English Monarchs Quiz

Can you guess the names of the kings and queens who have ruled England since the time of the Norman conquest?

Includes uncrowned monarchs, but not disputed claimants

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Last updated: September 8, 2022

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First submitted	February 2, 2013
Times taken	307,925
Average score	76.9%
Rating	4.86

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House of Windsor
2022–	III	Charles
1952–2022	II	Elizabeth
1936–1952	VI	George
1936	VIII	Edward
1910–1936	V	George
1901–1910	VII	Edward

House of Hanover
1837–1901		Victoria
1830–1837	IV	William
1820–1830	IV	George
1760–1820	III	George
1727–1760	II	George
1714–1727		George

House of Stuart
1702–1714		Anne
1689–1694	II	Mary
1689–1702	III	William
1685–1688	II	James
1660–1685	II	Charles
1649–1660	Commonwealth
1625–1649		Charles
1603–1625		James

House of Tudor
1558–1603		Elizabeth
1553–1558		Mary
1547–1553	VI	Edward
1509–1547	VIII	Henry
1485–1509	VII	Henry

House of York
1483–1485	III	Richard
1483	V	Edward
1471–1483	IV	Edward

House of Lancaster
1470–1471	VI	Henry

House of York
1461–1470	IV	Edward

House of Lancaster
1422–1461	VI	Henry
1413–1422	V	Henry
1399–1413	IV	Henry

House of Plantagenet
1377–1399	II	Richard
1327–1377	III	Edward
1307–1327	II	Edward
1272–1307		Edward
1216–1272	III	Henry

House of Anjou
1199–1216		John
1189–1199		Richard
1154–1189	II	Henry

House of Blois
1135–1154		Stephen

House of Normandy
1100–1135		Henry
1087–1100	II	William
1066–1087		William

+19

Level ∞

Mar 25, 2014

Updated to require only the name and not the number.

+12

Level 84

Mar 31, 2014

Plays like my Presidential First Names quiz now. For some reason I aced this quiz before when you had to enter all the numbers and this morning missed several. Probably because I didn't get enough sleep last night.

Level 49

Sep 28, 2021

Why is only the 'i' of 'Presidential First Names' a link?

Level 55

Apr 10, 2022

I love how you colored the 'i' in your post blue.

Level 24

Mar 31, 2014

Makes things real simple. It would be nice to see some more challenging history quizzes featured.

Level 38

Mar 31, 2014

makes it way too easy

Level 71

Apr 22, 2022

Really a silly argument. If you know 'Edward' was a king, you can just add numbers until it's not accepted, then move on. The difficulty is unchanged.

+22

Level ∞

Mar 31, 2014

I like it better this way. It's not really easier, just less typing. I was going to add the Anglo-Saxon kings, but they are numerous and difficult to spell! And if you like challenging history quizzes, there are a lot coming up. Just don't complain if you don't know the answers. :) Of course, if you really want a challenge, try naming the popes!

Level 46

Apr 15, 2018

If he added the anglo-saxons, here's a question - what about the danish kings? Would they be on the quiz as well? It would probably cause some arguments. Let's keep it as it is.

Level 31

Apr 29, 2020

They put Commonwealth for Cromwell

Level 53

Jan 12, 2021

I think this is the juncture for a shameless plug for my Anglo-Saxon and Danish kings of England quiz

Level 17

Nov 1, 2014

What about Oliver, as in Oliver Cronwell

+25

Level 76

Nov 30, 2014

Decisively not a monarch.

Level 81

Dec 4, 2015

He said himself that he wasn't a monarch.

Level 81

Jul 29, 2016

pretty sure that you meant "Cromwell", not "Cronwell", right?

Level 50

Dec 5, 2016

Not a monarch but did he not want his son to succeed him?

Level 58

Feb 10, 2017

he was not king

Level 5

Jan 14, 2018

Oliver Cromwell was the head of Parliament, who ruled when he executed Charles I. When he died, his son took over but got bored and Charles II claimed it.

Level 5

Jan 14, 2018

Thanks for making it easier! I got all but one: King John

Level 46

Feb 7, 2019

my ancestors helped with the norman invasion

Level 52

Mar 31, 2014

Great quiz. Will you consider extending it to include Anglo-Saxon monarchs?

