The history of the British Royal Family began with the Anglo-Saxons in 757.Kings of this era include:
-King Offa(757-796)
-Egbert, the King of Wessex(802-839)
-King Ethelwulf(839-856)
-King Ethelbald(856-860)
-King Ethelbert(860-866)
-King Ethelred(866-871)
-King Alfred "The Great"(871-899)
-King Edward "The Elder"(899-924)
-King Athelstan(924-939)
-King Edmund I(939-946)
-King Edred(946-955)
-King Edwy(955-959)
-King Edgar(959-975)
-King Edward II "The Martyr"(975-979)
-King Ethelred II "The Unready"(979-1013)(1014-1016)
-King Sweyn(1013-1014)
-King Edmund II "Ironside"(Apr.-Nov. 1016)
-King Canute "The Great"(1016-1035)
-King Harold Harefoot(1035-1040)
-King Hardicanute(1035-1042)
-King Edward III "The Confessor"(1042-1066)
-King Harold II(Jan.-Oct. 1066)
-King Edgar Atheling(Oct.-Dec. 1066)
The Normans were the next group that took power. Kings of this era include:
-King William I "The Conqueror"(1066-1087)
-King William II(1087-1100)
-King Henry I "Beauclerc"(1100-1135)
-King Stephen and Queen Matilda(1135-1154)
After the Normans ruled, the Angerins came into power. Kings of this era include:
-King Henry II "Cortmantle"(1154-1189)
-King Richard I "The Lionheart"(1189-1199)
-King John Lackland(1199-1216)
Next, the Plantagenets came into power. Kings of this era include:
-King Henry III(1216-1272)
-King Edward I "Longsharks"(1272-1307)
-King Edward II(1307-1327)
-King Edward III(1327-1377)
-King Richard II(1377-1399)
After the Plantagenets ruled, the Lancastrians came into power. Kings of this era include:
-King Henry IV(1399-1413)
-King Henry V(1413-1422)
-King Henry VI(1422-1461)(1470-1471)
Next came the Yorkists. Kings of this era include:
-King Edward IV(1461-1470)(1471-1483)
-King Edward V(Apr.-Jan. 1483)
-King Richard III(1483-1485)
Next came the Tudors. Kings and Queens of this era include:
-King Henry VII(1485-1509)
-King Henry VIII(1509-1553)
-Queen Lady Jane Grey(July 10-19, 1553)
-Queen Mary I(1553-1558)
-Queen Elizabeth I(1558-1603)
After the Tudors, came the Stuarts. Kings and Queens of this era include:
-King James I(1603-1625)
-King Charles I(1625-1649)
-King Charles II(1660-1685)
-King James II(1685-1688)
-King William III(1689-1702) and Queen Mary II(1689-1694)
-Queen Anne(1702-1714)
Next came the Hanoverians. Kings and Queens of this era include:
-King George I(1714-1727)
-King George II(1727-1760)
-King George III(1760-1820)
-King George IV(1820-1830)
-King William IV(1830-1837)
-Queen Victoria(1837-1901)
After the Hanoverians ruled, the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha era began. The Kings of this era included:
-King Edward VII(1901-1910)
Next came the current House of Windsor. Kings and Queens of this era include:
-King George V(1910-1936)
-King Edward VIII(Jan.-Dec. 1936)
-King George VI(1936-1952)
-Queen Elizabeth II(1952- )
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