689 1685 1701 68 3 William III . . Son of William, Prince of Orange, by Mary, dau. of Charles I 1689 1702 51 13 and Mary II Eldest daughter of James II and wife of William III 1694 33 6 Anne . . . . . 2d daughter of James II 1702 1714 49 12 House of Hanover George I . . . Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sophia, grand-dau. of James I 1714 1727 67 13 George II . . . Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg 1727 1760 77 33 George III . . Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg 1760 1820 81 59 George IV . . . Eldest son of George III, Prince Regent, from Feb., 1811 1820 1830 67 10 William IV . . 3d son of George III, married Adelaide of Saxe- Meiningen 1830 1837 71 7 Victoria . . . Dau. of Edward, 4th son of George III; married (1840) Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became Prince Consort 1837 1901 81 63 House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Edward VII . . Eldest son of Victoria, married Alexandra, Princess of Denmark 1901 1910 68 9 House of Windsor Name Adopted July 17, 1917 George V . . . 2d son of Edward VII, married Princess Mary of Teck 1910 1936 70 25 Edward VIII . . Eldest son of George V; acceded Jan. 20, 1936, abdicated Dec. 11 1936 1972 77 1 George VI . . . 2d son of George V; married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1936 1952 56 15 Elizabeth II . Elder daughter of George VI, acceded Feb. 6, 1952 1952 -- -- --