Level 74

Apr 1, 2014

I'd like it if you had to put them in order rather than just remember a handful of first names

Level 74

Apr 1, 2014

Just found there is such a quiz

+50

Level 32

Apr 1, 2014

I would like to thank Horrible Histories

+23

Level 21

Jul 4, 2014

Haha same.

William, william, henry stephen, henry, richard, John. OI!

Level 27

Sep 11, 2015

If you have watched and learnt the song from horrible histories this quiz is a piece of cake :D

Level 79

Apr 29, 2020

Me after memorising the lyrics: hold my mead

Level 22

Jun 11, 2022

William, William, Henry, Stephen

Henry, Richard, John, oi!

Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich two

Then three more Henrys join our song

Edward, Edward, Rich the third

Henry, Henry, Ed again

Mary one, good Queen Bess

Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then

Jim, Will, Mary, Anna Gloria

George, George, George, George

Will, Victoria

Edward, George, Edward, George six

And Queen Liz two completes the mix

Level 46

Sep 8, 2022

Not anymore lol

Level 77

Sep 13, 2022

From now on "Liz and Charles complete the mix", I guess...

Level 20

Feb 3, 2023

Made it too easy

Level 43

Jun 16, 2022

I know! Me too I also memorised it

Level 16

Apr 18, 2014

I miss the old quiz! It made you know more information :(

Level 16

May 8, 2014

I liked it when I had to put the number, it made it more exciting!

+18

Level 44

May 28, 2014

There should be a 14th member of this list. Queen Jane reigned for 14 days in 1533 before she was executed in the Tower of London.

+12

Level 52

Apr 29, 2020

I think it was nine days, not fourteen, but good point!

Level 53

Jan 12, 2021

True! Never crowned, but then nor was Edward VIII. But go down that route and you can end up with a Queen Matilda and even maybe a King Lewis and all sorts of confusion.

Level 49

Sep 9, 2022

Which brings me to the question why is Charles on here already?He won't be crowned until the summer.

Level 24

Feb 19, 2015

i only got the basic stuff like richard and henry and edward i got about half marks and being from britain is that bad

Level 27

Mar 11, 2015

Missed Steven. Without needing to put in numbers, this quiz was too easy. After you've typed Elizabeth, Edward, George and Henry, you're almost done!

Level 69

Jan 29, 2020

Why does typing the numbers make it harder, it's just more typing.

Level 46

Dec 25, 2021

Because you need to know what number the king/queen was...

Level 72

Aug 24, 2015

The Edward that ruled 1901-1910 wasn't the 8th monarch of that name; his grandson, the one who abdicated, was.

Also, he wasn't of the House of Windsor, he was of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. His son, George VI, changed the name to Windsor in 1917. Edward had then been dead for seven years, and the namechange was of course not retroactive.

Level 56

Sep 9, 2015

You just made the same mistake! Edward VII's son who changed the family name was George V not VI.

Level 56

Sep 9, 2015

You can fill in the I when there has been a II. Queen Elizabeth was only so called until 63 years and 216 days ago, but then she became Queen Elizabeth I. When she was succeeded by the, as of today, longest reigning monarch in English history.

Level 26

Sep 9, 2015

Uh, no, Queen Elizabeth I became Elizabeth the First when the second Queen Elizabeth was crowned in the 1950s. That didn't change when Elizabeth II succeeded Victoria as the longest reigning monarch.

Level 77

Sep 9, 2015

Exactly what LarryLovage wrote.

Level 56

Sep 9, 2015

I hate these multiple box fill-ins, and quiz answers where they ask "which King did such and such" and it just accepts the first name.

Kings and Queens - full name and number is my new quiz for pernickety full name-ists like myself.

Level 54

Jul 6, 2021

Hate to be pernickety, but you made a typo. 😛

Level 59

Sep 9, 2015

Horrible Histories served me well.

Level 76

Sep 9, 2015

What are Horrible Histories?

Level 81

Oct 17, 2015

Horrible Histories is a series of children's books by Terry Deary that was made into a brilliant comedy TV series. They do a song each episode and one was the Kings and Queens of Britain. You should look it up, it's great.

