King
From British Offices and Honours
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 |
