England was first unified as a state by
Alfred the Great of
Wessex.
It ceased to exist as a separate kingdom following unions with
Scotland (
1707) and
Ireland (
1801).
Today, England exists as one of the regions of the United Kingdom, alongside Scotland,
Wales and
Northern Ireland, "Her (or His) Majesty's Peculiars", and a number of colonial holdings.
Thus from 1707, the terms "King of England" and "Queen of England" are incorrect.
Hence, this list runs up to 1707; for monarchs after that date, see
List of British monarchs
For a period of time, both Danish and Saxon kings claimed the throne of England.
After the Norman Conquest in 1066, numbering of kings began anew; this affected only the Edwards.
There was no crowned king between Charles I's execution in 1649 and the restoration in 1660.