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Period: Jun 9, 1042 to Jan 5, 1066
King (St) Edward the Confessor
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Period: Jan 6, 1066 to Oct 14, 1066
King Harold Godwinson
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
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Period: Dec 25, 1066 to Sep 9, 1087
King William I
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Period: Sep 26, 1087 to Aug 2, 1100
King William II (Rufus)
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Period: Aug 5, 1100 to Dec 1, 1135
King Henry I (Beauclerc)
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Period: Dec 22, 1135 to Oct 25, 1154
King Stephen of Blois
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Period: Apr 7, 1141 to Nov 1, 1141
Empress Matilda
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Period: Dec 19, 1154 to Jul 6, 1189
King Henry II (Curtmantle/Court-Manteau)
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Dec 29, 1170
Martyrdom of St Thomas Becket
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Period: Sep 3, 1189 to Apr 6, 1199
King Richard I (Lionheart/Coeur de Lion)
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Period: May 27, 1199 to Oct 19, 1216
King John (Lackland/Sans Terre)
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
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Period: Jun 15, 1215 to Sep 11, 1217
First Barons' War
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Period: Oct 28, 1216 to Nov 16, 1262
King Henry III (of Winchester)
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Period: Nov 20, 1272 to Jul 7, 1307
King Edward I (Longshanks)
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Period: Jul 7, 1307 to Jan 25, 1327
King Edward II
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Period: Jan 25, 1327 to Jun 21, 1377
King Edward III
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Period: Jun 21, 1377 to Sep 29, 1399
King Richard II
Richard II was deposed, and became a prisoner of Henry Bolingbroke, who usurped the throne from the prior claims of the issue of his father John of Gaunt. "thePeerage.com – Person Page 10206". Retrieved 25 October 2007. -
Period: Sep 30, 1399 to Mar 20, 1413
King Henry IV (Bolingbroke)
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Period: Mar 20, 1413 to Aug 31, 1422
King Henry V
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Period: Aug 31, 1422 to Mar 4, 1461
King Henry VI
First reign. House of Lancaster. -
Period: Mar 4, 1461 to Oct 2, 1470
King Edward IV
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Period: Oct 30, 1470 to Apr 11, 1471
King Henry VI
Second reign. House of Lancaster. Stabbed in the Tower of London. -
Period: Apr 11, 1471 to Apr 9, 1483
King Edward IV
Second reign. House of York. -
Period: Apr 9, 1483 to Jun 25, 1483
King Edward V
According to many sources smothered. Died in London, aged about 12. -
Period: Jun 26, 1483 to Aug 22, 1485
King Richard III
Killed in battle in Bosworth Field. House of York. -
Period: Aug 22, 1485 to Apr 21, 1509
King Henry VII
Founder of the House of Tudor. -
Period: Apr 21, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547
King Henry VIII
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Period: Jan 28, 1547 to Jul 6, 1553
King Edward VI
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Period: Jul 19, 1553 to Nov 17, 1558
Queen Mary
Under the terms of the marriage treaty between Philip I of Naples (Philip II of Spain from 15 January 1556) and Queen Mary I, Philip was to enjoy Mary's titles and honours for as long as their marriage should last. All official documents, including Acts of Parliament, were to be dated with both their names, and Parliament was to be called under the joint authority of the couple. An Act of Parliament gave him the title of king and stated that he "shall aid her Highness ... in the happy administra