Wednesday 22 August 2007

Kings & Queens of England since 1066

-1066 Edward the Confessor

1066 Harold II (Godwinson)

1066 William I (the Conqueror)

1087 William II (Rufus)

1100 Henry I

1135 Stephen

1154 Henry II

1189 Richard I (the Lionheart)

1199 John

1216 Henry III

1272 Edward I

1307 Edward II

1327 Edward III

1377 Richard II

1399 Henry IV

1413 Henry V

1422 Henry VI

1461 Edward IV

1483 Edward V

1483 Richard III

1485 Henry VII

1509 Henry VIII

1547 Edward VI

1553 Lady Jane Grey

1553 Mary I

1558 Elizabeth I

1603 James I (VI of Scotland)

1625 Charles I

1649 Interregnum

1660 Charles II

1685 James II

1688 William III & Mary II

1694 William III

1702 Anne

1714 George I

1727 George II

1760 George III

1820 George IV

1830 William IV

1837 Victoria

1901 Edward VII

1910 George V

1936 Edward VIII

1936 George VI

1952- Elizabeth II


This is a really obvious thing to put here but I like the little quirks about this list, things like the three Edwards and four Georges occurring consecutively, years ending in "7" not being a good time to be a monarch and there being four instances since the Norman Conquest of three monarchs in one calendar year. Hmm, 2007... Ole Liz is getting on a bit isn't she...?