Level 84

Oct 22, 2015

I agree, very good series. Entertaining for children and adults alike. I bought the whole series on DVD for my nephews and nieces. As a grandmother it's something you ought to check out, ander.

Level 73

Sep 9, 2022

I read this and for a second I was thinking, wait, kal’s a grandma?

Level 56

Sep 15, 2015

I got all of them but nearly forgot queen victoria

Level 57

Oct 26, 2015

Would be more challenging to have to put them in chronological order.

Level 44

Nov 28, 2015

Surprisingly easy- most Kings were named Henry, William, George or Edward. That handles 26 of them already, and it's MUCH easier to remember the Queens since there were far fewer of them.

Level 89

Feb 10, 2016

Roman numeral is wrong for Edward VII (currently shows as VIII).

Level ∞

Feb 10, 2016

Fixed

Level 67

Aug 28, 2016

Only forgot Anne. Sorry about that, Anne.

Level 49

Nov 18, 2016

I am curious as to why Lady Jane Grey is not on the list. The 9 day queen.

Level 35

Dec 4, 2016

10/13

Level 58

Feb 10, 2017

forgot JOhn and Stephen

Level 87

Jun 26, 2019

Stephen seems totally random. Nobody wanted to be named after him.

I can remember King John because he was played by some kind of a panther thing with a pet snake wearing a short, short cape in Robin Hood by Disney. Sir Hiss.

Level 75

Feb 20, 2017

Edward VIII's house was Saxe-Coburg, not Windsor.

Level 64

Feb 25, 2017

All of them with 0:58 remaining. I'm trying the Name the Popes quiz after this.

Level 74

Mar 7, 2017

Edward VII was House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha - his son George V started out as that too then changed the name to Windsor during WW1

Level 44

Mar 19, 2017

Anyone else sing the horrible histories song?

Level 44

May 19, 2017

Please accept Ann for Anne.

Level 71

May 25, 2017

That's not how she spelled her name; it was always Anne.

Level 28

Jul 27, 2017

How...DID...I...FORGET...VICTORIA?

Level 75

Aug 20, 2017

Freaking unimaginative lot, our "royal family". Only 13 different names in a millennium, and not as if the next three in line will change it (by which time, hopefully it'll disappear as the anachronism it is, but that's another story)

Level 81

Oct 16, 2017

They can always choose a different name, like the previous king, known as Bertie. But looking around Europe this is out of fashion now, apart from the popes.

Level 77

Apr 29, 2020

there are plenty of other monarchies in Europe. I'm a (British) republican but it's not something I feel really strongly about. It's rather a daft system but it does kind of work.

Level 29

Nov 22, 2017

Why does Elizabeth give two answers, but George only one?

Level 36

Dec 15, 2017

Easy! Should do a quiz where you have to get them in order.

Level 48

Dec 19, 2017

Lady Jane Grey really should be on this list. She was definitely the monarch for 9 days, disputed or not.

Level 20

Dec 25, 2017

exactly 2:00 left

Level 71

May 15, 2018

You Americans do know there's a difference between England and Great Britain, right?

Level 34

Jun 10, 2018

Henry VIII (Protestant) died and his son Edward (Protestant) became King.When he died, aged 15, in his will he stated his half-sister, Elizabeth (Protestant) was illegitimate, because even though she was born in wedlock, Henry VIII and Anne Bolyen's marriage had been annulled (it basically never happened...) and because Mary was a Catholic and he wanted to carry on the Protestant way of things, he wanted his cousin Jane (Protestant) to be Queen. But years before, his dad, Henry VIII and Parliament had brought a law in, the Act of Succession, that put Mary and Elizabeth in line behind his son Edward. the Treason Act made it an offence to interrupt that line of Succession, so what Edward wanted, he could not have without Parliament changing that law. Edward could cry "Jane" from the rooftops, but the Law said different. The Privy Council changed their collective mind, and declared Mary as Queen. Jane was never crowned.

Level 62

Aug 17, 2020

although being crowned isnt necessary to be monarch

Edward the 8th was never crowned, and Elizabeth 2 became queen in 1952, but wasnt crowned until 1953

Level 53

Jan 12, 2021

Henry VIII wasn't a Protestant by the way – he never allowed any changes to church practices during his reign, but did allow an arrest warrant to be issued for his last wife because of her outspokenly Protestant views.

