Medieval England was lead by eight Medieval kings and one queen. Medieval England started in 1066 with William the Conqueror gaining the English throne after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. 1377 is usually seen as the end of Medieval England.
Tapisserie de Bayeux – Scène 1 : le roi Édouard le Confesseur
King / Queen Years on throne
Edward the Confessor 1042 – 1066
Harold of Wessex 1066
William I 1066 – 1087
William Rufus (William’s son) 1087 – 1100
Henry I 1100 – 1135
Stephen (Henry I’s nephew) 1135 – 1141
Empress Matilda 1141 – 1142
Stephen (reclaims the thrown) 1142- 1154
Henry II 1154 – 1189
Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) 1189 – 1199
John 1199 – 1216
Henry III 1216 – 1272
Edward I 1272 – 1307
Edward II 1307 – 1327
Edward III 1327 – 1377
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