King of England, 940-46.

• Succeeded his half-brother, Athelstan, to the throne and created a truce with the Danes

King of England, 1199-1216.

• In 1215, John was forced by rebellious barons to sign the Magna Carta, which asserted that the king was not above the law and could not put aside the rights of the nobility without due process

King of the West Saxons, 871-99.

• Famed for halting the Danish conquest of England and for promoting learning

King of England, 937-940.

• Grandson of Alfred the Great, he established himself as king of the greater part of what is now England.

King of England, 959-975.

• Called ''''The Peaceful,'''' he allowed the Danes in the north a degree of self rule, pacified Northumbria, and ceded Lothia to Kenneth of Scotland to obtain his good will

King of England, 1015-16.

• Son of Ethelred the Unready

King of the English, 1035-40.

• Illegitimate son of Canute who claimed the crown over Canute''s legitimate son, Hardecanute

King of the English, 1043-66.

• Considered more monk than king, hence his nickname; built the first Westminster Abbey

King of the English (Jan. 6 - Oct. 14, 1066).

• Last King of the Anglo-Saxons, he succeeded Edward the Confessor only to be killed by an arrow a few months later in the Battle of Hastings

King of England, 1066-87.

• ''''William the Conqueror,'''' who led the Norman (French) conquest of Anglo-Saxon England

King of England, 1087-1100.

• Called ''''Rufus'''' because of his ruddy complexion

King of England, 1100-35.

• Son of William the Conqueror

King of England, 1135-54.

• Fought successfully against Empress Matilda of Germany, Henry I''s daughter, for the crown, but was later forced to acknowledge her son, Henry II, as king

King of England, 1154-89.

• First king from the house of Plantagenet; conquered the Welsh and southeastern Ireland

King of England, 1216-72.

• His preference for foreigners helped incite the rebellion known as the Baron''s War

King of England, 1307-27.

• The title character of a famous play by Elizabethan playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe

King of England, 1327-77.

• Son of Edward I, his reign is notable for the beginning of the 100 Years'' War against the French

King of England, 1377-99.

• Banished the Lancastrian Henry of Bolingbroke (later King Henry IV) and seized his property, but was then defeated by him, deposed by parliament, and murdered in prison

King of England, 1399-1413.

• Known as Henry of Lancaster; banished by his cousin, Richard II, but returned to defeat him

King of England, 1422-61 and 1470-71.

• The Wars of the Roses, between the houses of Lancaster and York, made his a very turbulent reign; deposed and imprisoned for several years, he regained the throne only to be recaptured and probably murdered

King of England, 1461-70 and 1471-83.

• Overthrown during the Wars of the Roses in favor of Henry VI, but managed to regain the throne

King of England, April-June 1483.

• One of the Princes in the Tower -- held captive with his brother and allegedly murdered by his uncle, Richard III

King of England, 1483-85.

• Portrayed memorably by Shakespeare as a hunchbacked, thoroughly evil man who murdered his young nephews; today, a historical society is dedicated to clearing his name

King of England, 1485-1509.

• First king of the house of Tudor, he lived in exile until 1485 when he defeated Richard III and claimed the throne

King of England, 1509-47.

• ''''Bluff King Hal'''' is known for beheading two of his six wives, as well as for making the Church of England independent of Rome

King of England, 1547-53.

• Only son of King Henry VIII

King of Great Britain, 1603-25.

• Also reigned over Scotland as James VI and was one of England''s most learned kings

King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1625-49.

• Beheaded as a traitor and public enemy for ruling without Parliament and inciting civil war

King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-85.

• Known as the Merry Monarch

King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1685-88.

• Unpopular king who lost the crown after attempting to restore power to the Roman Catholic church

King of England, Ireland and Scotland, 1689-1702.

• Prince of Orange and Stadholder of Holland who was invited to take the place of his hated father-in-law, James II, on the English throne; ruled jointly with his wife, Mary, until her death in 1694

King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1714-27.

• First king from the German house of Hanover; strengthened his position througth the 1717 Triple Alliance with France and Holland

King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1727-60.

• Unpopular due to his promotion of Hanoverian (German) interests over British interests

King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1760-1820.

• King of England during the American Revolution; in later life he became mentally deranged, and his son had to act as his regent

King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1811-20.

• Unpopular with both his father, George III, and the public for his support of the Whigs and his extravagances and moral laxity

King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1830-1837.

• Called ''''the Sailor-King'''' and ''''Silly Billy,'''' he was the last king to force a ministry onto an unwilling parliament

King of England, 1901-10. Son of Queen Victoria.

• Known as ''''the Peacemaker''''

King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, 1910-36.

• Reign was marked by the First World War and the Great Depression

King of England, 1936.

• Abdicated after less than a year on the throne to marry Mrs. Simpson, a divorced American who was considered unacceptable as queen

King of Great Britain, 1936-52, and Emperor of India, 1936-48.

• Known for his bravery in World War I; became king upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII

King of England, 1189-99.

• Called ''''the Lion-Hearted,'''' he spent less than a year of his reign in England, and the rest on crusades

King of England, 1413-22.

• Famed for his victory over the French at the battle of Agincourt, where the English forces were severely outnumbered

King of England, 1275-1307.

• Conquered Wales and Scotland

Legendary sixth-century British monarch.

• If he ever actually existed, Arthur was likely a Welsh warrior-chieftan, rather than the chivalrous ruler of all Britain described in tales since the Middle Ages

Duke of Edinburgh

• Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, husband of Queen Elizabeth II of England

Queen of England, 1702-14.

• Last Stuart to rule Britain; England and Scotland were united under her reign in 1707

Queen of Great Britain, 1837-1901, and Empress of India 1877-1901.

• Her sixty-four-year reign is the longest in English history

Queen of England and Ireland, 1558-1603.

• Known for establishing England as a world power, including promoting overseas trade and financing the first English theatres

Queen of England and Ireland, 1553-8.

• Nicknamed ''''Bloody Mary'''' for her brutality against protestants and heretics

Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland, 1689-94.

• Invited by English nobles to assume the crown with her husband, William of Orange, to stop James II from reestablishing Roman Catholicism in England

Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1952-.

• Despite many scandals involving her family, Elizabeth herself has retained the favor and respect of her people