The reign of the Saxon kings in England extended from 802 until the death of King Harold as a result of the Norman Invasion in 1066 with a brief 28 year interruption caused by the Danes between 1014 until 1042.
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King Ecgbryht (Eegbert) |
802 |
839 |
Considered the first King of England |
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King Aethelwulf |
839 |
858 |
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King Aethelbald |
858 |
860 |
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King Aethelbert |
860 |
866 |
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King Aethelred |
866 |
871 |
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King Alfred the Great |
871 |
899 |
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King Edward the Elder |
899 |
924 |
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King Athelstan |
924 |
939 |
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King Edmund the Magnificent |
939 |
946 |
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King Eadred |
946 |
955 |
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King Eadwig (Edwy) All Fair |
955 |
959 |
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King Edgar the Peaceable |
959 |
975 |
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King Edward the Martyr |
975 |
978 |
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King Aethelred the Unready |
978 |
1016 |
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King Edmund Ironside |
1016 |
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THE DANISH INTERRUPTION |
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Wessex Restored |
1042 |
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King Edward the Confessor |
1042 |
1066 |
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King Harold II (Godwinesson) |
1066 |
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