Mediaeval England

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  • Period: Jun 9, 1042 to Jan 5, 1066

    King (St) Edward the Confessor

    Wikipedia article
  • Period: Jan 6, 1066 to Oct 14, 1066

    King Harold Godwinson

  • Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

  • Period: Dec 25, 1066 to Sep 9, 1087

    King William I

  • Period: Sep 26, 1087 to Aug 2, 1100

    King William II (Rufus)

  • Period: Aug 5, 1100 to Dec 1, 1135

    King Henry I (Beauclerc)

  • Period: Dec 22, 1135 to Oct 25, 1154

    King Stephen of Blois

    Usurper, seized throne from Henry's granddaughter Mathilda.
  • Period: Apr 7, 1141 to Nov 1, 1141

    Empress Matilda

  • Period: Dec 19, 1154 to Jul 6, 1189

    King Henry II (Curtmantle/Court-Manteau)

  • Dec 29, 1170

    Martyrdom of St Thomas Becket

  • Period: Sep 3, 1189 to Apr 6, 1199

    King Richard I (Lionheart/Coeur de Lion)

  • Period: May 27, 1199 to Oct 19, 1216

    King John (Lackland/Sans Terre)

  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

  • Period: Jun 15, 1215 to Sep 11, 1217

    First Barons' War

    Treaty of Lambeth signed by Louis of France 9/11/1217
  • Period: Oct 28, 1216 to Nov 16, 1262

    King Henry III (of Winchester)

  • Period: Nov 20, 1272 to Jul 7, 1307

    King Edward I (Longshanks)

  • Period: Jul 7, 1307 to Jan 25, 1327

    King Edward II

  • Period: Jan 25, 1327 to Jun 21, 1377

    King Edward III

  • 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)

  • Period: Mar 20, 1413 to Aug 31, 1422

    King Henry V

    Died of dysentery
  • 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

    First reign. (House of York)
  • 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

  • Period: Jan 28, 1547 to Jul 6, 1553

    King Edward VI

  • 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