Level 29

Jun 11, 2018

Try the yellow box version here

Level 23

Jun 13, 2018

I am personally NOT a fan of yellow box!

Level 60

Jul 27, 2018

No King Arthur?! Pffff. I call bollocks!

Level 74

Sep 24, 2018

Edward VII did not belong to the House of Windsor. He belonged to the House of Saxe-Coburg Gotha as indeed did his son George V until the name was changed to the less German sounding more patriotic Windsor during the First World War in 1916 or 1917...

Level 33

Nov 17, 2022

Oh. I see how the houses in Harry Potter came into being, a British thing. Or should i have said an English thing?

In my country we have this presidential thing which seems to work, kind-a, sort-of, mostly

Level 66

Dec 16, 2018

43 rulers, 13 names :)

Level 27

Feb 10, 2019

I would love the same quiz but where you actually have to know each persons name like in the right order (in addition to this quiz which is also great)

Level 26

Mar 21, 2019

Did this quiz while listening to the Horrible Histories song

Level 84

Nov 7, 2019

Clicked on this quiz with forlorn hope only to find it much easier than I anticipated. Only missed Steve.

Level 66

Jan 29, 2020

He asked to tell you he misses you too!

Level 53

Feb 14, 2020

Just putting in most stereotypical old British names and got this done with like 1 minute left :D

Level 65

Feb 22, 2020

A song to help you remember them all in order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH_HsQWbhlQ

Level 52

Apr 29, 2020

Next time you edit, could you please add the Saxon/Viking kings? Fun quiz!

Level 67

Apr 29, 2020

Any chance of a one where you have to include the number also? This one is too easy :) I've been using this as a quiz for my 9 year old while in lockdown

Level 55

Apr 29, 2020

*every child that grew up with horrible histories rises slowly from their seat*

Level 36

Apr 29, 2020

There hasn't been a English monarch since 1706 it turned into the British monarchy

So this is incorrect

Level 49

Dec 15, 2020

theyre still the english monarch too :)

Level 40

Apr 29, 2020

CGP Grey helps with this

Level 74

May 21, 2020

Good quiz but it could be even better if one had to name them in order - too easy otherwise. The title of course is wrong - it should be English and British monarchs. And finally, Edward VII and George V were of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha until the latter changed the family name to Windsor in World War One...

Level 30

Jun 19, 2020

Lady Jane Grey is missing, Queen for 9 days in 1553

Level 54

Apr 4, 2021

She's a disputed claimant. Not included in the quiz.

Level 43

Apr 27, 2021

The Horrible Histories monarchs song actually came in handy after all nearly ten years after memorising it XD

Level 23

May 12, 2021

did it with 2:36 left :)

Level 32

Jul 31, 2021

All monarchs are BRITISH from 1603. The last English monarch was QE first!

Therefore the title of the quiz is a little misleading.

Level 71

Aug 9, 2021

how come henry vi and edward iv are listed twice?

Level 57

Aug 12, 2021

Henry was the king for a bit, then he was taken off the throne and Edward was put on, then Henry got the throne back and then lost it again a year later, leading to Edward regaining power

Level 15

Aug 28, 2021

I always thought it started with Egbert and the 2 dozen plus before William. Or are we just counting the French and German Monarchs? Alfred the Great may be upset.

Level 22

Jun 11, 2022

There were many more before William but we generally start from him because that was the last time we were invaded.

Level 28

Oct 28, 2021

EZ they had 13 names

Level 67

Dec 23, 2021

Wow, their names are almost as recycled as their genetics.

Level 22

Jun 11, 2022

You would think that they could be a bit more creative.

Level 16

May 19, 2022

Thanks horrible historys monarch song lol

Level 22

Jun 11, 2022

William, William, Henry, Stephen

Henry, Richard, John, oi!

Henry, Ed, Ed, Ed, Rich two

Then three more Henrys join our song

Edward, Edward, Rich the third

Henry, Henry, Ed again

Mary one, good Queen Bess

Jimmy, Charles and Charles and then

Jim, Will, Mary, Anna Gloria

George, George, George, George

Will, Victoria

Edward, George, Edward, George six

And Queen Liz two completes the mix

Level 87

Sep 8, 2022

Charlie 3 is getting tons of clicks.

