Here are some nice vintage images of the Kings of England.
These are engraved prints from a Victorian book.
These are mostly male images however there are a few beauties as well
since there were a few female monarch in the line.
House of Wessex
Alfred the Great - King of England 871-899
House of Normandy
William I (William The Conqueror) - King of England 1066 - 1087
William II (Rufus the Red) - King of England 1087 - 1100
Henry I (Henry Beauclero) - King of England 1100 - 1135
Stephen (Stephen of Blois) - King of England 1135 - 1154
House of Plantagenet
Henry II (Henry Curtmantle) - King of England 1154 - 1189
Richard I (Richard the Lionhearted) - King of England 1189 - 1199
John (John Lackland) - King of England 1199 - 1216
Henry III (Henry of Winchester) - King of England 1216 - 1272
Edward I (Edward Longshanks) - King of England 1272 - 1307
Edward II (Edward of Caernarfon) - King of England 1307 - 1327 (murdered)
Edward III (Edward of Windsor) - King of England 1327 - 1377
Edward The Black Prince
(Eldest Son of King Edward III & Father of King Richard II)
He died 1376 and was never crowned king.
Richard II (Son of Edward The Black Prince) - King of England 1377 - 1399
House of Lancaster
(A branch of the Royal House of Plantagenet)
This House descended from Edward III's third surviving son,
John of Gaunt - Duke of Lancaster
Henry IV (Henry of Bolingbrooke) - King of England 1399 - 1413
Henry V (Henry of Monmouth) - King of England 1413 - 1422
Henry VI (Henry of Windsor) - King of England 1422 - 1461 (1st Reign)
The War of the Roses saw the throne passed between Lancaster and York
House of York
"War of the Roses" 1455 - 1485
(A branch of the Royal House of Plantagenet)
The House of York was descended by the fourth surviving son of Edward III,
Edward of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Edward IV (Edward of York) - King of England 1461 - 1470 (1st Reign)
Son of Richard Plantagenet - 3rd Duke of York
House of Lancaster - Restored
"War of the Roses" 1455 - 1485
(A branch of the Royal House of Plantagenet)
This House descended from Edward III's third surviving son,
John of Gaunt - Duke of Lancaster
Henry VI (Henry of Windsor) - King of England 1470 - 1471 (2nd Reign)
The War of the Roses saw the throne passed between Lancaster and York
He died in the Tower of London - murder is speculated.
House of York - Restored
"War of the Roses" 1455 - 1485
(A branch of the Royal House of Plantagenet)
The House of York was descended by the fourth surviving son of Edward III,
Edward of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Edward IV (Edward of York) - King of England 1471 - 1483 (2nd Reign)
Son of Richard Plantagenet - 3rd Duke of York
Regained his throne in the War or the Roses with the Death of Henry VI
Edward V (Prince in the Tower) April 9 - June 25 1483
He and his brother disappeared in the Tower of London, there is much speculation as to what happened to the two boys but many believe their Uncle and successor to the throne had them killed.
Richard III (Duke of Gloucester) - King of England 1483 - 1485
Youngest and 4th surviving son of Richard Plantagenet -3rd Duke of York
(Last King of the House of York and Last of the Plantagenet Dynasty)
died in defeat on the battlefield - the decisive battle in the War of the Roses
House of Tudor
The Tudors descended matrilineally from John Beaufort, one of the
illegitimate children of John of Gaunt (third surviving son of Edward III)
Henry VII - King of England & Lord of Ireland 1457 - 1509
Henry VIII - King of England and Lord of Ireland 1491 - 1547
Edward VI - King of England and Ireland 1537 - 1553
Lady Jane Grey (The 9 day Queen of England) July 10-19, 1553
Grand daughter of Henry VII
Edward VI left her the crown in his will but her reign was in dispute
and she was executed for high treason.
Mary I (Queen of England) 1553 - 1558
Daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon
Queen Elizabeth I (Queen of England) 1558-1603
Daughter of Henry VII and his 2nd Wive Anne Boleyn
House of Stuart
Elizabeth died without having any children, so the Scottish king succeeded
to the English throne in the Union of the Crowns.
James I (The Peacemaker King) - King of England 1603 - 1625
he was also James VI - King of Scotland
Son of Mary Queen of the Scots
Charles I - King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1625 - 1649
(brought to trial due to Civil War, found guilty and beheaded)
There were no Monarchs reining from 1649 - 1660
Lord Protectors of that time were:
Oliver Cromwell and Richard Cromwell
House of Stuart - restored
Charles II - (The Merrie Monarch) King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1660 - 1685
Charles II King of Scotland 1649 - 1660
James II - King of England & Ireland 1633 - 1701
James VII - King of Scotland from Feb 6, 1685
Mary II- Queen Regent of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689 - 1694
Daughter of King James II / James VII
Mary ruled jointly with her husband William III (William Prince of Orange)
Known as the Reign of William & Mary
William and Mary
Mary ruled 1689 - 1694 jointly with William
William III - King of England, Scotland and Ireland 1689 - 1702
ruled jointly with his wife Mary till 1694 when at her death he became sole ruler
Anne of Great Britain - Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland 1702 - 1707
House of Hanover
George II - King of Great Britain 1727 - 1760
George III - (Mad King George) King of Great Britain 1760 - 1820
George IV (Prince Regent) - King of Great Britain 1820 - 1830
He ruled Great Britain as Prince Regent from 1810 - 1820 as
an order of Parliament due to his father's mental illness.
William IV - King of Great Britain 1830 - 1837
Son of King George III
Victoria - Queen Regent of the United Kingdom 1837 - 1901
Grins and Giggles,
Evelyn
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