UK Monarchs Flashcards
1509-1547 (E&I)
Henry 8 - Tudor
- Catherine of Aragon (Mary 1)
- Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth 1)
- Jane Seymour (Edward 6)
- Anne of Cleves
- Catherine Howard
- Catherine Parr
1547-1553 (E&I)
Edward 6 - Tudor (dead at 15)
- realm governed by Regency Council
1553 (9 days) (E&I)
Lady Jane Grey - Tudor
- Granddaughter of Henry 7
- Executed, Protestant martyr
1553-1558 (E&I)
Mary 1 - Tudor
- daughter of Catherine of Aragon
- Phillip husband, king by marriage only
1558-1603 (E&I)
Elizabeth 1 - Tudor
- daughter of Anne Boleyn
- William Cecil, counsel
1603-1625 (E&I&S)
James 1 - Stuart
- Scottish king as James 6
- Union of Crowns
- Devine Right of Kings theory
1625-1649 (E&I&S)
Charles 1 - Stuart
- executed
1649-1660 (Commonwealth)
Oliver Cromwell- Lord Protector 1653-1658
Richard Cromwell - 1658-1659
1660-1685 (GB&I)
Charles 2 - Stuart
1685-1688 (E&I&S)
James 2 - Stuart
- deposed by William of Orange
1689-1702
Mary 2 & William 3 (of Orange) - Stuart
- daughter of James 2, queen to 1694
- husband of Mary 2, king to 1702
1702-1714 (E&I&S) (GB&I in 1707)
Anne - Stuart
- daughter of James 2
- Act of Union 1707
1714-1727 (GB&I)
George 1 - Hanover
1727-1760 (GB&I)
George 2 - Hanover
1760-1820 (GB&() (UK 1801)
George 3 - Hanover
- Mad King
- Acts of Union 1800
1820-1830 (UK)
George 4 - Hanover
1830-1837 (UK)
William 4 - Hanover
1837-1901 (UK)
Victoria - Hanover
-Empress of India
1901-1910 (UK)
Edward 7 - Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1910-1936 (UK)
George 5 - Windsor
1936 (UK)
Edward 8 - Windsor
- Abdicated, American Wallis Simpson
1936-1953
George 6, Windsor
- “The King’s Speech”
1953-present
Elizabeth 2 - Windsor
- Prince Charles, heir apparent, son
- Prince William, second after Charles/Diana
