Monarch Timeline

Timeline of every monarch of England starting with Alfred the Great (King of the Anglo-Saxons, not England, but too important not to include him) all the way up until Elizabeth I and the end of the Tudor period.

Alfred the Great

871 - 899

Alfred the Great

Edward the Elder

899 - 924

Edward the Elder

Æthelstan

924 - 939

Æthelstan

Edmund I

939 - 946

Edmund I

Eadred

946 - 955

Eadred

Eadwig

955 - 959

Eadwig

Edgar the Peaceful

959 - 975

Edgar the Peaceful

Edward the Martyr

975 - 978

Edward the Martyr

Æthelred the Unready

978 - 1013 & 1014 - 1016

Æthelred the Unready

Sweyn Forkbeard

1013 - 1014

Sweyn Forkbeard

Edmund Ironside

1016

Edmund Ironside

Cnut the Great

1016 - 1035

Cnut the Great

Harold Harefoot

1035 - 1040

Harold Harefoot

Harthacnut

1040 - 1042

Harthacnut

Edward the Confessor

1042 - 1066

Edward the Confessor

Harold Godwinson

1066

Harold Godwinson

William I

1066 - 1087

William I

William II

1087 - 1100

William II

Henry I

1100 - 1135

Henry I

Stephen

1135 - 1154

Stephen

Henry II

1154 - 1189

Henry II

Richard I

1189 - 1199

Richard I

John

1199 - 1216

John

Henry III

1216 - 1272

Henry III

Edward I

1272 - 1307

Edward I

Edward II

1307 - 1327

Edward II

Edward III

1327 - 1377

Edward III

Richard II

1377 - 1399

Richard II

Henry IV

1399 - 1413

Henry IV

Henry V

1413 - 1422

Henry V

Henry VI

1422 - 1461 & 1470 - 1471

Henry VI

Edward IV

1461 - 1470 & 1471 - 1483

Edward IV

Edward V

1483

Edward V

Richard III

1483 - 1485

Richard III

Henry VII

1485 - 1509

Henry VII

Henry VIII

1509 - 1547

Henry VIII

Edward VI

1547 - 1553

Edward VI

Lady Jane Grey

1553

Lady Jane Grey

Mary I

1553 - 1558

Mary I

Elizabeth I

1558 - 1603

Elizabeth I

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