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United Kingdom - The Monarchy
| KINGS & QUEENS | |
| Year | Monarch |
| HOUSE OF WESSEX | |
| The Kingdom of the Gewissae | |
| Cerdicing Dynasty | |
| 519-534 | Cerdic |
| 534-560 | Cynric |
| 560-591 | Ceawlin |
| 571... | Cuthwulf (West Saxons (Wessex) |
| 591-597 | Ceol |
| 597-611 | Ceolwulf |
| 611-643 | Cynegils |
| 626-636 | Cwichelm |
| 643-645 | Cenwalh |
| Mercian Dynasty | |
| 645-648 | Penda (of Mercia) |
| Cerdicing Dynasty | |
| 648-674 | Cenwalh (restored) |
| 672-647 | Seaxburh (Wife of Cenwalh) |
| 674-674 | Cenfus |
| 674-676 | Ęscwine |
| 676-685 | Centwine |
| 685-688 | Cędwalla |
| 688-726 | Ine (Ina) (Abdicated) |
| 726-740 | Ęthelheard |
| 740-756 | Cuthred |
| 756-757 | Sigeberht |
| 757-796 | Offa |
| 757-786 | Cynewulf |
| 786-802 | Beorhtric |
| 802-839 | Egbert |
| 839-856 | Ęthelwulf |
| 855-860 | Aethelbald |
| 860-866 | Aethelbert |
| 866-871 | Aethelred |
| 871-899 | Alfred the Great |
| 899-925 | Edward the Elder |
| 924-924 | Ęlfweard |
| 925-940 | Athelstan |
| 940-946 | Edmund the Magnificent |
| 946-955 | Eadred |
| 955-959 | Eadwig (Edwy) All Fair |
| 959-975 | Edgar the Peaceable |
| 975-978 | Edward the Martyr |
| 979-1013 1014-1016 |
AEthelred II (The Unready) |
| 1016 | Edmund II (Ironside) |
| DANISH T | |
| 1014 | Svein Forkbeard (Sweyn) |
| 1016-1035 | Cnut (Canute) |
| 1035-1040 | Harold I |
| 1040-1042 | Hardicnut |
| SAXONS T | |
| 1042-1066 | Edward (The Confessor) |
| 1066 | Harold II |
| NORMANS T | |
| 1066-1087 | William I |
| 1087-1100 | William II |
| 1100-1135 | Henry I |
| 1135-1154 | Stephen |
| 1141 | Empress Matilda (Maud) |
| PLANTAGENETS T | |
| 1154-1189 | Henry II |
| 1189-1199 | Richard I |
| 1199-1216 | John |
| 1216-1272 | Henry III |
| 1272-1307 | Edward I |
| 1307-1327 | Edward II |
| 1327-1377 | Edward III |
| 1377-1399 | Richard II |
| HOUSE OF LANCASTER T | |
| 1399-1413 | Henry IV |
| 1413-1422 | Henry V |
| 1422-1461 | Henry VI |
| HOUSE OF YORK T | |
| 1461-1483 | Edward IV |
| 1483 | Edward V |
| 1483-1485 | Richard III |
| TUDORS T | |
| 1485-1509 | Henry VII |
| 1509-1547 | Henry VIII |
| 1547-1553 | Edward VI |
| 1553 | Jane Grey |
| 1553-1558 | Mary I |
| 1558-1603 | Elizabeth I |
| STUARTS T | |
| 1603-1625 | James I |
| 1625-1649 | Charles I |
| COMMONWEALTH | |
| 1649-1658 | Oliver Cromwell |
| 1658-1659 | Richard Cromwell |
| STUARTS (Restored) | |
| 1660-1685 | Charles II |
| 1685-1688 | James II |
| 1689-1702 | William III |
| 1689-1694 | Mary II |
| 1702-1714 | Anne |
| HOUSE OF HANOVER T | |
| 1714-1727 | George I |
| 1727-1760 | George II |
| 1760-1820 | George III |
| 1820-1830 | George IV |
| 1830-1837 | William IV |
| 1837-1901 | Victoria |
| SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA T | |
| 1901-1910 | Edward VII |
| WINDSOR T | |
| 1910-1936 | George V |
| 1936 | Edward VIII |
| 1936-1952 | George VI |
| 1952- 2022 | Elizabeth II |
| 2022 | Charles III |
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M = More information
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400-1066 AD
Anglo Saxon
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For further information and timelines return to menu and click onto the Almanac. It Covers 60000BC to the present.
The British Library is also a good source to fill in the gaps of history
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The British Library is also a good source to fill in the gaps of history
For an external link click onto the banner below to go to the British Library.
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This information provides a concise background to the Ancient British / English civilisations and the 'Emergence of England' - After the Romans leave the country Britain is separated into many small kingdoms
486 - 865 The Middle Ages are dominated by increasing English trade links with
the continent including the German Saxons and Viking raids.
The English inhabitants were referred to as the Anglo-Saxons Christianity spreads
throughout the country and St Augustus is sent by the Pope to convert the English population. Information about this period has been obtained from a monk and Historian referred to as The Venerable Bede (673 - 735) in his writing "Ecclesiastical History of the English People"
The Venerable Bede introduced the concept of England and the English people - a Christian people untarnished by any Pagan past...
the continent including the German Saxons and Viking raids.
