England was first unified as a state by Alfred the Great of Wessex. It ceased to exist as a separate kingdom following unions with Scotland (1707) and Ireland (1801). Today, England exists as one of the regions of the United Kingdom, alongside Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, "Her (or His) Majesty's Peculiars", and a number of colonial holdings. Thus from 1707, the terms "King of England" and "Queen of England" are incorrect. Hence, this list runs up to 1707; for monarchs after that date, see List of British monarchs
See also: Kings of England family tree
For a period of time, both Danish and Saxon kings claimed the throne of England.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, numbering of kings began anew; this affected only the Edwards.
There was no crowned king between Charles I's execution in 1649 and the restoration in 1660.
The Saxon kings
The Danelaw
The Saxon restoration
The Norman kings
The Angevins or Plantagenets
The House of Lancaster
The House of York
The House of Tudor
The House of Stuart
Interregnum
The Stuart restoration