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Houses of British Monarchs

Eleven different royal houses have ruled England since the time of the Norman conquest. How many can you name?
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Years
First Ruler
Last Ruler
House
1066–1135
William I
Henry I
House of Normandy
1135–1154
Stephen
House of Blois
1154–1216
Henry II
John
House of Anjou
1216–1399
Henry III
Richard II
House of Plantagenet
1399–1461, 1470–1471
Henry IV
Henry VI
House of Lancaster
1461–1470, 1471–1485
Edward IV
Richard III
House of York
1485–1603
Henry VII
Elizabeth I
House of Tudor
1603–1649, 1660–1714
James I
Anne
House of Stuart
1714–1901
George I
Victoria
House of Hanover
1901–1917
Edward VII
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1917–
George V
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House of Windsor
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44 Comments
brandybuck96
+12
Level 83
Jun 18, 2015
Mental block as to which house the Georges belonged to... I gave up just before the line "And then began the Hanover gang" from the Horrible Histories song occurred to me.
ecrucard
+17
Level 85
Jul 10, 2016
If you're going to split Henry II through John as separate from the Plantagenets (even though it's all the same house), I would suggest accepting Angevin for Anjou.
foxpenguin
+5
Level 68
Aug 14, 2016
+1
McLerristarr
+8
Level 62
Aug 20, 2016
That's the only one I didn't get. They're definitely Plantagenets.
Kenny123
+3
Level 40
Sep 8, 2016
Agreed
hannah3011
+3
Level 28
Sep 15, 2016
After John they technically aren't Angevins and the term Plantagenet didn't come into being until the 15th century.
Arp2600
+2
Level 89
Sep 23, 2019
Yeah, to separate Anjou is very disputable. The term Plantagenet was coined after Henry II's father...
rocamorar
+17
Level 79
Sep 8, 2016
Yeah, I agree that they should be counted as Plantagenets.

Also, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Windsor is the same house. You can ask for the two names, but I think that the test shouldn't imply that there was a change of dynasty just because they decided to change their name.

CmdrKeen
+7
Level 37
Sep 9, 2016
+

The only reason why they changed was because of the War and wanting to disassociate themselves from the Germans.

MarcellDAvis
+3
Level 79
Sep 15, 2021
This. And they were not the only ones. Mountbatten? More like Battenberg. It's like in Monty Python's "Hitler in England": My name is Ron Vibbentrop, not von Ribbentrop!
Jango
+2
Level 63
Sep 17, 2021
Agree absolutely about Windsor. Different name but same dynasty - 'don't mention the war'!
WelshWizard
+1
Level 88
Sep 8, 2016
100% with you here.
Yossarian
+2
Level 63
Sep 8, 2016
Angevin.
Salz
+8
Level 62
Sep 10, 2016
The last Saxe-Coburg-Gotha monarch was King George V. King Edward VII died in 1910.
13hodds
+1
Level 17
Sep 12, 2016
Queen Anne reigned from 1700 to 1714 not 1600...
Kestrana
+9
Level 59
Sep 12, 2016
The years aren't saying that was Anne's rule. That's the time that someone who was part of the house was ruling.
JackBeNimble
+1
Level 82
Oct 27, 2016
In agreement with all of the above.
Queenofthefandom
+1
Level 31
Nov 16, 2016
They were part of the house of Plantagenet, not Anjou.
Calocaerus
+7
Level 62
Jul 17, 2017
Why is the House of Orange-Nassau for king William III not added?
LancasterII
+6
Level 76
Sep 27, 2018
He ruled only because he happened to be married to Mary, who was still technically a Stuart. It was her birthright that acceded her to the crown, she demanded William be co-regent, Parliament acquiesced.
ruftytufty
+9
Level 78
Sep 23, 2019
That's not the whole story. He had his own claim to the throne.He was Charles I's grandson - but that would still make him a Stuart in the context of the English and Scottish crowns.
zaba2048
+8
Level 71
Mar 6, 2018
Could Norman/Normans not be allowed for House of Normandy?
LancasterII
+3
Level 76
Sep 27, 2018
I'd only say that they didn't come from "Norman/Normans," they came from the geographical location, Normandy. Not trying to split hairs!
LancasterII
+5
Level 76
Sep 27, 2018
Technically George V should be added as final ruler of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, he ruled under that House from 1910 to 1917.
kalbahamut
+10
Level 80
Sep 24, 2019
No Hufflepuff?
DonTheLamplighter
+6
Level 86
Dec 7, 2019
Eeeesh. Only got 2/11. In desperation, tried Pancakes, to no avail.
Rougarou
+2
Level 64
Mar 13, 2025
That's an international House, though.
giommaso
+2
Level 76
Sep 15, 2021
Are we forgetting the Orange here?
lucd13
+2
Level 70
Sep 15, 2021
Orange is a location, not a House. The princes of Orange were just that. To put it in current terms, HM Elizabeth is Queen of Canada, but doesn't belong to the House of Canada.
giommaso
+4
Level 76
Sep 15, 2021
That's not the case. Any other house name comes from a place.

But a better answer to the same question was given previously, so I now see it doesn't make sense to ask for Orange to be included.

elcampeador
+1
Level 78
Jun 20, 2023
Orange is a colo(u)r.
kitsims
+3
Level 85
Sep 15, 2021
I couldn't get "House of Fraser" out of my head.
DanielJS
+3
Level 55
Sep 17, 2021
What about "House Of Fun" or "House Of The Rising Sun"?
QuizKlug
+1
Level 33
May 8, 2022
The ones I didn't get, I couldn't spell XD
MrBoysterous
+2
Level 27
Sep 8, 2022
If it is British Monarchs why does it exclusively focus on English ones pre Stuarts?? Cannot be both/either?
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 85
Jan 26, 2023
What happened between 1649 and 1660?
Pazza
+2
Level 59
Jan 26, 2023
It was the British Commonwealth at this time where the monarchy was abolished and Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector. Once Crowell died the monarchy was restored
ruftytufty2
+1
Level 56
Aug 12, 2025
Not quite. Cromwell died in 1658 and the restoration wasn't until 1660. Cromwell's immediate successor was his son Richard. Fun fact, until Elizabeth II, Richard was Britain's longest lived head of state.
elcampeador
+1
Level 78
Jun 20, 2023
Ach, tried Norman without success... should have been more persistent.
Amilcar
+1
Level 72
Mar 17, 2025
I was expecting this quiz to be about Sandringham, Balmoral, Kensington Palace etc
Jormaseta1234
+1
Level 26
Jun 3, 2025
The last ruler of the House of Saxe Coburg Gotha is George V.
Eduuuu13
+1
Level 54
Aug 13, 2025
Yeah right? I think, well I dont know, I just know that one of them two decided this change because he didnt wanted to be associated with the airplanes that bombarded london with the same house name or something like that and name it after his favorite castle
stalintime
+2
Level 79
Aug 12, 2025
Is Charles III not technically a Mountbatten-Windsor, not simply a Windsor?
Euronick61
+2
Level 69
Aug 12, 2025
Of course we SHOULD now be in the house of Mountbatten as the house always ends with the death of a Queen because the heir takes the fathers name
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