English 105A: Handout (British Monarchs since 1154)

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TA: Geoffrey McNeil

English 105A: Early Shakespeare

Fall 2002

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Contents 1 British Monarchy from 1154 1.1 House of Plantagenet 1.2 House of Lancaster 1.3 House of York 1.4 House of Tudor 1.5 House of Stuart 1.6 Commonwealth 1.7 House of Stuart 1.8 Interregnum 1.9 House of Hanover 1.10 House of Saxe-Coburg 1.11 House of Windsor

British Monarchy from 1154

House of Plantagenet

Henry II: 1154-1189

Richard I (the Lionhearted): 1189-1199

John Lackland: 1199-1216

Henry III: 1216-1272

Edward I, Longshanks: 1272-1307

Edward II: 1307-1327

Edward III: 1327-1377 (1348:Black Death; wars with France)

Richard II: 1377-1400 (1381 Peasant’s Revolt (Gaunt’s Castle burned))

House of Lancaster

Henry IV: 1399-1413

Henry V: 1413-1422

Henry VI: 1422-1471; deposed: War of the Roses (Lancaster v. York)

House of York

Edward IV: 1461-1483

Edward V: 1483 (murdered)

Richard III: 1483-1485 (died in battle (End of War of Roses))

House of Tudor

Henry VII: 1485-1509 (Lancaster Henry marries Elizabeth of York)

Henry VIII: 1509-1547 (Reformation; Renaissance)

Edward VI: 1547-1553

Mary I: 1553-1558

Elizabeth I: 1558-1603 (1570 Mary Queen of Scots)

House of Stuart

James I (King James Bible): 1603-1625 (Puritan movement begins; Parliament powerful)

Charles I: 1625-1649 (executed)

Commonwealth

Council of State: 1649-1653

Oliver Cromwell: 1653-1658

Richard Cromwell: 1658-1660 (resigned)

House of Stuart

Charles II: 1660-1685

James II: 1685-1688 (deposed)

Interregnum

William III of Orange: 1685-1701 (Dutch)

Mary II: 1685-1694

Anne: 1702-1714

House of Hanover

George I: 1714-1727

George II: 1727-1760

George III: 1760-1820

George IV: 1820-1830

William IV: 1830-1837

Victoria: 1837-1901

House of Saxe-Coburg

Edward VII: 1901-1910

House of Windsor

George V: 1910-1936

Edward VIII: 1936 (abdicated)

George VI: 1936-1952

Elizabeth II: 1952- [category:EMS]]