Year Wessex Sussex Kent Essex East Anglia Mercia Northumbria
Year Wessex Sussex Kent Essex East Anglia Mercia Northumbria
455 Hengest
455-488
Bernicia Deira
477 Aella
477-514
488 Oisc (Oesc, Aesc, Oeric)
488-512
500 Esa 500
512 Octa (Octha)
512-540
514 Cissa
514-?
519 Cerdic
519-534
520 Eoppa 520
527 Aescwine
527-587
534 Cynric
534-560
540   Eormenric
540-560
547 Ida
547-559
559 Glappa
559-560
Aella
559-589
560 Ceawlin
560-591
Aethelbert
560-616
Adda
560-568
568 Aethelric
568-572
571 Wuffa
571-578
572 Theodric
572-579
578 Tyttla
578-593
579 Frithuwald
579-585
585 Creoda
585-593
Hussa
585-593
587 Sledda
587-604
589 Aethelric
589-604
591 Ceol
591-597
593 Raedwald
593-617
Pybba
593-606
Aethelfrith
593-616
597 Ceolwulf
597-611
604 Saebert
604-616
Aethelfrith
604-616
606 Ceorl
606-626
611 Cynegils
611-643
616 Eadbald February
616-640
Saeward and Sexred (joint)
616-617
Edwin
616-632
Edwin
616-632
617 Sigeberht I
617-653
Eni
617-618
618 Eorpwald
618-628
626 Penda
626-655
628 Ricbert
628-631
631 Sigebert
631-634
632 Eanfrith
632-633
633 Oswald
633-642
634 Egric
634-635
Oswald
634-642
635 Anna
635-654
640 Earconbert
640-664
641
642 Oswiu
642-654
Oswiu
642-644
643 Cenwalh
643-645
644 Oswine
644-651
645 Mercian Rule
Penda
645-648
648 Cenwalh (again)
648-674
651 Aethelwald
651-654
653 Sigeberht II
653-665
654 Aethelhere
654-655
Northumbria
(united kingdom)
Oswiu
654-670
655 Aethelwold
655-664
North-umbrian over-
lordship

Peada
655-656
656 North-umbrian rule
Oswiu
656-659
659 Wulfhere
659-675
660 Aethelwalh
660-685
(joint rule with)
Swithhelm
660-665
664 Ecgbert I
664-673
Ealdwulf
664-713
665 Sighere 665-683
and
Sebbi 665-695
(joint)
670 Ecgfrith
670-685
Aelfwine
(sub-king)
670-679
672 Queen Seaxburh
672-674
673 Hlothere
673-685
674 Cenfus 674
Aescwine
674-676
675 Aethelred I
675-704
676 Centwine
676-685
679  
685 Caedwalla
685-688
Berhtun and Andhun (joint)
685-686
Eadric
685-686
Aeldfrith
685-704
686 Wessex over-
lordship
Caedwalla
686-688
Wessex over-
lordship

Mul
686-687
687 Interregnum
687-688
688 Ine
688-726
Oswine
688-690
690 Wihtraed
690-725
692 Nothelm
(and others in joint rule)
692-725
695 Swaefred and Sigeheard (joint)
695-715
704 Coenred
704-709
Eadwulf
704-705
709 Coelred
709-716
Osred I
705-716
713 Aelfwald
713-749
715 Swaefbert
715-738
716 Aethelbald
716-757
Coenred
716-718
717
718 Osric
718-729
725 Athelbert
725-750
Aethelbert II
725-762
726 Aethelheard
726-740
729 Ceolwulf
729-737
737 Eadberht
737-758
738 Saelred
738-746
740 Cuthred
740-756
746 Swithred
746-758
749 Beorna, Hun and Alberht (joint)
749-758
750  
756 Sigeberht
756-757
757 Cynewulf
757-786
Beornred 757
Offa
757-796
758 Osmund
(and others in joint rule)
758-772
Sigeric I
758-798
Aethelred
758-779
Oswulf
758-759
759 Aethelwald Moll
759-765
762 Eanmund
762-764
764 Mercian over-
lordship

Heabert
764-765
765 Ealdwulf
(and others in joint rule)
765-791
Ecgbert II
765-772
Ealchred
765-774
771 Mercian over-
lordship
Osmund et al continued
772 Mercian Rule
772-77
774 Aethelred I
774-779
776 Mercian over-
lordship

Ecgbert II
776-785 (again)
779 Aethelberht
779-794
Aelfwald I
779-789
784 (joint king with)
Ealhmund
784-785
785 Mercian Rule
785-796
786 Beorhtric
786-802
789 Osred II
789-790
790 Aethelred I
790-796
791 Mercian Rule
794   Mercian Rule
794-796
796   Eadbert Praen
796-798
Eadwald
796-799
Ecgfrith 796 Osbald 796
  Coenwulf
796-821
Eardwulf
796-806
798 Mercian over-
lordship
Cuthred
798-807
Sigered
798-825
799 Mercian Rule
799-827
802 Kings of England Egbert
802-839
806 Aelfwald II
806-808
807 Mercian Rule
807-823
808 Eardwulf
808-810
810 Eanred
810-841
812 Mercian over-
lordship
Siegered (continued)
821       Cenelm 821
      Ceolwulf I
821-823
823   Mercian over-
lordship
Baldred
823-824
  Beornwulf
823-825
824 Wessex over-
lordship

Aethelwulf
824-839
825 Merged with the Kingdom of Wessex Merged with the Kingdom of Wessex   Ludecan
825-827
827 Aethelstan
827-839
Wiglaf
827-828
828 Wessex Rule
828-830
830 Wiglaf (again)
830-840
839 Aethelwulf 839-855 Aethelstan
839-851
  Aethelweard
839-855
840 Wigstan
840
Beorhtwulf
840-852
841 Aethelred II
841-844
Raedwulf 844
Aethelred II (again)
844-848
848 Osbeorht
848-863
851 Aethelbert
851-860
852 Burghred
852-874
855 Aethelbald 855-860   Edmund
855-870
860 Aethelbert 860-866 Merged with the Kingdom of Wessex  
863 Aelle II
863-867
866 Aethelred 866-871
867 Norse (York) overlordship
Ecgberht I
867-872
870 Norse over-
lordship
Oswald
870-876
871 Alfred, the Great 871-899
872 Ricsige
872-876
874 Norse rule
Ceolwulf II
874-879
876 Aethelred
876-879
Ecgberht II
876-878
878 Norse rule
878-954
879 Norse rule
Guthrum I
(alias Aethelstan)
879-890
Aethelred II 879-884
884 Wessex overlordship
Aethelred II (again)
884-911
888 Aethelflaed
888-918 (joint)
890 Eric
890-902
899 Edward, the Elder 899-925
902 Guthrum II
902-918
918 Merged with the Kingdom of Wessex Aelfwynn
918-919
919 Merged with the Kingdom of Wessex
925 Athelstan 925-940
940 Edmund, the Magnificent 940-946
946 Eadred 946-955
954 Northumbria joins England
955 Eadwig, All-Fair 955-959
959 Edgar, the Peaceable 959-975
975 Edward, the Martyr 975-978
978 Aethelred, the Unready 978-1016
1016 Edmund, Ironside 1016
Danish Rule
Canute, the Great 1016-1035
1035 Harald, Harefoot 1035-1040
1040 Hardicanute 1040-1042
1042 Edward, the Confessor 1042-1066
1066 Harold II 1066
Norman Conquest