English Monarchs Flashcards
King Alfred the Great (England)
886 AD - 899 AD
King Edward the Confessor (England)
1042 AD - 1066 AD
Next King: William I (William the Conqueror)
King William I (England)
1066 AD - 1087 AD
William the Conqueror of the Norman Conquest.
Prior King: Edward the Confessor
Next King: William II
King William II (England)
1087 AD - 1100 AD
William Rufus.
Prior King: William I
Next King: Henry I
King Henry I (England)
1100 AD - 1135 AD
Son William died during a shipwreck (White Ship Disaster of 1120), put country in turmoil with Stephen of Blois becoming King until Henry I’s daughter Empress Matilda beat him, putting her son Henry II on the throne.
Prior King: William II
Next King: Stephen of Blois
King Stephen (England)
1135 AD - 1154 AD
Stephen of Blois
Prior King: Henry I
Next King: Henry II
King Henry II (England)
1154 AD - 1189 AD.
Wife: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Sons: Henry the Younger, Geoffrey, Richard, and John.
Prior King: Stephen
Next King: Richard I
King Richard I (England)
1189 AD - 1199 AD
Richard the Lionheart, Eleanor’s favorite son.
Prior King: Henry II
Next King: John
King John (England)
1199 AD - 1216 AD
John Lackland
King Henry III (England)
1216 AD - 1272 AD
Loved King Edward the Confessor
Prior King: John
Next King: Edward I
King Edward I (England)
1272 AD - 1307 AD
Edward Longshanks. Loved the tales of King Arthur.
Prior King: Henry III
Next King: Edward II
King Edward II (England)
1307 AD - 1327 AD
Had favorites like Piers Gaveston. Was overthrown, probably murdered.
Prior King: Edward I
Next King: Edward III
King Edward III (England)
1327 AD - 1377 AD
Overthrew Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, for the crown. Started the Hundred Years War. Son Edward, the Black Prince.
Prior King: Edward II
Next King: Richard II
King Richard II (England)
1377 AD - 1399 AD
Overthrown and eventually murdered. Son of Edward, the Black Prince.
Prior King: Edward III
Next King: Henry IV
King Henry IV (England)
1399 AD - 1413 AD
House of Lancaster.
Prior King: Richard II
Next King: Henry V