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The reigning king or queen is the country’s head of state. All political power rests with the prime minister (the head of government) and the cabinet, and the monarch must act on their advice. The table provides a chronological list of the sovereigns of Britain.
- Edward the Martyr
Edward (born c. 963—died March 18, 978, Corfe, Eng.; feast...
- Edward the Martyr
12 de dic. de 2022 · Chronological list of all the Kings of England since 924 AD including the house (family) for each English king. There have been 52 different kings of England [*] since 924 AD. King Charles III coronation will take place at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023.
- Æthelstan
- Edmund I
- Eadred
- Eadwig
- Edgar The Peaceful
- Edward The Martyr
- Æthelred The Unready
- Edmund Ironside
- Canute
- Harold Harefoot
Æthelstanruled first as King of the Anglo-Saxons, before becoming the first King of England after conquering York and therefore unifying the kingdom for the first time. During his reign, Æthelstan centralised government to a greater degree and built working relationships with the rulers of Wales and Scotland, who acknowledged his authority. He also...
Although Æthelstan had unified the kingdoms of England to become the first king of all England, on his death England became partially fragmented again, with Viking rule in York and north-east Merciaresuming: something of an initial set back. Fortunately in 942, he was able to re-establish his authority in Mercia, and by 944 he had regained control ...
Relatively little is known about Eadred’s reign: his crowning achievement was to bring the kingdom of Northumbria firmly under the control of the English crown, expelling the Norwegian ruler Eric the Bloodaxe from the region in the process. He never married, and is thought to have suffered from severe digestive problems. On his death in 955, his ne...
Eadwig became king aged just 15: despite, or perhaps because of, his youth, he feuded with his nobles and clergy, including the powerful archbishops Dunstan and Oda. Some accounts suggest these feuds developed because of Eadwig’s inappropriate sexual relationships. His reign became gradually less stable, with nobles loyal to Oda switching their all...
One of the most stable and successful periods presided over by the Anglo-Saxon kings was during Edgar’s reign. He consolidated political unity and ruled firmly but fairly, taking advice from leading nobles and trusted counselors like Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury. By the end of his reign, it seemed unlikely England would remain anything other t...
Edward inherited the throne after a leadership tussle with his half-brother Æthelred: their father, Edgar the Peaceful, hadn’t officially acknowledged either son as his legitimate heir, leading to a power struggle after his death. After several months of struggle, Edward was chosen as king and crowned, but factionalism had weakened his authority, a...
Æthelred became king aged 12 after his older half-brother was assassinated. His nickname, the Unready, was something of a word-play: his name literally means ‘well advised’ but the Old English unræd, meaning poorly advised, was similar in lexical terms. Despite making important reforms to coinage, his reign was scarred by conflict with the Danes, w...
Reigning for a mere 7 months, Edmund II inherited a war from him his father, Æthelred the Unready against Canute, leader of the Danes. The country was divided into those who had supported the Danes and those who hadn’t, and Canute’s attempts to take the English throne were far from over. Edmund fought 5 battles against the Danes during his brief re...
Often referred to as Cnut the Great, Canute was a Danish prince. He won the throne of England in 1016, and succeeded his father to the Danish throne in 1018, uniting the two crowns. Whilst there were some cultural similarities which united the two countries, sheer force allowed Canute to maintain his power. He claimed the crown of Norway in 1028 an...
The oldest son of Canute but not his designated heir, Harold Harefoot was elected regent of England on his father’s death as his half-brother, and the true heir, Harthacnut, was stuck in Denmark. Two years into his regency, with Harthacnut still not returned to England, Harold was eventually proclaimed king with the support of several powerful earl...
- Sarah Roller
31 de dic. de 2022 · ADDucation’s list of English monarchs starts with King Egbert in 802 AD. The Kingdom of England, also known as the “Kingdom of the Angles”, “Kingdom of the English” and “Regnum Anglorum” (in Latin) has been a sovereign state since around 886 AD, ruled by various combinations of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (East Anglia ...
English Monarch [*]ReignBurial PlaceEgbert / Ecgherht802-839Saxon / WessexÆthelwulf (Ethelwulf)839-856Saxon / WessexÆthelbald (Ethelbald)856-860Saxon / WessexÆthelbert (Ethelbert)860-866Saxon / WessexGood examples include Queen Victoria, who ruled at the height of empire, and Queen Elizabeth II, who has held a nation searching for a new post-empire identity together for the past seven decades. Read on for our selection of Britain's top 10 monarchs.
|802: The Saxons | 1066: The Normans | 1154: The Plantagenets | 1485: The Tudors | 1603: The Stuarts | 1714: The Hanoverians | 1901: Saxe-Coburg & Gotha | 1917: House ...
3 de jul. de 2021 · 802 - Egbert returns from exile in Charlemagne and becomes King of Wessex. 825 - King Egbert of Wessex wins a decisive victory over King Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellendun. Wessex becomes the dominant kingdom. 827 - Following his conquest of Mercia, Egbert controls all of England south of the Humber.
