King

For Kings of Scotland, see King of Scots.
This page lists Kings and Queens of England (1066-1707), Great Britain (1707-1801) and the United Kingdom (1801-present). The Kings and Queens of Ireland from 1539-1801 were identical with the contemporary Kings and Queens of England and Great Britain.
Name 	Entered office 	Left office 	Dynasty 	Notes
William I 	14 October 1066 	9 September 1087 	Normandy 	
William II 	9 September 1087 	2 August 1100 	Normandy 	
Henry I 	2 August 1100 	1 December 1135 	Normandy 	
Stephen 	1 December 1135 	25 October 1154 	Blois 	throne disputed by his cousin, Matilda, daughter of Henry I
Henry II 	25 October 1154 	6 July 1189 	Plantagenet 	
Richard I 	6 July 1189 	6 April 1199 	Plantagenet 	
John 	6 April 1199 	18 October 1216 	Plantagenet 	
Henry III 	18 October 1216 	16 November 1272 	Plantagenet 	
Edward I 	16 November 1272 	7 July 1307 	Plantagenet 	
Edward II 	7 July 1307 	25 January 1327 	Plantagenet 	deposed, died September 1327
Edward III 	25 January 1327 	21 June 1377 	Plantagenet 	
Richard II 	21 June 1377 	30 September 1399	Plantagenet 	deposed, died 1400
Henry IV 	30 September 1399 	20 March 1413 	Lancaster 	
Henry V 	20 March 1413 	31 August 1422 	Lancaster 	
Henry VI 	31 August 1422 	4 March 1461 	Lancaster 	deposed
Edward IV 	4 March 1461 	31 October 1470 	York 	deposed
Henry VI 	31 October 1470 	11 April 1471 	Lancaster 	restored, then deposed
Edward IV 	11 April 1471 	9 April 1483 	York 	restored
Edward V 	9 April 1483 	25 June 1483 	York 	deposed, died later that year
Richard III 	26 June 1483 	22 August 1485 	York 	
Henry VII 	22 August 1485 	21 April 1509 	Tudor 	
Henry VIII 	21 April 1509 	28 January 1547 	Tudor 	
Edward VI 	28 January 1547 	6 July 1553 	Tudor 	
Lady Jane Grey 	6 July 1553 	19 July 1553 	Grey 	de facto ruler for 13 days.
Mary I 	6 (or 19) July 1553 	17 November 1558 	Tudor 	
Elizabeth I 	17 November 1558 	24 March 1603 	Tudor 	
James I 	24 March 1603 	27 March 1625 	Stuart 	
Charles I 	27 March 1625 	30 January 1649 	Stuart 	beheaded by Parliament
Commonwealth 	30 January 1649 	29 May 1660 	 	Republican government after the execution of Charles I
Charles II 	29 May 1660 (30 January 1649)	6 February 1685 	Stuart 	
James II 	6 February 1685 	11 December 1688 	Stuart 	fled the country; he maintained some control over Ireland until 1690
William III and Mary II	23 February 1689 	28 December 1694 	Nassau and Stuart 	given throne by parliament
William III 	28 December 1694 	8 March 1702 	Nassau 	continued as king after his wife's death
Anne 	8 March 1702 	1 August 1714 	Stuart 	
George I 	1 August 1714 	11 June 1727 	Hanover 	
George II 	11 June 1727 	25 October 1760 	Hanover 	
George III 	25 October 1760 	29 January 1820 	Hanover 	
George IV 	29 January 1820 	26 June 1830 	Hanover 	
William IV 	26 June 1830 	20 June 1837 	Hanover 	
Victoria 	20 June 1837 	22 January 1901 	Hanover 	married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Edward VII 	22 January 1901 	6 May 1910 	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 	
George V 	6 May 1910 	20 January 1936 	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (to 1917); Windsor (from 1917)	
Edward VIII 	20 January 1936 	11 December 1936 	Windsor 	
George VI 	11 December 1936 	6 February 1952 	Windsor 	
Elizabeth II 	6 February 1952 	current sovereign	Windsor