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Britain, etc Flashcards

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English Ruler 924-939

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Æthelstan, son of Edward the Elder; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 939-946

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Edmund I, son of Edward the Elder; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 946-955

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Eadred, son of Edward the Elder; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 955-959

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Eadwig, son of Edward I; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 959-975

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Edgar the Peaceful, son of Edmund I; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 975-978

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Edward the Martyr, son of Edgar the Peaceful; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 978-1013

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Æthelred the Unready, son of Edward the Peaceful, House of Wessex

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English Ruler 1013-1014

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Sweyn Forksbeard, son of Harald Bluetooth; House of Denmark

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English Ruler 1014-1016

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Æthelred the Unready, son of Edward the Peaceful, House of Wessex

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English Ruler 1016

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Edmund Ironside, son of Æthelred the Unready; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 1016-1035

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Cnut, son of Sweyn Forkbeard; House of Denmark

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English Ruler 1035-1040

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Harald Harefoot, son of Cnut; House of Denmark

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English Ruler 1040-1042

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Harthacnut, son of Cnut; House of Denmark

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English Ruler 1042-1066

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Edward the Confessor, son of Æthelred the Unready; House of Wessex

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English Rulers 1066

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Harold Godwinson, son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex; House of Wessex

Edgar the Ætheling, son of Edgar the Exile; House of Wessex

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English Ruler 1066-1087

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William I the Conquerer, son of Robert I, Duke of Normandy; House of Normandy

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English Ruler 1087-1100

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William II, son of William the Conquerer; House of Normandy

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English Ruler 1100-1135

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Henry I, son of William the Conquerer; House of Normandy

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English Ruler 1135-1154

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Stephen of Blois, son of Stephen, Count of Blois; House of Blois

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(Disputed) English Ruler 1141

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Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I; House of Normandy

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English Ruler 1154-1189

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Henry II, son of Geoffrey V Plantagenet of Anjou and Empress Matilda; House of Anjou

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English co-Ruler 1170-1183

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Henry the Young King, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; House of Anjou

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English Ruler 1199-1216

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John Lackland, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; House of Anjou

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English Ruler 1189-1199

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Richard I The Lionheart, son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine; House of Anjou

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(Disputed) English Ruler 1216-1217

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Louis VIII The Lion, son of Philip II of France, and Isabella of Hainault

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English Ruler 1217-1272

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Henry III, son of John Lackland and Isabella of Angoulême; House of Plantagenet

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English Ruler 1272–1307

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Edward I Longshanks, son of Henry III and Eleanor of Provence; House of Plantagenet

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English Ruler 1307-1327

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Edward II of Caernarfon, son of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile; House of Plantagenet

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English Ruler 1327–1377

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Edward III, son of Edward II and Isabella of France; House of Plantagenet

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English Ruler 1377-1399

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Richard II, son of Edward, the Black Prince and Joan of Kent; House of Plantagenet

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English Ruler 1399-1413

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Henry IV Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster; House of Lancaster

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English Ruler 1413-1422

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Henry V, The Star of England, son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohum; House of Lancaster

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English Ruler 1422–1461

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Henry VI, son of Henry V and Catherine of Valois; House of Lancaster

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English Ruler 1461–1470

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Edward IV, son of Richard Plantagenet and Cecily Neville; House of York

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English Ruler 1470-1471

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Henry VI, son of Henry V and Catherine of Valois; House of Lancaster

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English Ruler 1471-1483

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Edward IV, son of Richard Plantagenet and Cecily Neville; House of York

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English Ruler 1483

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Edward V, son of Edward IV and Elizabeth of Woodville; House of York

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English Ruler 1483-1485

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Richard III, son of Richard Plantagenet and Cecily Neville; House of York

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English Ruler 1489-1509

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Henry VII, son of Edmund Tudor and Lady Margaret Beaufort; House of Tudor

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English Ruler 1509–1547

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Henry VIII, son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York; House of Tudor

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English Ruler 1547–1553

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Edward VI, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; House of Tudor

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(Disputed) English Ruler 1553

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Jane, daughter of Henry Grey and Lady Frances Brandon; House of Tudor

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English co-Ruler 1553(4)–1558

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Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon; House of Tudor

Philip of Spain, son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabella of Portugal

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English Ruler 1558–1603

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Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; House of Tudor

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English Ruler 1603–1625

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James VI, King of Scots (James I of England), son of Henry Stuart and Mary I, Queen of Scots; House of Stuart

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English Ruler 1625–1649

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Charles I, son of James I and Anne of Denmark; House of Stuart

46
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English Ruler 1653–1658

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Oliver Cromwell“Old Ironsides”, son of Robert Cromwell and Elizabeth Steward (Lord Protector)

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English Ruler 1658–1659

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Richard Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier (Lord Protector)

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English Ruler 1660(49)–1685

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Charles II, Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France; House of Stuart

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English Ruler 1685–1688

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James II, son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France; House of Stuart

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English Ruler 1689–1702

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William III, son of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary, Princess Royal; House of Stuart

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English co-Ruler 1689–1694

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Mary II, daughter of James II and Anne Hyde; House of Stuart

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English Ruler 1702–1714

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Anne, daughter of James II and Anne Hyde; House of Stuart

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English Ruler 1714–1727

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George I Louis, son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Sophia of Hanover; House of Hanover

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English Ruler 1727–1760

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George II Augustus, son of George I and Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle; House of Hanover

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English Ruler 1760–1820

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George III William Frederick, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha; House of Hanover

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English Ruler 1820–1830

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George IV Augustus Frederick, son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz; House of Hanover

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English Ruler 1830–1837

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William IV Henry, son of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz; House of Hanover

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English Ruler 1837–1901

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Alexandrina Victoria, daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld; House of Hanover

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English Ruler 1901–1910

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Albert Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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English Ruler 1910–1936

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George V Frederick Ernest Albert, son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark; House of Windsor

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English Ruler 1936

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Edward VIII Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, son of George V and Mary of Teck; House of Windsor

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English Ruler 1936–1952

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Albert Frederick Arthur George VI, son of George V and Mary of Teck; House of Windsor

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English Ruler 1952-Present

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Elizabeth II Alexandra Mary, daughter of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

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