Kings and Queens of England (871 .. 1603)
Early Middle Ages
Kings of Wessex
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| Aethelred I King of Wessex | - | 866 | 871 |
| Alfred the Great | Brother | 871 | 899 |
| Edward the Elder | Son | 899 | 924 |
The First Kings of England
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| Athelstan | Son | 924 | 939 |
| Edmund I | Brother | 939 Oct | 946 |
| Eadred | Brother | 946 May | 955 |
| Eadwig | Nephew | 955 Nov | 959 |
| Edgar I | Brother | 959 Oct | 975 |
| Edward 'The Martyr' | Son | 975 Jul | 978 |
| Aethelred II 'The Unready' | Step-brother | 978 Mar | 1013 |
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High Middle Ages
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| Swein (Sweyn) 'Fork-Beard' | - | 1013 Dec | 1014 |
| Aethelred 'The Unready' | - | 1014 Mar | 1016 |
| Edmund II 'Ironside' | (Son of Aethelred II) | 1016 Apr | |
| Canute (Knut) | (Son of Swein) | 1016 Nov | 1035 |
| Harold I 'Harefoot' | Son | 1035 | 1040 |
| Harthacnut | Step-brother | 1040 Jun | 1042 |
| Edward 'The Confessor' | (Son of Aethelred II) | 1042 Jun | 1066 |
| Harold II 'Godwinson' | - | 1066 Jan 23 |
The Norman Kings
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| William I 'The Conqueror' | - | 1066 Dec 25 | 1087 |
| William II 'Rufus' | Son | 1087 Sep 26 | 1100 |
| Henry I | Brother | 1100 Aug 5 | 1135 |
| Stephen of Blois | Nephew | 1135 Dec 22 | 1154 |
| (Matilda) | Cousin | 1141 Apr-Nov | Matilda was not crowned |
The Angevin (Plantagenet) Kings:
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| Henry II | (Son of Matilda) | 1154 Dec 19 | 1189 |
| Richard I 'The Lionheart' | Son | 1189 Sep 3 | 1199 |
| John | Brother | 1199 May 27 | 1216 |
| Henry III | Son | 1216 Oct 28 | 1272 |
| Edward I | Son | 1272 Nov 20 | 1307 |
Late Middle Ages
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| Edward II | Son | 1307 Jul 8 | 1327 |
| Edward III | Son | 1327 Jan 25 | 1377 |
| Richard II | Grandson | 1377 Jun 23 | 1399 |
The Lancastrian and Yorkist Kings:
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| Henry IV | Cousin | 1399 Sep 30 | 1413 |
| Henry V | Son | 1413 Mar 13 | 1422 |
| Henry VI | Son | 1422 Sep 1 | 1461 |
| Edward IV | - | 1461 Mar 4 | 1470 |
| (Henry VI restored) | - | 1470 Oct 3 | 1471 |
| (Edward IV restored) | - | 1471 Apr 11 | 1483 |
| Edward V | Son of (Edward IV) | 1483 (Apr 9) | A Prince in the Tower |
| Richard III | 1483 Jun 26 | 1485 |
Early Modern Period (1500 - )
The Tudor Kings and Queens:
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
| Henry VII | - | 1485 Aug 22 | 1509 |
| Henry VIII | Son | 1509 Apr 22 | 1547 |
| Edward VI | Son | 1547 Jan 22 | 1553 |
| (Lady Jane Grey) | - | 1553 July 10 | Jane was never crowned |
| Mary I, 'Bloody Mary' | Sister (of Edward VI) | 1553 July 19 | 1558 |
| Elizabeth I | Sister | 1558 | 1603 |
The Stuart Kings and Queens:
| Ruler | Relationship to Predecessor | From | To/Comments |
 James I (James VI of Scotland) | ??? | 1603 | 1625 |
| Charles I | Son | 1625 | 1649 |
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