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Hundreds of years ago, Britain didnt have just one king - it had lots! Celtic kings and princes ruled Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and everything else was divided up between tribes of Anglo-Saxons. Each tribe had its own king. Sometimes one king became more powerful than the others, and for a while he would be overlord or chief king.Then in early 800s, bands of Danish Vikings from northern Europe began attacking Britain. In 878, the Saxon King of Wessex, Alfred the Great won a great battle against the Danes and forced them to agree to peace. Much of Britain was divided into Danish land (the Danelaw) and Anglo-Saxon Land (England). Gradually the Danes and the Saxons learned to live together and in 924 Athelstan (Alfreds grandson) became king of both Saxon and Danish lands - the first King of England. But England wasnt peaceful for long. After about 60 years, the Viking raids began again - and only ended in 1016, when the Danish King, Canute, became King of England. The longest reigning monarch is Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years. The present queen has reigned for more than 50 years. Only five other kings and queens in British history have reigned for 50 years or more. These are: Queen Victoria 1837-1901 (63 years) King George III 1760-1820 (59 years) James VI of Scotland, 1567-1625, James I of England 1603- 25 (58 years) Edward III 1327-1377 (50 years) King Henry III 1216-1272 (56 years) Timeline of the Kings and Queens of Englandfrom 1066 to 1603 The Normans(1066 - 1154) Plantagenets(1154 - 1399)? The House of Lancaster(1399 - 1461) The House of York(1461 - 1485) The Tudors(1485 -1603) Kings and Queens of the United Kingdomfrom 1603 to the present day The Stuarts(1603 - 1649) (1660 - 1714) The House of Hanovarians(1714 -1901) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and The Windsors(1901 -1910) (1910 - Today) Interesting Fact The only time when there was no King or Queen in Britain was when the country was a republic between 1649 and 1660. ( In 1649 King