Wikipedia: United Kingdom/Relationships

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::[English Monarchy]? would be good for a part of this list, but it should stop with [William III]? and point to another page called [UK Monarchy]?. Scotland could probably do the same trick -- independent page until 1701, then point to [UK Monarchy]?. The list of names on both would start overlapping with James VI/James I, of course.

The throne of England often did not pass smoothly from parent to child. Lack of heirs, civil wars, murders and invasions affected the inheritance in ways that a simple list of kings does not show.

Egbert?, King of Wessex 802-839, First king of England (829-839)
his son, Ethelwulf? 839-856
his son, Ethelbald? 856-860
his brother, Ethelbert? 860-866
his brother, Ethelred? 866-871
his brother, Alfred the Great 871-899
his son, [Edward the Elder]? 899-924
his son, Athelstan? 924-939
his brother, [Edmund I]? 939-946
his brother, Edred? 946-955
Edmund I's son, Edwy? 955-959
his brother, Edgar? 959-975
his son, [Edward II]? the Martyr 975-979
his brother, [Ethelred II the Unready]? 979-1013 and 1014-1016
unrelated, Sweyn? 1013-1014
Ethelred II's son, [Edmund II Ironside]? Apr-Nov 1016
Sweyn's son, [Canute the Great]? 1016-1035
his son, [Harold Harefoot]? 1037-1040
his halfbrother, Hardicanute? 1040-1042
Ethelred II's son, [Edward the Confessor]? 1042-1066
his brother-in-law, [Harold II]? Jan-Oct 1066
his half-greatnephew, [Edgar Atheling]? Oct-Dec 1066
maternal 1st cousin twice removed of Edward, William the Conqueror 1066-1087
his son, [William II Rufus]? 1087-1100
his brother, [Henry I Beauclerc]? 1100-1135
his nephew, Stephen 1135-1154
his first cousin once removed, [Henry II Curtmantle]? 1154-1189
his son, [Richard Coeur de Lion]? 1189-1199
his brother, [John Lackland]? 1199-1216
his son, [Henry III]? 1216-1272
his son, [Edward I Longshanks]? 1272-1307
his son, [Edward II]? 1307-1327
his son, [Edward III]? 1327-1377
his grandson, [Richard II]? 1377-1399
his cousin, Henry IV 1399-1413
his son, [Henry V]? 1413-1422
his son, [Henry VI]? 1422-1461 and 1470-1471
his third cousin twice removed, [Edward IV]? 1461-1470 and 1471-1483
his son, [Edward V]? Apr-June 1483
his uncle, Richard III 1483-1485
his nephew, Henry VII 1485-1509
his son, Henry VIII 1509-1547
his son, [Edward VI]? 1547-1553
his first cousin once removed, Jane? 1553
Edward VI's half-sister, Mary I 1553-1558
her half-sister, Elizabeth I 1558-1603

In 1603 the [Union of the Crowns]? took place, combining the royal lines of England and Scotland. King James VI of Scotland became James I of England. Since then, a single monarchy has ruled the United Kingdom

her first cousin twice removed, James I 1603-1625
his son, Charles I 1625-1649
his son, [Charles II]? 1649-1685
his brother, [James II]? 1685-1689
his daughter [Mary II]? & her husband and cousin, William III jointly 1689-1694
William III ruled alone 1694-1702
Mary's sister, Anne? 1702-1714
her second cousin, [George I]? 1714-1727
his son, [George II]? 1727-1760
his son, [George III]? 1760-1820
his son, [George IV]? 1820-1830
his brother, [William IV]? 1830-1837
his niece, Victoria 1837-1901
her son, [Edward VII]? 1901-1910
his son, [George V]? 1910-1936
his son, [Edward VIII]? Jan-Dec 1936
his brother, [George VI]] 1936-1952
his daughter, Elizabeth II 1952-

: The first half of the page should be under England/Relationships? if anywhere: and certainly a good 25% of the list weren't ruler of an England even remotely as we now conceive of it. Besides which it's a) a sub-page and b) an unrevealing page name: I was expecting to see a breakdown of diplomatic standings with other countries... sjc

: Wouldn't this page be better called [British Royal Family]?, or something similar? -- SJK

: There's a page called The Dutch monarchy. We should probably be consistant and call this [The English Monarchy]?. And flesh it out. --corvus13

: [English Monarchy]? would be good for a part of this list, but it should stop with [William III]? and point to another page called [UK Monarchy]?. Scotland could probably do the same trick -- independent page until 1701, then point to [UK Monarchy]?. The list of names on both would start overlapping with James VI/James I, of course.