But first let's start way back in 871 with the Anglo-Saxons and the only king of England to be called 'Great,' Alfred. We will find out about a nine-day queen and a King Philip, who most people have now forgotten about.
We will find out about eleven Kings called Edward and nine called Henry. At the end we also look at who the next kings of England may be. We look at the period where power finally did transfer to Parliament through to the times of our current queen, Elizabeth II. We see how the Crown has battled Parliament. We see some powerful kings and some weak ones. We then move on to show how the Crown changed hands many times as a result of conquest.
In this book, we start by looking at the very first Anglo-Saxon Kings of England. Welcome to the Wikijunior book on Kings and Queens of England.
