The Joe Public Guide Series
JOE CASTELLO
Introduction
The Romans
The Saxons
The Danes and Vikings
The Normans
William I 1066-1087
William II 1087-1100
Henry I 1100-1135
Matilda 1141
Stephen 1135-1154
The Plantagenets
Henry II 1154-1189
Richard I 1189-1199
John 1199-1216
Henry III 1216- 1272
Edward I 1272-1307
Edward II 1307-1327
Edward III 1327-1377
Richard II 1377-1399
The Lancastrians
Henry IV 1399-1413
Henry V 1413-1422
Henry VI 1422-1461 & 1470-1471
The Yorkists
Edward IV 1461-1470 & 1471-1483
Edward V 1483
Richard III 1483-1485
The Tudors
Henry VII 1485-1509
Henry VIII 1509-1547
Edward VI 1547-1553
Mary I 1553- 1558
Elizabeth I 1558-1603
The Stuarts
James I 1603-1625
Charles I 1625-1649
The Commonwealth
The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell 1648-1658 and
Richard Cromwell 1658-1659
The Stuarts (restored)
Charles II 1660-1685
James II 1685-1688
William III 1688-1702 & Mary II 1688-1694
Anne 1702-1714
The Hanovers
George I 1714-1727
George II 1727-1760
George III 1760-1820
George IV 1820-1830
William IV 1830-1837
Victoria 1837-1901
Edward VII 1901-1910
The Windsors
George V 1910-1936
Edward VIII 1936
George VI 1936-1952
Elizabeth II 1952-2022
The royal houses and their order can be remembered by the following aide-memoire:
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