APPENDIX 5: TABLE OF REGNAL YEARS

Abbreviation Monarch Years of ReignSorted ascending
Hen VI Henry VI 1 September 1422–4 March 1461 (and 9 October 1470–14 April 1471)
Geo I George I 1 August 1714–11 June 1727
Ric I Richard I 3 September 1189–6 April 1199
Edw IV Edward IV 4 March 1461–9 April 1483
Hen I Henry I 5 August 1100–1 December 1135
Mar Mary 6 July 1553–24 July 1554
Jac II James II 6 February 1685–11 December 1688
Geo V George V 6 May 1910–20 January 1936
Eliz II Elizabeth II 6 February 1952–
Edw II Edward II 8 July 1307–20 January 1327
Ann Anne 8 March 1702–1 August 1714
Edw V Edward V 9 April 1483–25 June 1483
Geo II George II 11 June 1727–25 October 1760
Geo VI George VI 11 December 1936–6 February 1952
  Interregnum 12 December 1688–12 February 1689
Will & Mar William & Mary 13 February 1689–27 December 1694
Will I William I [the Conqueror] 14 October 1066–9 September 1087
Eliz I Elizabeth I 17 November 1558–24 March 1603
Hen II Henry II 19 December 1154–6 July 1189
Edw I Edward I 20 November 1272–7 July 1307
Vict Victoria 20 June 1837–22 January 1901
Edw VIII Edward VIII 20 January 1936–11 December 1936
Hen V Henry V 21 March 1413–31 August 1422
Ric II Richard II 22 June 1377–29 September 1399
Hen VII Henry VII 22 August 1485–21 April 1509
Hen VIII Henry VIII 22 April 1509–28 January 1547
Edw VII Edward VII 22 January 1901–6 May 1910
Jac I James I 24 March 1603–27 March 1625
Edw III Edward III 25 January 1327–21 June 1377
Ph & M Philip & Mary 25 July 1554–17 November 1558
Geo III George III 25 October 1760–29 January 1820
Will II William II 26 September 1087–2 August 1100
Steph Stephen 26 December 1135–25 October 1154
Ric III Richard III 26 June 1483–22 August 1485
John John 27 May 1199–19 October 1216
Cha I Charles I 27 March 1625–30 January 1649
Hen III Henry III 28 October 1216–16 November 1272
Edw VI Edward VI 28 January 1547–6 July 1553
Will III William III 28 December 1694–8 March 1702
Cha II Charles II 29 May 1660–6 February 1685
Geo IV George IV 29 January 1820–26 June 1830
Will IV William IV 29 June 1830–20 June 1837
Hen IV Henry IV 30 September 1399–20 March 1413
  Interregnum 30 January 1649–29 May 1660
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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