- Regnal dates of the kings of wessex and of England
- Kings of WessexEcgberhtEthelwulfEthelbaldZEthelberhtEthelred IAlfred the GreatEdward the ElderKings of EnglandZEthelstanEdmund IEadredEadwigEdgarEdward the MartyrZEthelred IIthe Unready Sweyn ForkbeardZEthelred II the Unready Edmund II Ironside CnutHarold I HarefootHarthacnutEdward the ConfessorHarold IIWilliam I the ConquerorWilliam IIHenry IStephen Henry IIRichard IJohn Henry IIIEdward I802-839 - effectively first king of England 839-856/858 - son of Ecgberht 855/856-860 - son of ZEthelwulf 860-865/866 - son of ZEthelwulf 865/866-871 - son of ZEthelwulf 871-899 - brother of ZEthelred I 899-924 - son of Alfred the Great925-939 - son of Edward the Elder939-946 - son of Edward the Elder946-955 - son of Edward the Elder955-959 - son of Edmund I959-975 - son of Edmund I975-978 - son of Edgar978-1013 - son of Edgar1013-1014 - Danish, took throne fromexiled /Ethelred II1014-1016 (restored)1016 - son of Ethelred II1016-1035 - Danish, son of Sweyn, electedby English witenagemot1035-1040 - Anglo-Danish, son of Cnut1040-1042 - Danish, son of Cnut1042-1066 - son of Ethelred II1066 - last Anglo-Saxon king1066-1087 - Norman, overthrew Harold IIat Hastings1087-1100 - son of William I 1100-1135 - son of William I 1135-1154 - nephew of Henry I 1154-1189 - grandson of Henry I 1189-1199 - son of Henry II 1199-1216 - son of Henry II 1216-1272 - son of John 1272-1307 - son of Henry IIIEdward II 1307-1327 - son of Edward IEdward III 1327-1377 - son of Edward IIRichard II 1377-1399 - grandson of Edward IIIHenry IV 1399-1413 - seized throne from Richard IIHenry V 1413-1422 - son of Henry IVHenry VI 1422-1461 - son of Henry VEdward IV 1461-1470 - seized throne from Henry VIHenry VI 1470-1471 (restored)Edward IV 1471-1483 (restored)Edward V 1483 - son of Edward IVRichard III 1483-1485 - seized throne from Edward VHenry VII 1485-1509 - took throne after killingRichard III on Bosworth Field
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.