King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. James is best known for his struggles with the English Parliament and his attempts to create religious liberty for English Roman Catholics and Protestant nonconformists, against the wishes of the Anglican establishment.
Henry VIII(1536-1547): King of England from 1509 until his death and Supreme Head of the Church of England from 1536 to 1547. He was the first English King of Ire...
Edward VI(1547-1553): King of England and Ireland (and Supreme Head of the Church of England) from 28 January 1547 until his death. Edward's reign was marked by ...
Jane Grey (1553): an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. When the 15-year-old king lay dying in Ju...
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Henry VIII(1536-1547): King of England from 1509 until his death and Supreme Head of the Church of England from 1536 to 1547. He was the first English King of Ire...
Edward VI(1547-1553): King of England and Ireland (and Supreme Head of the Church of England) from 28 January 1547 until his death. Edward's reign was marked by ...
Jane Grey (1553): an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553. When the 15-year-old king lay dying in Ju...
Philip II(1553-1555): King of Spain (1556–98), King of Portugal (1581–98, as Philip I, Filipe I), King of Naples and Sicily (both from 1554), and during his ...
Mary I(1553-1555): the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. Her executions of Protestants led to the posthumous sobriquet "Bloody Mary"...
Elizabeth I(1559-1603): Queen of England and Ireland (and Supreme Governor of the Church of England ) from 17 November 1558 until her death. In government, Elizabet...
James I(1603-1625): King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland (and Supreme Head of the Church of England) from 1603 until ...
Charles I(1625-1649): was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1625–1649). Many of hi...
Charles II of England(1649-1685): the monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England (1660–1685). Charles's ...
James II(1685-1688): King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, and Supreme Governor of the Church of England from 6 February 168...
Mary II(1689-1694): joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland and Supreme Governor of the Church of England with her husband (who was also her first cou...
William III(1689-1702): sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672,...
Anne (1702-1714): the Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland and Supreme Governor of the Church of England from 1702 to 1714. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of...
George I(1714-1727): King of Great Britain and Ireland, Supreme Governor of the Church of England from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of the Duchy and ...
George II(1727-1760): King of Great Britain and Ireland, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Prince-elector of th...
George III(1760-1820): King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of th...
George IV(1820-1830): King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover following the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820, until...
Victoria (1837-1901): Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (and Supreme Governor of the Church of England) from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...
