This article is meant to list every monarch of England and Great Britain, from the accession of William the Conqueror in 1066 to the present day.
No. | Monarch | Reign | Length | Royal House | ||
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1 | William I the Conqueror (c. 1028–1087) |
25 December 1066 – 9 September 1087 (died) |
20 years, 258 days | Normandy | ||
2 | William II (c. 1057–1100) |
26 September 1087 – 2 August 1100 (died) |
12 years, 310 days | Normandy | ||
3 | Henry I (c. 1068–1135) |
5 August 1100 – 1 December 1135 (died) |
35 years, 118 days | Normandy | ||
4 | Stephen (c. 1096–1154) |
22 December 1135 – 25 October 1154 (died) |
18 years, 307 days | Blois | ||
5 | Henry II (1133–1189) |
19 December 1154 – 6 July 1189 (died) |
34 years, 199 days | Plantagenet (Angevin) | ||
6 | Richard I the Lionheart (1157–1199) |
3 September 1189 – 6 April 1199 (died) |
9 years, 215 days | Plantagenet (Angevin) | ||
7 | John (1166–1216) |
27 May 1199 – 19 October 1216 (died) |
17 years, 145 days | Plantagenet (Angevin) | ||
8 | Henry III (1207–1272) |
28 October 1216 – 16 November 1272 (died) |
56 years, 19 days | Plantagenet | ||
9 | Edward I (1239–1307) |
20 November 1272 – 7 July 1307 (died) |
34 years, 229 days | Plantagenet | ||
10 | Edward II (1284–1327) |
8 July 1307 – 20 January 1327 (deposed) |
19 years, 196 days | Plantagenet | ||
11 | Edward III (1312–1377) |
25 January 1327 – 21 June 1377 (died) |
50 years, 147 days | Plantagenet | ||
12 | Richard II (1367–1400) |
22 June 1377 – 29 September 1399 (deposed) |
22 years, 99 days | Plantagenet | ||
13 | Henry IV (1367–1413) |
30 September 1399 – 20 March 1413 (died) |
13 years, 171 days | Lancaster | ||
14 | Henry V (1386–1422) |
21 March 1413 – 31 August 1422 (died) |
9 years, 163 days | Lancaster | ||
15 | Henry VI (1421–1471) |
1 September 1422 – 4 March 1461 (deposed) |
38 years, 184 days | Lancaster | ||
16 | Edward IV (1442–1483) |
4 March 1461 – 3 October 1470 (deposed) |
9 years, 213 days | York | ||
(15) | Henry VI (1421–1471) |
3 October 1470 – 11 April 1471 (deposed) |
190 days | Lancaster | ||
(16) | Edward IV (1442–1483) |
11 April 1471 – 9 April 1483 (died) |
11 years, 363 days | York | ||
17 | Edward V (1470–1483) |
9 April 1483 – 25 June 1483 (deposed) |
77 days | York | ||
18 | Richard III (1452–1485) |
26 June 1483 – 22 August 1485 (killed in battle) |
2 years, 57 days | York | ||
19 | Henry VII (1457–1509) |
22 August 1485 – 21 April 1509 (died) |
23 years, 242 days | Tudor | ||
20 | Henry VIII (1491–1547) |
22 April 1509 – 28 January 1547 (died) |
37 years, 281 days | Tudor | ||
21 | Edward VI (1537–1553) |
28 January 1547 – 6 July 1553 (died) |
6 years, 159 days | Tudor | ||
22 | Mary I (1516–1558) |
19 July 1553 – 17 November 1558 (died) |
5 years, 121 days | Tudor | ||
23 | Elizabeth I (1533–1603) |
17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603 (died) |
44 years, 127 days | Tudor | ||
24 | James I (1566–1625) |
24 March 1603 – 27 March 1625 (died) |
22 years, 3 days | Stuart | ||
25 | Charles I (1600–1649) |
27 March 1625 – 30 January 1649 (executed) |
23 years, 309 days | Stuart | ||
Interregnum: England was ruled by the Rump Parliament from 30 January 1649 to 16 December 1653. | ||||||
– | Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) |
16 December 1653 – 3 September 1658 (died) |
4 years, 261 days | none | ||
– | Richard Cromwell (1626–1712) |
3 September 1658 – 7 May 1659 (removed) |
246 days | none | ||
Interregnum: England was ruled by the Committee of Safety from 7 May 1659 to 29 May 1660. | ||||||
26 | Charles II (1630–1685) |
29 May 1660 – 6 February 1685 (died) |
24 years, 253 days | Stuart | ||
27 | James II (1633–1701) |
6 February 1685 – 23 December 1688 (deposed) |
3 years, 321 days | Stuart | ||
Second interregnum: England was ruled by a Convention Parliament from 23 December 1688 to 13 February 1689. | ||||||
28 | Mary II (1662–1694) |
13 February 1689[a] – 28 December 1694 (died) |
5 years, 318 days | Stuart | ||
29 | William III (1650–1702) |
13 February 1689[a] – 8 March 1702 (died) |
13 years, 23 days | Orange-Nassau | ||
30 | Anne (1665–1714) |
8 March 1702 – 1 August 1714 (died) |
12 years, 146 days | Stuart | ||
31 | George I (1660–1727) |
1 August 1714 – 11 June 1727 (died) |
12 years, 314 days | Hanover | ||
32 | George II (1683–1760) |
11 June 1727 – 25 October 1760 (died) |
33 years, 136 days | Hanover | ||
33 | George III (1738–1820) |
25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820 (died) |
59 years, 96 days | Hanover | ||
34 | George IV (1762–1830) |
29 January 1820 – 26 June 1830 (died) |
10 years, 148 days | Hanover | ||
35 | William IV (1765–1837) |
26 June 1830 – 20 June 1837 (died) |
6 years, 359 days | Hanover | ||
36 | Victoria (1819–1901) |
20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 (died) |
63 years, 216 days | Hanover | ||
37 | Edward VII (1841–1910) |
22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910 (died) |
9 years, 104 days | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||
38 | George V (1865–1936) |
6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936 (died) |
25 years, 259 days | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917) | ||
Windsor (from 1917) | ||||||
39 | Edward VIII (1894–1972) |
20 January 1936 – 11 December 1936 (abdicated) |
326 days | Windsor | ||
40 | George VI (1895–1952) |
11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 (died) |
15 years, 57 days | Windsor | ||
41 | Elizabeth II (1926–2022) |
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 (died) |
70 years, 214 days | Windsor | ||
42 | Charles III (born 1948) |
8 September 2022 – present |
2 years, 29 days | Windsor |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Mary II and William III were co-regents until Mary II's death on 28 December 1694, at which point William III became the sole monarch.