What is the first regnal year of each English monarch?
The first regnal year of each English monarch is as follows:
William I (William the Conqueror): 1066
William II (William Rufus): 1087
Henry I: 1100
Stephen: 1135
Henry II: 1154
Richard I (Richard the Lionheart): 1189
John: 1199
Henry III: 1216
Edward I: 1272
Edward II: 1307
Edward III: 1327
Richard II: 1377
Henry IV: 1399
Henry V: 1413
Henry VI: 1422
Edward IV: 1461
Edward V: 1483 (Edward V's reign was brief and disputed, as he was never crowned and was later declared illegitimate by his uncle, Richard III)
Richard III: 1483
Henry VII: 1485
Henry VIII: 1509
Edward VI: 1547
Mary I: 1553
Elizabeth I: 1558
James I: 1603
Charles I: 1625
Charles II: 1660
James II: 1685
William III and Mary II: 1689 (William III and Mary II ruled jointly)
Anne: 1702
George I: 1714
George II: 1727
George III: 1760
George IV: 1820
William IV: 1830
Victoria: 1837
Edward VII: 1901
George V: 1910
Edward VIII: 1936 (Edward VIII's reign was brief, as he abdicated the throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson)
George VI: 1936
Elizabeth II: 1952
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