THE ENGLISH MONARCHY

400 - Present

FROM 400 AD-1558

400 – 1066 Anglo-Saxon

Kings

1066 – 1154

The Normans

1154 – 1216The Angevins

1216 – 1399

The Plantagenets

1399 – 1471

The Lancastrians

1471 – 1485

The Yorkists

THE TUDORS

1485 – 1603

The most well-known dynasty in Royal History

• Henry VII 1485 - 1509

• Henry VIII 1509 - 1547

• Edward VI 1547 - 1553

• Lady Jane Grey 10-19 July 1553

• Mary I 1553 - 1558

• Elizabeth I 1558 - 1603

HENRY VIII

Wrote books and composed music

When the pope didn’t want to grant him a divorce, he broke with the catholic church and created the Church of England

Married 6 times, and had two of his wives beheaded

LADY JANE GREY

Became queen with the help of the Duke of Northumberland, because he wanted his family to inherit the throne

Reigned only for 9 days

Was executed along with her husband in 1554

ELIZABETH I

Reigned for 45 years

Was fluent in 6 languages

Her reign was known as The Golden Age

Was called, ‘Gloriana’ and ‘The Virgin Queen’

Never married and didn’t have any children

Was extremely popular and many poems and plays were written in her honour.

THE STUARTS

1603 – 1714

The first kings of the United Kingdom

• James I 1603-1625• Charles I 1625-1649

• Interregum (Cromwell, England is a Republic) 1649-1660• Charles II 1660-1685• James II 1685-1688

• Mary II, William II (joint monarchs) 1688-1702• Anne 1702-1714

JAMES I

Had been king of Scotland for 36 years when he became king of England

Was king during the Gunpowder Plot, which is remembered in England on Guy Fawkes Day (November 5th)

CHARLES I

Suffered from a speech impedement.

Spend a lot of money on art and paintings, which greatly increased the crown’s debt

Convicted of high treason ‘against the realm of England’ and was executed on the 20th of January 1649

THE HANOVERIANS

1714 – 1901

George I 1714 – 1727

George II 1727 – 1760

George III 1760 – 1820

George IV 1820 – 1830

William IV 1830 – 1837

Victoria 1837 - 1901

GEORGE I

Was born in Germany

Spoke German and French fluently, but very little English

Imprisoned his own wife in 1649

Had very little knowledge of the customs of England, and left his ministers in charge of the country

GEORGE III

Was the first of the Hanoverian monarch to be born in England and the first to speak English as a first language

America gained its independence during his rule

Went mad. His son ruled on his behalf for the last 9 years of his reign

Is the second longest reigning monarch in British History

VICTORIA

Became queen at the age of 18

Had 9 children, most of whom married into other European royal families

When her husband died in 1861, she mourned him for the rest of her life

Was queen during the industrial revolution and the rise of the British empire

Reigned for 64 years, the longest in British History

SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA

1901 – 1910

Name given to the family since Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria, was son of the Duke of

Saxe-Coburg & Gotha

Edward VII 1901-1910

THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR

1910 – present

Adopted as the British Royal family’s official name

George V 1910 - 1936

Edward VIII Jan-Dec 1936

George VI 1936 – 1952

Elizabeth II 1952 - present

EDWARD III

First monarch to be a qualified pilot

Was never officially crowned

Abdicated the throne in order to marry a divorced American woman; Mrs Wallis Simpson

GEORGE VI

Became king unexpectedly, when his older brother abdicated

Had a speech impediment

Became very popular during the 2. World War, because he and his family stayed in London, even though Buckingham Palace was bombed 9 times

Died at the age of 56

The ‘King’s Speech’ centres around George VI and his wartime radio speeches