Rulers & dynasties
Who held the crown
From Egbert of Wessex to Charles III: every monarch, protector and republican government, arranged by the house they belonged to.
67Monarchs & protectors
15Houses
Twelve centuries of reigns
Each bar is one reign; each row is one house. Hover or tap for details.Before the English crown
c. 800,000 BCE – 802Prehistoric Britain
No single ruler
c. 800,000 BCE - AD 43
Roman Britain
Roman imperial administration
43 - c. 410
Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Multiple British, Anglo-Saxon and Gaelic rulers
c. 410 - 802
House of Wessex
802–1066 · 17 rulersEgbert
King of Wessex
802 - 839
37 yrs
Æthelwulf
King of Wessex
839 - 856
17 yrs
Æthelbald
King of Wessex
856 - 860
4 yrs
Æthelberht
King of Wessex
860 - 866
6 yrs
Æthelred I
King of Wessex
866 - 871
5 yrs
Alfred the Great
King of Wessex
871 - 899
28 yrs
Edward the Elder
King of the Anglo-Saxons
899 - 924
25 yrs
Æthelstan
King of the English
924 - 939
15 yrs
Edmund I
King of the English
939 - 946
7 yrs
Eadred
King of the English
946 - 955
9 yrs
Eadwig
King of England
955 - 959
4 yrs
Edgar the Peaceful
King of England
959 - 975
16 yrs
Edward the Martyr
King of England
975 - 978
3 yrs
Æthelred the Unready
King of England
978 - 1013; 1014 - 1016
38 yrs
Edmund Ironside
King of England
April - November 1016
<1 yrs
Edward the Confessor
King of England
1042 - 1066
24 yrs
Edgar Ætheling
King-elect of England
October - December 1066
<1 yrs
House of Knýtlinga (Danish Royal House)
1013–1042 · 4 rulersSweyn Forkbeard
King of England
1013 - 1014
1 yr
Cnut the Great
King of England
1016 - 1035
19 yrs
Harold Harefoot
King of England
1035 - 1040
5 yrs
Harthacnut
King of England
1040 - 1042
2 yrs
House of Godwin
1066–1066 · 1 rulerHarold II
King of England
January - October 1066
<1 yrs
House of Normandy
1066–1135 · 3 rulersWilliam I
King of England
1066 - 1087
21 yrs
William II
King of England
1087 - 1100
13 yrs
Henry I
King of England
1100 - 1135
35 yrs
House of Blois
1135–1154 · 1 rulerStephen
King of England
1135 - 1154
19 yrs
House of Plantagenet
1154–1399 · 8 rulersHenry II
King of England
1154 - 1189
35 yrs
Richard I
King of England
1189 - 1199
10 yrs
John
King of England
1199 - 1216
17 yrs
Henry III
King of England
1216 - 1272
56 yrs
Edward I
King of England
1272 - 1307
35 yrs
Edward II
King of England
1307 - 1327
20 yrs
Edward III
King of England
1327 - 1377
50 yrs
Richard II
King of England
1377 - 1399
22 yrs
House of Lancaster
1399–1471 · 3 rulersHenry IV
King of England
1399 - 1413
14 yrs
Henry V
King of England
1413 - 1422
9 yrs
Henry VI
King of England
1422 - 1461; 1470 - 1471
49 yrs
House of York
1461–1485 · 3 rulersEdward IV
King of England
1461 - 1470; 1471 - 1483
22 yrs
Edward V
King of England
April - June 1483
<1 yrs
Richard III
King of England
1483 - 1485
2 yrs
House of Tudor
1485–1603 · 6 rulersHenry VII
King of England
1485 - 1509
24 yrs
Henry VIII
King of England
1509 - 1547
38 yrs
Edward VI
King of England and Ireland
1547 - 1553
6 yrs
Lady Jane Grey
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland
10 - 19 July 1553
<1 yrs
Mary I
Queen of England and Ireland
1553 - 1558
5 yrs
Elizabeth I
Queen of England and Ireland
1558 - 1603
45 yrs
House of Stuart
1603–1714 · 6 rulersJames I
King of England and Ireland; James VI of Scotland
1603 - 1625
22 yrs
Charles I
King of England, Scotland and Ireland
1625 - 1649
24 yrs
Charles II
King of England, Scotland and Ireland
1660 - 1685
25 yrs
James II
King of England and Ireland; James VII of Scotland
1685 - 1688
3 yrs
Mary II
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland
1689 - 1694
5 yrs
Anne
Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland; from 1707 Queen of Great Britain
1702 - 1714
12 yrs
Protectorate (Cromwell)
1653–1659 · 2 rulersOliver Cromwell
Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland
1653 - 1658
5 yrs
Richard Cromwell
Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland
1658 - 1659
1 yr
House of Orange-Nassau
1689–1702 · 1 rulerWilliam III
King of England, Scotland and Ireland
1689 - 1702
13 yrs
House of Hanover
1714–1901 · 6 rulersGeorge I
King of Great Britain and Ireland
1714 - 1727
13 yrs
George II
King of Great Britain and Ireland
1727 - 1760
33 yrs
George III
King of Great Britain and Ireland; from 1801 King of the United Kingdom
1760 - 1820
60 yrs
George IV
King of the United Kingdom and Hanover
1820 - 1830
10 yrs
William IV
King of the United Kingdom and Hanover
1830 - 1837
7 yrs
Victoria
Queen of the United Kingdom; Empress of India
1837 - 1901
64 yrs
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1901–1936 · 2 rulersEdward VII
King of the United Kingdom and British Dominions; Emperor of India
1901 - 1910
9 yrs
George V
King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions; Emperor of India
1910 - 1936
26 yrs
House of Windsor
1936–present · 4 rulersEdward VIII
King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions; Emperor of India
January - December 1936
<1 yrs
George VI
King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions; last Emperor of India
1936 - 1952
16 yrs
Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
1952 - 2022
70 yrs
Charles III
King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
2022 - present
4 yrs
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Sources: Wikipedia – British monarchs · The Royal Family – Kings and Queens