Families
Three families written up in full and free to read — every crown they held, and the reason behind each succession, sourced. Every other ruling house on Wikidata opens live with HistorIQly Plus — search for it.
York & the end of the Roses · England · 1461–1485
The last Yorkist kings and the marriage that ended the Wars of the Roses. Start with Edward IV, whose daughter married the man who took the crown from his brother.
The crown, in order
Henry VI of England1422–1471Lancaster
Edward IV of England1461–1483
Edward V of England1483
Richard III of England1483–1485
Henry VII of England1485–1509TudorHolders from other houses are shown in grey.
England & Ireland · 1485–1603
Five monarchs, one family, and the questions that shaped modern Britain: a crown won in battle, six marriages in search of an heir, a nine-day queen, and a childless queen whose successor came from Scotland.
The crown, in order
Henry VII of England1485–1509
Henry VIII of England1509–1547
Edward VI of England1547–1553
Lady Jane Grey1553
Mary I1553–1558
Elizabeth I of England1558–1603Holders from other houses are shown in grey.
Scotland, England & Ireland · 1488–1714
From Flodden to the Act of Settlement: the Scottish house that inherited England, lost a king to the executioner's block, was restored, deposed again, and finally handed its crowns to a German cousin by statute.
The crown, in order
James IV of Scotland1488–1513
James V of Scotland1513–1542
Mary, Queen of Scots1542–1567
James VI and I1567–1625
Charles I of England1625–1649
Charles II of England1660–1685
James II of England1685–1688
Mary II of England1689–1694
William III of England1689–1702Orange-Nassau
Anne of Great Britain1702–1714
George I of Great Britain1714–1727HanoverHolders from other houses are shown in grey.
Monarch of ScotlandMonarch of EnglandMonarch of Great Britain
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