Here you will find all the Kings and Queens of England and the United Kingdom from 1066 through to the present day.
The first King was King William I and the present monarch is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
| HOUSE OF NORMANDY |
| 1066 - 1087 William I (William the Conqueror) |
| 1087 - 1100 William II |
| 1100 - 1135 Henry I |
| 1135 - 1154 Stephen |
| HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET |
| 1154 - 1189 Henry II |
| 1189 - 1199 Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) |
| 1199 - 1216 John (signed the Magna Carta) |
| 1216 - 1272 Henry III |
| 1272 - 1307 Edward I |
| 1307 - 1327 Edward II |
| 1327 - 1377 Edward III |
| 1377 - 1399 Richard II |
| HOUSE OF LANCASTER |
| 1399 - 1413 Henry IV |
| 1413 - 1422 Henry V |
| 1422 - 1461 Henry VI |
| HOUSE OF YORK |
| 1461 - 1483 Edward IV |
| 1483 - 1483 Edward V |
| 1483 - 1485 Richard III (the Hunchback) |
| HOUSE OF TUDOR |
| 1485 - 1509 Henry VII |
| 1509 - 1547 Henry VIII (had six wives - split from Rome) |
| 1547 - 1553 Edward VI |
| 1553 - 1558 Mary I (first Sovereign Queen - Bloody Mary) |
| 1158 - 1603 Elizabeth I (known as the Virgin Queen) |
| HOUSE OF STUART |
| 1603 - 1625 James I (King James VI of Scotland) |
| 1625 - 1649 Charles I (only Sovereign to be executed) |
| COMMONWEALTH (REPUBLIC OF ENGLAND) |
| 1649 - 1653 Commonwealth Protectorate |
| 1653 - 1658 Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell |
| 1658 - 1659 Lord Protector Richard Cromwell |
| HOUSE OF STUART (RESTORATION) |
| 1660 - 1685 Charles II |
| 1685 - 1688 James II (deposed by William of Orange) |
| COMMONWEALTH (REPUBLIC OF ENGLAND) |
| 1688 - 1689 Commonwealth Protectorate |
| HOUSE OF STUART & ORANGE (SECOND RESTORATION) |
| 1689 - 1694 William III & Mary II (Joint Sovereigns) |
| 1694 - 1702 William III (alone) |
| 1702 - 1714 Anne |
| HOUSE OF HANOVER |
| 1714 - 1727 George I (couldn’t speak a word of English!) |
| 1727 - 1760 George II |
| 1760 - 1820 George III (known as the Mad King - lost the Colonies) |
| 1820 - 1830 George IV (was Prince Regent during his father’s illnesses) |
| 1830 - 1837 William IV |
| 1837 - 1901 Victoria (first Empress of India) |
| HOUSE OF SAXE-COBURG & GOTHA |
| 1901 - 1910 Edward VII (was Prince of Wales for over 60 years) |
| HOUSE OF WINDSOR |
| 1910 - 1936 George V (was King during World War One) |
| 1936 - 1936 Edward VIII (Abdicated - See Instrument of Abdication ↓ ) |
| 1936 - 1952 George VI (was King during World War Two) |
| 1952 - Elizabeth II (present Sovereign - read about her) |
Below is the Instrument of Abdication of His Majesty King Edward VIII, who left the Throne so as he could marry his twice-divorced fiancee Wallis Simpson. After his abdication, he became His Royal Highness Prince Edward, the Duke of Windsor, and Wallis become the Duchess of Windsor, although she wasn't granted the title Her Royal Highness, which is something the late King never forgave the British Establishment for.
