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Kings and queens

Kings and queens

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First Published
Fri Apr 07 2023
Last Published
Thu May 18 2023
Number of cards
68
Number of dates
136
Number of links
1
Link density
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871

Alfred the Great

[Reign starts]

Initially king of Wessex

899

Alfred the Great

[Reign ends]

Initially king of Wessex

899

Edward the Elder

[Reign starts]

924

Edward the Elder

[Reign ends]

924

Ælfweard

[Reign starts]

924

Ælfweard

[Reign ends]

924

Æthelstan

[Reign starts]

Recognised as king of England 12th July 927 in Eamont Cumbria

939

Æthelstan

[Reign ends]

Recognised as king of England 12th July 927 in Eamont Cumbria

939

Edmund 1st

[Reign starts]

Died in a brawl

946

Edmund 1st

[Reign ends]

Died in a brawl

946

Eadred

[Reign starts]

955

Eadred

[Reign ends]

955

Eadwig

[Reign starts]

959

Eadwig

[Reign ends]

959

Edgar the Peaceful

[Reign starts]

975

Edgar the Peaceful

[Reign ends]

975

Edward the Martyr

[Reign starts]

978

Edward the Martyr

[Reign ends]

978

Æthelred the Unready

[Reign starts]

1st reign

1013

Æthelred the Unready

[Reign ends]

1st reign

1013

Sweyn Forkbeard

[Reign starts]

1014

Sweyn Forkbeard

[Reign ends]

1014

Æthelred the Unready

[Reign starts]

2nd reign

1016

Æthelred the Unready

[Reign ends]

2nd reign

1016

Edmund Ironside

[Reign starts]

1016

Edmund Ironside

[Reign ends]

1016

Cnut (Canute) the Great

[Reign starts]

1035

Cnut (Canute) the Great

[Reign ends]

1035

Harold Harefoot

[Reign starts]

1040

Harold Harefoot

[Reign ends]

1040

Harthacnut

[Reign starts]

1042

Harthacnut

[Reign ends]

1042

Edward the Confessor

[Reign starts]

1066

Edward the Confessor

[Reign ends]

1066

Harold Godwinson

[Reign starts]

Died at Hastings

1066

Harold Godwinson

[Reign ends]

Died at Hastings

1066

Edgar Ætheling

[Reign starts]

Disputed king

1066

Edgar Ætheling

[Reign ends]

Disputed king

1066

William 1st (The Conqueror)

[Reign starts]

1087

William 1st (The Conqueror)

[Reign ends]

1087

William 2nd (Rufus)

[Reign starts]

1100

William 2nd (Rufus)

[Reign ends]

1100

Henry 1st (Beauclerc)

[Reign starts]

1135

Henry 1st (Beauclerc)

[Reign ends]

1135

Stephen

[Reign starts]

1141

Matilda (Empress Matilda)

[Reign starts]

Disputed claim

1154

Stephen

[Reign ends]

1154

Henry 2nd (Curtmantle)

[Reign starts]

1167

Matilda (Empress Matilda)

[Reign ends]

Disputed claim

1189

Henry 2nd (Curtmantle)

[Reign ends]

1189

Richard 1st (The Lionheart)

[Reign starts]

1199

Richard 1st (The Lionheart)

[Reign ends]

1199

John (Lackland)

[Reign starts]

1216

John (Lackland)

[Reign ends]

1216

Louis (VIII the Lion)

[Reign starts]

Disputed claim

1216

Henry 3rd (of Winchester)

[Reign starts]

1 link

1226

Louis (VIII the Lion)

[Reign ends]

Disputed claim

1272

Henry 3rd (of Winchester)

[Reign ends]

1 link

1272

Edward 1st (Longshanks)

[Reign starts]

1307

Edward 1st (Longshanks)

[Reign ends]

1307

Edward 2nd (of Caernarfon)

[Reign starts]

1327

Edward 2nd (of Caernarfon)

[Reign ends]

1327

Edward 3rd

[Reign starts]

1377

Edward 3rd

[Reign ends]

1377

Richard 2nd

[Reign starts]

1399

Richard 2nd

[Reign ends]

