England · 1461–1485
York & the end of the Roses
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.
Crowns
monarch of England
- Alfred the Great 871–899
- Edward the Elder 899–924
- Æthelstan 927–939
- Edmund I 939–946
- Edred of England 946–955
- Eadwig 955–959
- Edgar of England 959–975
- Edward the Martyr 975–978
- Æthelred the Unready 978–1013
- Sweyn I of Denmark 1013–1014
- Æthelred the Unready 1014–1016
- Cnut the Great 1016–1035
- Edmund II of England 1016–1016
- Harold Harefoot 1037–1040
- Harthacanute 1040–1042
- Edward the Confessor 1042–1066
- Harold Godwinson 1066–1066
- William the Conqueror 1066–1087
- William II of England 1087–1100
- Henry I of England 1100–1135
- Stephen, King of England 1135–1141
- Stephen, King of England 1141–1154
- Henry II of England 1154–1189
- Richard I of England 1189–1199
- John, King of England 1199–1216
- Henry III of England 1216–1272
- Edward I of England 1272–1307
- Edward II of England 1307–1327
- Edward III of England 1327–1377
- Richard II of England 1377–1399
- Henry IV of England 1399–1413
- Henry V of England 1413–1422
- Henry VI of England 1422–1461
- Edward IV of England 1461–1470
- Henry VI of England 1470–1471
- Edward IV of England 1471–1483
- Edward V of England 1483–1483
- Richard III of England 1483–1485
- Henry VII of England 1485–1509
- Henry VIII of England 1509–1547
- Edward VI of England 1547–1553
- Lady Jane Grey 1553–1553
- Mary I 1553–1558
- Elizabeth I of England 1558–1603
- James VI and I 1603–1625
- Charles I of England 1625–1649
- Charles II of England 1660–1685
- James II of England 1685–1688
- Mary II of England 1689–1694
- William III of England 1694–1702
- Anne of Great Britain 1702–1707
Why each succession happened
- Why did Henry VII of England succeed Richard III of England?
Conquest, then confirmation by Parliament and marriage - Why did Henry VIII of England succeed Henry VII of England?
Inheritance - Why did Edward V of England succeed Edward IV of England?
Inheritance by a minor; a protectorate under his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester - Why did Richard III of England succeed Edward V of England?
Deposition: the young king's legitimacy was declared void and Parliament's petition (Titulus Regius) offered the crown to Richard
Everyone in this collection (9)
- Henry VI of England 1421–1471
- Elizabeth Woodville c. 1437–1492
- Edward IV of England 1442–1483
- Margaret Beaufort 1443–1509
- Richard III of England 1452–1485
- Henry VII of England 1457–1509
- Elizabeth of York 1466–1503
- Edward V of England b. 1470
- Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York 1473–c. 1483
This collection includes the relatives needed to follow its explanations, even when they belong to another family. Anyone outside it opens in the app, live from Wikidata.