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 (and 9 October 1470–14 April 1471)
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.

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