History Of Kings And Queens Of England

The dark ages 450 1066 introduction.

2 james vi of scotland became also james i of england in 1603. The plantagenets the angevins 1154 1216 the plantagenets the houses of lancaster and york 1399 1485 the plantagenets the plantagenet kings 1216 1399. This list of kings and queens of the kingdom of england begins with alfred the great who initially ruled wessex one of the seven anglo saxon kingdoms which later made up modern england. Kings and queens of scotland from 1005 to the union of the crowns in 1603 when james vi succeeded to the throne of england.

Alfred styled himself king of the anglo saxons from about 886 and while he was not the first king to claim to rule all of the english his rule represents the start of the first unbroken line of kings to. King george i george louis georg ludwig 1714 1727. The norman kings 1066 1154 the plantagenets 1154 1485 introduction. After the act of union in 1707 the king or queen is more correctly called the monarch of great britain.

1 athelstan was king of wessex and the first king of all england. Upon accession to the english throne he styled himself king of great britain and was so proclaimed. Great britain and ireland. There were 6 hanovarian kings and queens of england between 1714 1901.

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