Level 22

Jun 11, 2022

Where is Lady Jane Grey?!

Level 55

Jul 12, 2022

was she ever sworn in? i mean totally girlboss but apart from being named queen after edward was she ever officially crowned?

Level 80

Sep 8, 2022

Somewhere under the Tower of London, I believe.

Level 81

Jul 14, 2022

Edward VII was *not* part of the House of Windsor. George V changed the family name in 1917, seven years after the death of Edward VII. He should be listed under the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

+18

Level 62

Sep 8, 2022

Rest In Peace Her Majesty, Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

Level 66

Sep 9, 2022

All hail Charles, third of his name, godfather of a dragon. Long may he reign!

+14

Level 89

Sep 8, 2022

Quickest update to a Jetpunk quiz I've ever seen. RIP Queen Elizabeth II.

+13

Level 54

Sep 8, 2022

rip legend :(

+14

Level 66

Sep 8, 2022

the only things faster than light are wikipedia editors and jetpunk users

Level 84

Sep 8, 2022

Interesting to see that my points still remain since Charles has the same name as previous kings. And with William and George next in line, I probably won't see a differently named British monarch in my lifetime.

Level 80

Sep 8, 2022

Depends on what name they decide on - they can choose any of their names as their official monarch name. So we could have an Arthur I, a Philip I, or a Louis I, potentially followed by an Alexander I or a Louis I or II...

Level 87

Sep 8, 2022

Interesting there are only 9 names for 37 male monarchs and 4 names for only 6 females. Maybe they can start using modern naming trends and have a Queen Zandaryna or King Fyllip.

Level 83

Sep 9, 2022

I thought "royal speculation" was that the former Prince Charles would never choose to reign as King Charles. But now he's done exactly that. Perhaps he figures he can wear the name better than his predecessors!

Level 27

Sep 8, 2022

they really updated this quiz already

Level 61

Sep 9, 2022

My thoughts exactly

Level 55

Sep 9, 2022

If the quiz wasn't updated immediately then people would of spam commented to update the quiz..

Level 73

Sep 9, 2022

They had the “next in line” answer cued up for Charles III already, so it didn’t reset the answer stats or anything. Although… I wonder if the quizmaster predicted this was going to happen this year by having then Prince now King Charles in the quiz already.

Level 73

Sep 9, 2022

I doubt it because in his predictions for the year he had an 85% chance that Queen Elizabeth would still be alive at the end of 2022.

Level 67

Sep 9, 2022

God save King Charles III

Level 58

Sep 9, 2022

RIP HMTQ

God Save The King

Sept. 2022

Level 64

Sep 9, 2022

May her majesty rest in peace

Level 30

Sep 9, 2022

Type in Henry and you will get tons of ones right lol

Level 31

Sep 9, 2022

I got 7/13 and I'm american. good enough for me

Level 34

Sep 9, 2022

ain't no way this is already updated

Level 72

Sep 9, 2022

Please please please amend Edward VII to be under House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Putting him under Windsor is grossly historically incorrect.

Rest in peace HM The Queen; God save the King.

Level 42

Sep 9, 2022

It's still weird to read Charles name on here. RIP to our Queen, from Brazil.

Level 40

Sep 10, 2022

RIP to the queen, from Ireland. King Charles doesn't sound right.

Level 71

Sep 12, 2022

Why do Americans not get the difference between English and British?

Level ∞

Sep 12, 2022

You do realize that some of these monarchs did not rule Scotland and Wales, right?

Level 71

Oct 19, 2022

Stereotypically, I thought Americans were the ones who were supposed to go around asking, "why doesn't the entire world know everything about us?"

Level 25

Feb 3, 2023

While that may be true, mixing up English and British is like calling the US, Washington or the EU, Belgium.

Level 44

Jan 12, 2023

Edward VII was not House Windsor.

The name didn't change until the reign of George V.

Edward VII was House Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Level 25

Feb 3, 2023

I believe King James I is correct as he was King James the sixth and first or first and sixth.

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