Medieval
Kings and Queens
The Medieval Kings and Queens of England
The Medieval Kings and Queens of England fire our imaginations!
Thoughts of the Medieval Code of Chivalry, Medieval Romance,
Courtly love, Camelot and King Arthur. The Knights of the
Round Table and the Crusades. But what is fact and what is
fiction? Who were the Medieval Kings and Queens of England?
And when did they rule the country? And when exactly was the
Medieval period? The Medieval period is also referred to as
the Middle Ages. This period in history is defined as being
between the period in European history between the Romans
and the start of the Renaissance, often dated from A.D. 410
to 1603.
 Medieval
Kings and Queens - the Confusion & Legends start here!
The Medieval Kings and Queens of England reigned over many
hundreds of years. The Romans left Britain in an attempt to
halt the decline of the Roman Empire. They never returned.
After the Romans leave the country Britain is separated into
many small kingdoms. The periods between 410 - 1066 are also
referred to as the Dark Ages which were dominated by the German
Saxons and Viking raids. The Britons were subsequently referred
to as the Anglo-Saxons. Various different cultures emerged
in the lands of the Celts and the Britons were a divided nation
consisting of many different tribes. The Dark Ages were so
called because of the lack of written chronicles from the
time - not because the people were barbaric and unenlightened!
And during this time the ancient Celtic and Druid religions
were replaced by Christianity. The history of the early Medieval
Kings and Queens were lost in myths and legends. Our list
of Medieval Kings and Queens therefore start in 871AD with
King Alfred the Great. The early Medieval Kings and Queens
enter the mystical, magical world of Celtic legends and myths.
King
Arthur
 Medieval
Kings and Queens 871 - 1066
The following list of Medieval Kings and Queens cover the
first part of the Medieval period between 871AD starting with
King Alfred the Great and ending with the Norman Invasion
of 1066. This list of English Medieval Kings shows the direct
descendents of the Wessex King - Alfred the Great. It then
explains the Medieval Viking King of England - King Canute.
This list of Medieval Kings ends with William the Conqueror.
Medieval
Kings
Wessex line of Kings from Alfred the Great 871 - 1016
871-899 Alfred the Great
899-924 Edward the Elder (son of Alfred)
924-939 Aethelstan (first son of Edward the Elder)
939-946 Edmund I (second son of Edward the Elder)
946-955 Eadred (third son of Edward the Elder)
955-959 Edwig (first son of Edmund I)
959-975 Edgar (second son of Edmund I)
975-978 Edward the Martyr (first son of Edgar)
978-1016 Ethelred the Unready (second son of Edgar)
978-1016 - King Ethelred II
1016 - Edmund Ironside assassinated I month later
Medieval
Kings of England 1016 - 1066
1016-1035 - King Canute
1035-1036 Alfred (son of Ethelred II)
1036-1040 - Harold Harefoot - The illegitimate son of King
Canute
1042-1066 - Edward the Confessor
1066 - Harold Godwinson - Harold II - the last Anglo-Saxon
King of England
1066 - 1087 William of Normandy - the Conqueror
Medieval
Kings and Queens 1066 - 1603
The next list of Medieval Kings and Queens covers the second
part of the Medieval period between 1066AD starting with William
the Conqueror and the Norman Invasion and ending with the
Tudor dynasty and Queen Elizabeth I in 1603. This list of
English Medieval Kings and Queens shows the change from the
Normans to the Plantagenets and finally the Medieval Kings
and Queens of the Tudor dynasty.
Medieval
Kings and Queens 1066 - 1603
1066 -1087
- The Medieval Norman Kings rule the English after their victory
at the Battle of Hastings and William the Duke of Normandy
is crowned King of England (William I)
William the Conqueror 1066-1087
William Rufus 1087-1100 (son of William)
Henry I 1100-1135 (William Rufus' brother)
Stephen 1135-1154 (nephew of Henry I)
The
Medieval Plantagenet Kings and Queens (Angevin Line) rule
England between 1154 - 1399
Henry II 1154-1189 (grandson of Henry I)
Richard I 1189-1199 (third son of Henry II)
John 1199-1216 (fifth son of Henry II)
Henry III 1216-1272 (son of John)
Edward I 1272-1307 (son of Henry III)
Edward II 1307-1327 (son of Edward I)
Edward III 1327-1377 (son of Edward II)
The
Medieval Kings and Queens of the Royal Houses of Lancaster
and York rule England between 1377-1485
Richard II 1377-1399 (grandson of Edward III, son of the Black
Prince)
Henry IV 1399-1413 (grandson of Edward III, son of John of
Gaunt)
Henry V 1413-1422 (son of Henry IV)
Henry VI 1422-1461 (son of Henry V)
Edward IV 1461-1483 ( youngest son of Edward III )
Richard III 1483-1485 (uncle of Edward V)
The
Medieval Kings and Queens of the Royal House of Tudor rule
England between 1485 - 1603
 Henry
VII 1485 -1509 (grandson of Henry V)
Henry VIII 1509-1547 (Henry VII's second son, Arthur married
Katherine of Aragon but died at the age of 15)
Edward V 1547-1553 (Henry's son by Jane Seymour)
Mary 1553-1558 (Henry's daughter by Queen Katherine of Aragon)
Elizabeth I 1558-1603 (Henry's daughter by Anne Boleyn)
Medieval
Kings and Queens of England
The truth about the history of Medieval Kings and Queens of
England are distant from our ideas of King Arthur, the Knights
of the Round Table and Camelot. But the Medieval Code of Chivalry,
Medieval Romance, Courtly love and the Crusades were a reality!
The above lists of Medieval Kings and Queens of England help
us to identify what is fact and what is fiction! The facts
and information about the Medieval Kings and Queens of England
provides details of when they ruled the country. The Medieval
Kings and Queens of England fully explained!
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