kings and queens of england

Kings and Queens of England

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EGBERT 829 - 839Egbert was the first King of England. He was forced into exile in France, but returned to England and took control of Wessex and Northumbria.

Egbert was born in about 770 and married Redburga. They had three children. Egbert became King of Wessex in 802 and defeated the Mercians in 825. A couple of years later, Northumbria accepted Egbert as the Bretwalda or “Ruler of Britain.”

Various conflicting information sources are available on the Internet about Egbert. For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_monarchs.

ETHELWULF 839-858

AETHELBALD 858 – 860

ETHELBERT 860 - 865

ETHELRED 865 - 871

ALFRED THE GREAT 871 - 899

EDWARD (The Elder) 899 - 924

ATHELSTAN 924 - 939

EDMUND 939 - 946

EADRED 946 - 955

EADWIG 955 - 959

EDGAR 959 - 975

EDWARD THE MARTYR 975 - 978

ETHELRED II THE UNREADY 978 - 1016

EDMUND IRONSIDE 1016 – 1016

CANUTE (CNUT) THE DANE 1017 – 1035

HAROLD I 1035 – 1040

HARDICANUTE 1040 – 1042

EDWARD THE CONFESSOR 1042-1066

HAROLD II 1066