Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England
The Normans 1066 - 1154
King William I, the Conqueror 1066 - 1087
King Henry I 1100 - 1135
King Stephen 1135 - 1154
(Empress Matilda 1141)
King William I, the Conqueror 1066 - 1087
Age 39-60
Son of Duke Robrt of Normandy
Married Matilda (Flemish)
Nine children
Died from injuries
Buried at Caen (France)
Invaded England from Normandy. Defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings.
In 1085 the Domesday Survey was begun and all England was recorded so William knew exactly what his new kingdom contained. The Domesday Book was, in effect, the first national census.
The Domesday Book
When William died his lands were divided between his eldest two sons. Robert inherited Normandy, while William became king of England.
King William II, Rufus 1087 - 1100Age abut 27-40 Sone of William I. UnmarriedKilled whilst hunting. Burried in Winchester Cathdral.
He was called William Rufus or William the Red because of the reddish colour of his hair and complexion. He was killed in the New Forest by a stray arrow while out hunting, maybe accidentally, there is some doubt about this. The Rufus Stone in The New Forest marks the spot where he fell.
King Henry I 1100 - 1135
Age 32-67
Son of William I
Married Edith (Scottish) then Adela (French)
Two children
Died from food poisoning
Buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire
The fourth and youngest son of William I. Henry's two sons were drowned so his daughter Matilda was made his successor. When Henry died the Council considered a woman unfit to rule so offered the throne to Stephen, a grandson of William I.
King Stephen 1135 - 1154
Age aboout 38-57
Nephew of Henry I
Married Matilda (French)
Three children
Buried in Faversham Abbey, Kent.
Nephew of Henry I and grandson of William l. The Welsh and Scots invaded. Civil war followed between King Stephen and Matilda, Henry I's daughter. A compromise was decided, Matilda's son, Henry Plantagenet, was to be king when Stephen died.
Empress Matilda 1141Daughter of Henry I. She was declared Queen or "Lady of the English" at Winchester. She was called the Empress because her dead husband had been the German Emperor. She had a very bad temper, wasn't very popular and so failed to secure her coronation. King Stephen soon reimposed his Royal authority.

1066 - 1154 The Normans
1154 - 1399 Plantagenets
1399 - 1461 The House of Lancaster
1461 - 1485 The House of York
1485 -1603 The Tudors
1603 - 1649 and 1660 - 1714 The Stuarts
1714 -1901 The House of Hanovarians
1901 -1910 and 1910 - Today Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and The Windsors