Table of Contents

THE ANGLO-SAXONS AND NORSE KINGS: Alfred the Great; Edward the Elder; Athelstan; Edmund I; Edred; Eadwig; Edgar; Edward the Martyr; Aethelred the Unready; Sweyn Forkbeard; Edmund II Ironside; Cnut; Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut; Edward the Confessor; Harold II Godwineson. THE NORMANS: William I the Conqueror; William II Rufus; Henry I; Stephen; Matilda; Henry II; Richard I Lionheart; John. THE PLANTAGENETS: Henry III; Edward I; Edward II; Edward III; Richard II; Henry IV; Henry V; Henry VI; Edward IV; Edward V; Richard III. THE TUDORS: Henry VII; Henry VIII; Edward VI; Jane; Mary I; Elizabeth I. THE STUARTS: James I; Charles I; Interregnum; Charles II; James II; William III and Mary II; Anne. THE HOUSE OF HANOVER: George I; George II; George III; George IV; William IV; Victoria. THE HOUSE OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA: Edward VII. THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR: George V; Edward VIII; George VI; Elizabeth II. Appendix: Dynastic Family Trees. Index.

About the Author

A former editor-in-chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia, Ian Crofton's authorial credits include Brewer's Britain and Ireland (2005) and the forthcoming 2nd edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (with John Ayto). He lives in North London with his family.