Kings and Queens of England

Timeline & Burial Sites

REIGN	NAME	Born-Died, Aged	BURIAL SITE
SAXON PERIOD
802-839	Egbert	770-839, 69	Winchester Cathedral
839-856	Ethelwulf elder son of Egbert	795-858, 63	Winchester Cathedral
856-860	Ethelbald (meaning 'Noble Bold'), eldest son of Ethelwulf	831-860, 29	Sherborne Abbey
860-865	Ethelbert(means Magnificent Noble) son of Ethelwulf	835-865, 30	Sherborne Abbey
865-871	Ethelred I, son of Ethelwulf	837-871, 34	Wimborne
871-899	Alfred the Great. Son of Ethelwulf	849-899, 50	Originally at Winchester, but now sadly unknown.
899-924	Edward the Elder. Son of Alred the Great	871-924, 53	Winchester Cathedral
924-939	Athelstan. 'the Glorious' Son of Edward the Elder	895-939, 44	Malmesbury Abbey
924	Ælfweard, son of Edward	??-924, ??	Winchester Cathedral
939-946	Edmund I the Elder, son of Edward the Elder	921-946, 25	Glastonbury Abbey
946-955	Edred, son of Edward	923-955, 32	Winchester Cathedral
955-959	Edwy All-Fair, son of King Edmund I	941-959, 36	Winchester Cathedral
959-975	Edgar or Eadgar I, son of King Edmund I	943-975, 32	Glastonbury Abbey
975-978	Edward the Martyr, son of King Edgar I	962-978, 16	Brookwood, Surrey
978-1013 1014-1016	Ethelred II, aka Ethelred the Unready. Son of King Edgar I	968-1016, 48	St Paul's Cathedral, London
DANISH
1013-1014	Sweyn I, or Sweyn Forkbeard	960-1014, 54	Norway
SAXON
1014-1016	Ethelred II, (returned from exile after death of Sweyn)	968-1016, 48	St Paul's Cathedral, London
1016	Edmund Ironside, son of Ethelred II	989-1016, 27	Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset
DANISH
1016-1035	Canute the Great. Son of Sweyn Forkbeard	995-1035, 40	Winchester Cathedral
1035-1040	Harold I Harefoot, son of Canute the Great	1015-1040, 25	Westminster
1040-1042	Harthacanute, son of Canute the Great	1018-1042, 24	Winchester Cathedral
SAXON RESTORATION
1043-1066	Edward the Confessor, son of Ethelred the Unready	1002-1066, 64	Westminster Abbey
Jan-Oct 1066	Harold II, son of Godwin, earl of Wessex	1022-1066, 44	Waltham Abbey
Oct-Dec 1066	Edgar Ætheling, aka Edgar the Outlaw, son of Edward the Exile	1051-1126, 75
NORMANS
1066-1087	William I, aka William the Conqueror	1027-1087, 60	France
1087-1100	William II Rufus (the red), second son of King William I	1056-1100, 44	Winchester Cathedral
1100-1135	Henry I, 4th son of King William I	1068-1135, 67	Reading Abbey
1135-54	Stephen, son of Stephen, Count of Blois	1096-1154, 58	Faversham Abbey
PLANTAGENETS
1154-1189	Henry II, son of Geoffrey of Anjou	1133-1189, 56	France
1189-99	Richard I, the Lionheart, third legitimate son of King Henry II	1157-1199, 42	France
1199-1216	John "Lackland", younger brother of King Richard I	1166-1216, 50	Worcester Cathedral
1216-1272	Henry III son of King John Lackland	1207-1272, 65	Westminster Abbey
1272–1307	Edward I "Longshanks" "Hammer of the Scots" son of King Henry III	1239-1307, 68	Westminster
1307–1327	Edward II son of King Edward I	1284-1327, 43	Gloucester Cathedral
1327-1377	Edward III, son of King Edward II	1312-1377, 65	Westminster
1377–1399	Richard II, son of Edward the Black Prince	1367-1400, 33	Westminster
HOUSE OF LANCASTER
1399–1413	Henry IV, third and oldest surviving son of King Edward III	1367-1413, 46	Canterbury Cathedral
1413–1422	Henry V, son of King Henry IV	1387-1422, 35	Westminster
1422–1461	Henry VI, only child of King Henry V	1421-1471, 50	Windsor Castle
HOUSE OF YORK
1461–1483	Edward IV, second son of Richard, Duke of York	1442-1483, 41	Windsor Castle
Apr-June 1483	Edward V (one of the Princes in the Tower, never crowned), son of Edward IV	1470-1483, 13	Westminster
1483–1485	Richard III, eighth son of Richard Duke of York	1452-1485, 33	Greyfriars Church, Leicester, but now lost
TUDORS
1485–1509	Henry VII, only son of Edmund Tudor and Lady Margaret Beaufort	1457-1509, 52	Westminster Abbey
1509-1547	Henry VIII, younger son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York	1491-1547, 55	Windsor Castle
1547-1553	Edward VI, son of Henry VIII	1537-1553, 15	Westminster Abbey
9 days,1553	Lady Jane Grey, a great-granddaughter of Henry VII	1537-1554, 17	Tower of London (executed)
1553-1558	Queen Mary I (aka Bloody Mary)	1516-1558, 42	Westminster Abbey
1558-1603	Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen), daughter of Henry VIII	1533-1603, 70	Westminster Abbey
STUARTS
1603–1625	James I, only child of Mary I, Queen of Scots & Lord Darnley	1566-1625, 59	Westminster Abbey
1625-1649	Charles I, son of James I of England	1600-1649, 49	Windsor Castle
COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND
1653-1658	Oliver Cromwell, lord protector of England	1599-1658, 59	His head is buried in Cambridge
1658-1659	Richard Cromwell, third son of Oliver Cromwell	1626-1712, 86
STUARTS RESTORATION
1660-1685	Charles II, son of Charles I	1630-1685, 55	Westminster Abbey
1685-1688	James II, son of Charles I	1633-1701, 68	France
1689-1702	William III, son of William II Prince of Orange	1650-1702, 52	Westminster Abbey
1702-1707	Anne, daughter of James II	1665-1714, 49	Westminster Abbey
HOUSE OF HANOVER - the Hanoverians
1714-1727	George I, eldest son of Ernst August, a German prince, and of his wife, Sophia	1660-1727, 67	Hanover, Germany
1727-1760	George II	1683-1760, 77	Westminster Abbey
1760-1820	George III	1738-1820, 82	Windsor Castle
1820-1830	George IV	1762-1830, 68	Windsor Castle
1830-1837	William IV	1765-1837, 72	Windsor Castle
1837-1901	Victoria	1819-1901, 82	Windsor Castle
1901–1910	Edward VII	1841-1910, 69	Windsor Castle
HOUSE OF WINDSOR
1910–1936	George V	1865-1936, 71	Windsor Castle
Jan-Dec 1936	Edward VIII	1894-1972, 78	Windsor Castle
1936-1952	George VI	1895-1952, 57	Windsor Castle
1952-present	Elizabeth II	1926