Kings of England
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This is a list of Kings of England to currently date. The Kings have came from a different houses or halls, thus giving names such as "House of Wessex","House of York" etc.
House of Mercia
- Offa (774-796) ~ Regarded as the first to be crowned King of England.
House of Wessex
- Egbert (829-839)
- Ethelwulf (839-856)
- Ethelbald (856-860)
- Ethelbert (860-865)
- Ethelred (865-871)
- Alfred the Great (871-899)
- Edward the Elder (899-924)
- Elfward (924 - Reign lasted only 2 months)
- Athelstan (924-939)
- Edmund the Magnificent (939-946)
- Edred (946-955)
- Edwy the Fair (955-959)
- Edgar the Peaceable (959-975)
- Saint Edward the Martyr (975-978)
- Ethelred the Unready (978-1016)
- Edmund Ironside (1016 - Reign lasted 7 months)
House of Denmark
The House of Denmark saw a line of Danish born kings reigning over England.
- Sweyn Forkbeard (1013-1014)
- Canute (1016-1035)
- Harold Harefoot (1035-1040)
- Harthacanute (1040-1042)
House of Wessex (Restored Anglo Saxon)
- Saint Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)
- Harold Godwinson (Jan until Oct 1066)
- Edgar the Atheling (Oct until Dec 1066)
House of Normandy
House of Plantagenet
The House of Plantagenet was divided into three Houses,Angevins,House of Lancaster and the House of York.
- Henry II
- Henry the Young King
- Richard I the Lionheart
- John Lackland
- Henry III
- Edward I Longshanks
- Edward II
- Edward III
- Richard II
House of Lancaster
House of York
House of Tudor
House of Stuart
Commonwealth
There were no Kings between 1649 and 1660, instead there were two Lords.
House of Stuart (Restored)
House of Hanover
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
House of Windsor
- George V
- Edward VIII
- George VI (Last King of England to current year, 2008)