1399

Henry 4th (of Bolingbroke)

[Reign starts]

1413

Henry 4th (of Bolingbroke)

[Reign ends]

1413

Henry 5th

[Reign starts]

1422

Henry 5th

[Reign ends]

1422

Henry 6th (1st reign)

[Reign starts]

1461

Henry 6th (1st reign)

[Reign ends]

1461

Edward 4th (1st reign)

[Reign starts]

1470

Edward 4th (1st reign)

[Reign ends]

1470

Henry 6th (2nd reign)

[Reign starts]

1471

Henry 6th (2nd reign)

[Reign ends]

1471

Edward 4th (2nd reign)

[Reign starts]

1483

Edward 4th (2nd reign)

[Reign ends]

1483

Edward 5th

[Reign starts]

Disappeared probably murdered

1483

Edward 5th

[Reign ends]

Disappeared probably murdered

1483

Richard 3rd

[Reign starts]

Died at Bosworth Field

1485

Richard 3rd

[Reign ends]

Died at Bosworth Field

1485

Henry 7th

[Reign starts]

1509

Henry 7th

[Reign ends]

1509

Henry 8th

[Reign starts]

1547

Henry 8th

[Reign ends]

1547

Edward 6th

[Reign starts]

1553

Edward 6th

[Reign ends]

1553

Jane (Lady Jane Grey)

[Reign starts]

Disputed claim

1553

Jane (Lady Jane Grey)

[Reign ends]

Disputed claim

1553

Mary 1st (Bloody Mary)

[Reign starts]

Disputed claim

1554

Philip

[Reign starts]

Disputed claim

1558

Mary 1st (Bloody Mary)

[Reign ends]

Disputed claim

1558

Philip

[Reign ends]

Disputed claim

1558

Elizabeth 1st

[Reign starts]

1603

Elizabeth 1st

[Reign ends]

1603

James 1st (and 6th of Scotland)

[Reign starts]

1625

James 1st (and 6th of Scotland)

[Reign ends]

1625

Charles 1st

[Reign starts]

1649

Charles 1st

[Reign ends]

1649

Interregnum

[Reign starts]

Oliver and then Richard Cromwell as Lords Protector

1660

Interregnum

[Reign ends]

Oliver and then Richard Cromwell as Lords Protector

1660

Charles 2nd

[Reign starts]

1685

Charles 2nd

[Reign ends]

1685

James 2nd

[Reign starts]

Overthrown

1688

James 2nd

[Reign ends]

Overthrown

1689

Mary 2nd

[Reign starts]

1689

William 3rd (of Orange)

[Reign starts]

1694

Mary 2nd

[Reign ends]

1702

William 3rd (of Orange)

[Reign ends]

1702

Anne

[Reign starts]

Queen of England

1707

Anne

[Reign ends]

Queen of England

1707

Anne

[Reign starts]

Queen of Britain

1714

Anne

[Reign ends]

Queen of Britain

1714

George 1st (Louis)

[Reign starts]

1727

George 1st (Louis)

[Reign ends]

1727

George 2nd (Augustus)

[Reign starts]

1760

George 2nd (Augustus)

[Reign ends]

1760

George 3rd (William Frederick)

[Reign starts]

1820

George 3rd (William Frederick)

[Reign ends]

1820

George 4th (Augustus Frederick)

[Reign starts]

1830

George 4th (Augustus Frederick)

[Reign ends]

1830

William 4th (Henry)

[Reign starts]

1837

William 4th (Henry)

[Reign ends]

1837

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria)

[Reign starts]

1901

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria)

[Reign ends]

1901

Edward 7th (Albert Edward)

[Reign starts]

1910

Edward 7th (Albert Edward)

[Reign ends]

1910

George 5th (Frederick Ernest Albert)

[Reign starts]

1936

George 5th (Frederick Ernest Albert)

[Reign ends]

1936

Edward 8th

[Reign starts]

Abdicated

1936

Edward 8th

[Reign ends]

Abdicated

1936

George 6th

[Reign starts]

1952

George 6th

[Reign ends]

1952

Elizabeth 2nd

[Reign starts]

2022

Elizabeth 2nd

[Reign ends]