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Today I’m looking at the monarchs in the 1600. This includes the turbulent time when England became a Commonwealth.

1603-1625  James I (King of Scotland as James VI 1567-1625) House of Stuart 

          

1625-1649       Charles I   House of Stuart

1649- 1653      Commonwealth

1653-1658       Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector)      Commonwealth

1658-1659       Richard Cromwell (Lord Protector)   Commonwealth

1660-1685       Charles II   House of Stuart

1685-1688       James II  House of Stuart

1689-1694       William III of Orange and Mary II (jointly)   House of Orange

1694-1702       William III (alone)  House of Orange

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I'm running late with my post for today. Here I am looking at the kings and queens of the Tudor Era.

House of Tudor

Henry VII  1485 – 1509

Henry VIII 1509 – 1547

Edward VI 1547 -1553

Mary I (Bloody Mary) 1553 – 1558

Elizabeth I 1558 – 1603

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The House of Lancaster

Henry IV 1399 – 1413

Henry V 1413 – 1422

Henry VI 1422 - 1461, 1470 – 1471

The House of York

King Edward IV 1461 -1470, 1471 – 1483

King Edward V 1483 – 1483

King Richard III 1483 - 1485

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Medieval Kings 

Edward the Confessor  - 1042 to 1066

        Harold of Wessex - 1066

William I  - 1066 to 1087

William Rufus - 1087 to 1100

Henry I - 1100 to 1135

Stephen - 1135 to 1154

Henry II - 1154 to 1189

Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) - 1189 to 1199

John - 1199 to 1216

Henry III - 1216 to 1272

Edward I - 1272 to 1307

Edward II 1307 to 1327

Edward III 1327 to 1377