A History of the British Monarchy

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History of the British Monarchy

This book is an overview of English and British Rulers from the 800s to the present. Genealogical tables are included along with information on important royal landmarks, and some important non-rulers.

Table of Contents

• Rulers of England

1. Saxon Rulers (871 - 1013, 1042 - 1066)
2. Viking Rulers (1013 - 1014, 1016 - 1042)
3. Norman Rulers and House of Blois (1066 - 1154)
4. Angevin Rulers (1154 - 1216)
5. Plantagenet Rulers (1216 - 1399)
6. Lancastrian Rulers (1399 - 1461, 1470 - 1471)
7. Yorkist Rulers (1461 - 1470, 1471 - 1485)
8. Tudor Rulers (1485 - 1603)
9. Stuart Rulers (1603 - 1649, 1660 - 1707)
10. Commonwealth Rulers (The Interregnum) (1649 - 1659)

• Rulers of Great Britain

(Upon the union of England and Scotland, the title of Queen Anne, the last Stuart Ruler of England, changed)

1. Stuart Rulers (1707 - 1714)
2. Hanoverarian Rulers (1714 - 1901)
3. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Rulers (1901–1917)
4. Windsor Rulers (1917 - present)

• Related Information

1. Genealogical Tables
2. Princes of Wales
3. The Tower of London
4. Crown Jewels and Royal Residences
5. Royal Orders
6. Additional Information