APPENDIX 5: TABLE OF REGNAL YEARS
Abbreviation |
Monarch |
Years of Reign |
Will I |
William I [the Conqueror] |
14 October 1066–9 September 1087 |
Will II |
William II |
26 September 1087–2 August 1100 |
Hen I |
Henry I |
5 August 1100–1 December 1135 |
Steph |
Stephen |
26 December 1135–25 October 1154 |
Hen II |
Henry II |
19 December 1154–6 July 1189 |
Ric I |
Richard I |
3 September 1189–6 April 1199 |
John |
John |
27 May 1199–19 October 1216 |
Hen III |
Henry III |
28 October 1216–16 November 1272 |
Edw I |
Edward I |
20 November 1272–7 July 1307 |
Edw II |
Edward II |
8 July 1307–20 January 1327 |
Edw III |
Edward III |
25 January 1327–21 June 1377 |
Ric II |
Richard II |
22 June 1377–29 September 1399 |
Hen IV |
Henry IV |
30 September 1399–20 March 1413 |
Hen V |
Henry V |
21 March 1413–31 August 1422 |
Hen VI |
Henry VI |
1 September 1422–4 March 1461 |
Edw IV |
Edward IV |
4 March 1461–9 April 1483 |
Edw V |
Edward V |
9 April 1483–25 June 1483 |
Ric III |
Richard III |
26 June 1483–22 August 1485 |
Hen VII |
Henry VII |
22 August 1485–21 April 1509 |
Hen VIII |
Henry VIII |
22 April 1509–28 January 1547 |
Edw VI |
Edward VI |
28 January 1547–6 July 1553 |
Mar |
Mary |
6 July 1553–24 July 1554 |
Ph & M |
Philip & Mary |
25 July 1554–17 November 1558 |
Eliz I |
Elizabeth I |
17 November 1558–24 March 1603 |
Jac I |
James I |
24 March 1603–27 March 1625 |
Cha I |
Charles I |
27 March 1625–30 January 1649 |
Interregnum |
30 January 1649–29 May 1660 |
|
Cha II |
Charles II |
29 May 1660–6 February 1685 |
Jac II |
James II |
6 February 1685–11 December 1688 |
Interregnum |
12 December 1688–12 February 1689 |
|
Will & Mar |
William & Mary |
13 February 1689–27 December 1694 |
Will III |
William III |
28 December 1694–8 March 1702 |
Ann |
Anne |
8 March 1702–1 August 1714 |
Geo I |
George I |
1 August 1714–11 June 1727 |
Geo II |
George II |
11 June 1727–25 October 1760 |
Geo III |
George III |
25 October 1760–29 January 1820 |
Geo IV |
George IV |
29 January 1820–26 June 1830 |
Will IV |
William IV |
29 June 1830–20 June 1837 |
Vict |
Victoria |
20 June 1837–22 January 1901 |
Edw VII |
Edward VII |
22 January 1901–6 May 1910 |
Geo V |
George V |
6 May 1910–20 January 1936 |
Edw VIII |
Edward VIII |
20 January 1936–11 December 1936 |
Geo VI |
George VI |
11 December 1936–6 February 1952 |
Eliz II |
Elizabeth II |
6 February 1952– |
Note that regnal years run from the date of the monarch’s accession to the throne until the same date in the next calendar year. Accordingly, different dates in the same calendar year may have different regnal years.