REGNAL DATES OF THE KINGS OF WESSEX AND OF ENGLAND

Kings of Wessex

Ecgberht

Ethelwulf

Ethelbald

ZEthelberht

Ethelred I

Alfred the Great

Edward the Elder

Kings of England

ZEthelstan

Edmund I

Eadred

Eadwig

Edgar

Edward the Martyr

ZEthelred II

the Unready Sweyn Forkbeard

ZEthelred II the Unready Edmund II Ironside Cnut

Harold I Harefoot

Harthacnut

Edward the Confessor

Harold II

William I the Conqueror

William II

Henry I

Stephen Henry II

Richard I

John Henry III

Edward I

802-839 - effectively first king of England 839-856/858 - son of Ecgberht 855/856-860 - son of ZEthelwulf 860-865/866 - son of ZEthelwulf 865/866-871 - son of ZEthelwulf 871-899 - brother of ZEthelred I 899-924 - son of Alfred the Great

925-939 - son of Edward the Elder

939-946 - son of Edward the Elder

946-955 - son of Edward the Elder

955-959 - son of Edmund I

959-975 - son of Edmund I

975-978 - son of Edgar

978-1013 - son of Edgar

1013-1014 - Danish, took throne from

exiled /Ethelred II

1014-1016 (restored)

1016 - son of Ethelred II

1016-1035 - Danish, son of Sweyn, elected

by English witenagemot

1035-1040 - Anglo-Danish, son of Cnut

1040-1042 - Danish, son of Cnut

1042-1066 - son of Ethelred II

1066 - last Anglo-Saxon king

1066-1087 - Norman, overthrew Harold II

at Hastings

1087-1100 - son of William I 1100-1135 - son of William I 1135-1154 - nephew of Henry I 1154-1189 - grandson of Henry I 1189-1199 - son of Henry II 1199-1216 - son of Henry II 1216-1272 - son of John 1272-1307 - son of Henry III

Edward II 1307-1327 - son of Edward I

Edward III 1327-1377 - son of Edward II

Richard II 1377-1399 - grandson of Edward III

Henry IV 1399-1413 - seized throne from Richard II

Henry V 1413-1422 - son of Henry IV

Henry VI 1422-1461 - son of Henry V

Edward IV 1461-1470 - seized throne from Henry VI

Henry VI 1470-1471 (restored)

Edward IV 1471-1483 (restored)

Edward V 1483 - son of Edward IV

Richard III 1483-1485 - seized throne from Edward V

Henry VII 1485-1509 - took throne after killing

Richard III on Bosworth Field