House of Wessex
- Egbert (802-39)
- Aethelwulf (839-55)
- Aethelbald (855-60)
- Aethelbert (860-6)
- Aethelred (866-71)
- Alfred the Great (871-99)
- Edward the Elder (899-925)
- Athelstan (925-40)
- Edmund the Magnificent (940-6)
- Eadred (946-55)
- Eadwig (Edwy) All-Fair (955-59)
- Edgar the Peaceable (959-75)
- Edward the Martyr (975-78)
- Aethelred the Unready (978-1016)
- Edmund Ironside (1016)
Danish Line
- Svein Forkbeard (1014)
- Canute the Great (1016-35)
- Harald Harefoot (1035-40)
- Hardicanute (1040-42)
House of Wessex, Restored
- Edward the Confessor (1042-66)
- Harold II (1066)
Norman Line
- William I the Conqueror (1066-87)
- William II Rufus (1087-1100)
- Henry I Beauclerc (1100-35)
- Stephen (1135-54)
- Empress Matilda (1141)
Plantagenet, Angevin Line
- Henry II Curtmantle (1154-89)
- Richard I the Lionheart (1189-99)
- John Lackland (1199-1216)
- Henry III (1216-72)
- Edward I Longshanks (1272-1307)
- Edward II (1307-27)
- Edward III (1327-77)
- Richard II (1377-99)
Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line
- Henry IV Bolingbroke (1399-1413)
- Henry V (1413-22)
- Henry VI (1422-61, 1470-1)
Plantagenet, Yorkist Line
- Edward IV (1461-70, 1471-83)
- Edward V (1483)
- Richard III Crookback (1483-5)
House of Tudor
- Henry VII Tudor (1485-1509)
- Henry VIII (1509-47)
- Edward VI (1547-53)
- Lady Jane Grey (1553)
- Mary I Tudor (1553-58)
- Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
House of Stuart
- James I (1603-25)
- Charles I (1625-49)
Monarchs of Great Britain
The Commonwealth
- Oliver Cromwell (1649-58)
- Richard Cromwell (1658-59)
House of Stuart, Restored
- Charles II (1660-85)
- James II (1685-88)
House of Orange and Stuart
- William III, Mary II (1689-1702)
House of Stuart
House of Brunswick, Hanover Line
- George I (1714-27)
- George II (1727-60)
- George III (1760-1820)
- George IV (1820-30)
- William IV (1830-37)
- Victoria (1837-1901)
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
House of Windsor
- George V (1910-36)
- Edward VIII (1936)
- George VI (1936-52)
- Elizabeth II (1952-present)
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Need help remembering them all?
Traditional mnemonic aid used in English schools to help students remember the order of English Monarchs from William the Conqueror on. . .
Willie Willie Harry Stee
Harry Dick John Harry three;
One two three Neds, Richard two
Harrys four five six....then who?
Edwards four five, Dick the bad,
Harrys (twain), Ned six (the lad);
Mary, Bessie, James you ken,
Then Charlie, Charlie, James again...
Will and Mary, Anna Gloria,
Georges four, Will four Victoria;
Edward seven next, and then
Came George the fifth in nineteen ten;
Ned the eighth soon abdicated
Then George six was coronated;
After which Elizabeth
And that's all folks until her death.
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