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Regnal Years in the UK are those in which the various Kings and Queens reigned (from 1066
to present). At different times, these varied for the constituent countries. Legal documents often refer to dates such as 'twentieth October in
the third year of the reign of George III' and so on.
These are often confusing to calculate because the
date of Accession doesn't coincide with the beginning of the year, as used by any
other system.
An automatic calculator can be found on this
website
and a more comprehensive pdf file can be downloaded
or viewed from here.
Monarchs & Dates
| William I (the Conqueror) |
14 October 1066 |
9 September 1087 |
| William II |
26 September 1087 |
2 August 1100 |
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Henry I
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5 August 1100 |
1 December 1135 |
| Stephen |
26 December 1135 |
25 October 1154 |
| Henry II |
19 December 1154 |
6 July 1189 |
| Richard I |
3 September 1189 |
6 April 1199 |
| John |
27 May 1199 |
19 October 1216 |
| Henry III |
28 October 1216 |
16 November 1272 |
| Edward I |
20 November 1272 |
7 July 1307 |
| Edward II |
8 July 1307 |
20 January 1327 |
| Edward III |
25 January 1327 |
21 June 1377 |
| Richard II |
22 June 1377 |
29 September 1399 |
| Henry IV |
30 September 1399 |
20 March 1413 |
| Henry V |
21 March 1413 |
31 August 1422 |
| Henry VI |
1 September 1422 |
4 March 1461 (deposed) |
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9 October 1470 (regained throne) |
14 Apr 1471 |
| Edward IV |
4 March 1461 |
9 April 1483 |
| Edward V |
9 April 1483 |
25 June 1483 |
| Richard III |
26 June 1483 |
22 August 1485 |
| Henry VII |
22 Aug 1485 |
21 April 1509 |
| Henry VIII |
22 April 1509 |
28 January 1547 |
| Edward VI |
28 January 1547 |
6 July 1553 |
| Mary |
6 July 1553 |
24 July 1554 |
| Philip & Mary |
25 July 1554 |
17 November 1558 |
| Elizabeth I |
17 November 1558 |
24 March 1603 |
| James I |
24 March 1603 |
27 March 1625 |
| Charles I |
27 March 1625 |
30 January 1648/9 |
Interregnum
(Oliver then Richard Cromwell) |
30 January 1648/9 |
29 May 1660 |
| Charles II |
29 May 1660
regnal years from the death of Charles I |
6 February 1685
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| James II |
6 February 1685 |
11 December 1688 |
| Interregnum |
12 December 1688 |
12 February 1689 |
| William & Mary |
13 February 1689 |
27 December 1694 |
| William III |
28 December 1694 |
8 March 1702 |
| Anne |
8 March 1702 |
1 August 1714 |
| George I |
1 August 1714 |
11 June 1727 |
| George II |
11 June 1727 |
25 October 1760 |
| George III |
25 October 1760 |
29 January 1820 |
| George IV |
29 January 1820 |
26 June 1830 |
| William IV |
29 June 1830 |
20 June 1837 |
| Victoria |
20 June 1837 |
22 January 1901 |
| Edward VII |
22 January 1901 |
6 May 1910 |
| George V |
6 May 1910 |
20 January 1936 |
| Edward VIII |
20 January 1936 |
11 December 1936 |
| George VI |
11 December 1936 |
6 February 1952 |
| Elizabeth II |
6 February 1952 |
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