The English inhabitants were referred to as the Anglo-Saxons Christianity spreads
throughout the country and St Augustus is sent by the Pope to convert the English population. Information about this period has been obtained from a monk and Historian referred to as The Venerable Bede (673 - 735) in his writing "Ecclesiastical History of the English People"
The Venerable Bede introduced the concept of England and the English people - a Christian people untarnished by any Pagan past...
General Timelines Classification
Geology .................................................Pre-Palaeolithic.......
Palaeolithic ........................................ circa...14598 BC - 8000 BC
Mesolithic............................................circa... 7999 BC - 1500 BC
Neolithic .............................................circa... 1499 BC - 2500 BC
Bronze Age..........................................circa... 2499 BC - 500 BC
Iron Age ..............................................circa... 499 BC - 71 AD
Roman - British.....................................circa... 43 AD - 419 AD
Dark Ages ...........................................circa... 420 AD - 499 AD
Anglo-Scandinavian ..............................circa... 500 AD - 1065 AD
MIDDLE AGES.............................................1200 AD - 1500 AD
Norman .........................................................1066 AD - 1216 AD
Medieval ........................................................1216 AD - 1484 AD
Tudor .............................................................1485 AD - 1602 AD
Stuart ............................................................1603 AD - 1713 AD
Georgian ........................................................1714 AD - 1836 AD
Victorian ........................................................1817 AD - 1900 AD
20th Century ...................................................1901 AD - 1999 AD
Geology .................................................Pre-Palaeolithic.......
Palaeolithic ........................................ circa...14598 BC - 8000 BC
Mesolithic............................................circa... 7999 BC - 1500 BC
Neolithic .............................................circa... 1499 BC - 2500 BC
Bronze Age..........................................circa... 2499 BC - 500 BC
Iron Age ..............................................circa... 499 BC - 71 AD
Roman - British.....................................circa... 43 AD - 419 AD
Dark Ages ...........................................circa... 420 AD - 499 AD
Anglo-Scandinavian ..............................circa... 500 AD - 1065 AD
MIDDLE AGES.............................................1200 AD - 1500 AD
Norman .........................................................1066 AD - 1216 AD
Medieval ........................................................1216 AD - 1484 AD
Tudor .............................................................1485 AD - 1602 AD
Stuart ............................................................1603 AD - 1713 AD
Georgian ........................................................1714 AD - 1836 AD
Victorian ........................................................1817 AD - 1900 AD
20th Century ...................................................1901 AD - 1999 AD
871 - Wessex Saxon King Ethelred and his brother Alfred, defeat the
Danes at the Battle of Ashdown (in Berkshire)
871 - Alfred - The only English monarch to be given the nickname
"The Great". First King of the united Anglo Saxons
Danes at the Battle of Ashdown (in Berkshire)
871 - Alfred - The only English monarch to be given the nickname
"The Great". First King of the united Anglo Saxons
1016-1035 - Danish under King Canute rule England
1042 - House of Wessex is Restored under Edward, the Confessor (1042-66)
and Harold II (1066)
and Harold II (1066)
1066 - The Battle of Hastings - William, Duke of Normandy crowned King of
England (William I)
England (William I)
1066-1087) - The Normans rule the English
1086 - 1088 - The English Domesday Book is compiled
1120-1129 "HISTORIA REGUM BRITANNIAE" was written by Geoffrey of
Monmouth and details the English Arthurian legend of King Arthur,
Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the chivalric court of Camelot.
This provided the Welsh with a claim to the sovereignty of the
whole island of Britain of which the Tudors took advantage Concise
History of England
Monmouth and details the English Arthurian legend of King Arthur,
Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the chivalric court of Camelot.
This provided the Welsh with a claim to the sovereignty of the
whole island of Britain of which the Tudors took advantage Concise
History of England
1200-1500
Middle Ages
Tudor & Stuarts
1800 -
Georgian
1900 -
Victorian
Elizabethan II
2000 +
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6000BC to 2010 AD
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Rhyme to remember Kings & Queens of England
since William I (the Conqueror)
Willie, Willie, Harry, Steve
Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three.
Edward One, Two, Three, Dick Two
Henry Four, Five, Six then who?
Edward Four Five, Dick the Bad
Harrys twain and Ned, the lad.
Mary, Lizzie, James the Vain
Charlie, Charlie, James again.
William and Mary, Anne o'Gloria,
Four Georges, William and Victoria
Edward Seven, Georgie Five,
Edward, George and Liz (alive).
since William I (the Conqueror)
Willie, Willie, Harry, Steve
Harry, Dick, John, Harry Three.
Edward One, Two, Three, Dick Two
Henry Four, Five, Six then who?
Edward Four Five, Dick the Bad
Harrys twain and Ned, the lad.
Mary, Lizzie, James the Vain
Charlie, Charlie, James again.
William and Mary, Anne o'Gloria,
Four Georges, William and Victoria
Edward Seven, Georgie Five,
Edward, George and Liz (alive).
Birth of the English Flag
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Origins of the English Language
Sub Note: Some early Monarchy shared their seat of power with family members. On death, this practice allowed dates to overlap, obviously this has caused some confusion for historians through the years. However, through modern research methods we are uncovering more allowing for more accurate dates
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Charles I reigned from 1625 to 1649, in what was known as the Caroline era. The name Caroline came from the word Carolus, the Latin for Charles.