After the act of Union in 1707 the king or queen is more correctly called the
monarch of Great Britain
Monarch / Reign
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HOUSE OF WESSEX
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Egbert 802-839
Aethelbald 855-860
Aethelbert 860-866
Aethelred 866-871
Alfred the Great 871-899
Edward the Elder 899-925
Athelstan 925-940
Edmund the Magnificent 940-946
Eadred 946-955
Eadwig (Edwy) All-Fair 955-959
Edgar the Peaceable 959-975
Edward the Martyr 975-978
Æthelred II (Ethelred the Unready) 979-1013 and 1014-1016
Edmund II (Ironside) 1016
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DANISH
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Svein Forkbeard 1014
Cnut (Canute) 1016-1035
Harold I 1035-1040
Hardicnut 1040-1042
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SAXONS
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Edward (the Confessor) 1042-1066
Harold II 1066
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NORMANS
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William I 1066-1087
William II 1087-1100
Henry I 1100-1135
Stephen 1135-1154
Empress Matilda (Queen Maud) 1141
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PLANTAGENETS
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Henry II 1154-1189
Richard I 1189-1199
John 1199-1216
Henry III 1216-1272
Edward I 1272-1307
Edward II 1307-1327
Edward III 1327-1377
Richard II 1377-1399
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HOUSE OF LANCASTER
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Henry IV 1399-1413
Henry V 1413-1422
Henry VI 1422-1461
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HOUSE OF YORK
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Edward IV 1461-1483
Edward V 1483
Richard III 1483-1485
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TUDORS
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Henry VII 1485-1509
Henry VIII 1509-1547
Edward VI 1547-1553
Jane Grey 1553
Mary I 1553-1558
Elizabeth I 1558-1603
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STUARTS
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James I 1603-1625
Charles I 1625-1649
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COMMONWEALTH
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Oliver Cromwell 1649-1658
Richard Cromwell 1658-1659
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STUARTS (restored)
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Charles II 1660-1685
James II 1685-1688
William III 1689-1702
Mary II 1689-1694
Anne 1702-1714
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HOUSE OF HANOVER
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George I 1714-1727
George II 1727-1760
George III 1760-1820
George IV 1820-1830
William IV 1830-1837
Victoria 1837-1901
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SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA
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Edward VII 1901-1910
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HOUSE OF WINDSOR
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George V 1910-1936
Edward VIII 1936-1936
George VI 1936-1952
Elizabeth II 1952 - present
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