The Books by Order Added to Series
This page gives an idea of the unfolding structure of the series, rather than a formal list of the original release dates of the titles relative to each other. Note that the first two titles have been retired from the series.
*Indicates issued by a different publisher prior to the book’s inclusion in the series with the Yale reprints from 1997 onwards
See this page for a list of dates each book was first published.
English Monarchs Series Titles
1 - William the Conqueror (1964)
2 - James I (1967)
3 - Henry VIII (1968)
4 - Edward the Confessor (1970)
5 - Henry VII (1972)
6 - Henry II (1973)
7 - Edward IV (1974)
8 - Henry VI (1981)
9 - Richard III (1981)
10 - William II (1983)
11 - Edward I (1988)
12 - Henry V (1992)
13 - Richard II (1997)
14 - King John* (1997)
15 - George IV (1999)
16 - Edward VI (1999)
17 - Richard I (1999)
18 - James II* (2000)
19 - Henry I (2001)
20 - George I* (2001)
21 - Queen Anne* (2001)
22 - George III (2006)
23 - Edward II (2010)
24 - King Stephen (2011)
25 - George II (2011)
26 - Æthelstan (2011)
27 - Mary I (2011)
28 - Edward III (2011)
29 - Henry IV (2016)
30 - William the Conqueror (2016)
31 - Cnut (2017)
32 - Henry III - Vol. 1 (2020), Vol. 2 (2023)
33 - Edward the Confessor (2020)
Forthcoming Releases
34 - Elizabeth I (2025?)
35 - Harold Godwinson (202_?)
Books Remaining
36 - James VI and I
37 - Charles I
38 - Charles II
Companion Titles
1 - Eleanor of Aquitaine (2009)
2 - Philip of Spain (2014)
3 - Louis (2016)
4 - Henry, the Young King (2016)
5 - Æthelred II (2016)
6 - Matilda (2019)
7 - Richard III (2019)
8 - Oliver Cromwell (2021 & 2024)
Further Information
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