King, * The chief magistrate of a kingdom, vested usually with the executive power. 2. The following table of the reigns of English and British kings and queens, commencing with the Reports, is added, to assist the student in many points of chronology.
Accession. Henry III.............................................. 1216 Edward I............................................... 1272 Edward II.............................................. 1307 Edward III............................................. 1307 Richard II............................................. 1377 Henry IV............................................... 1399 Henry V................................................ 1413 Henyv VI............................................... 1422 Edward IV.............................................. 1461 Edward V............................................... 1483 Richard III............................................ 1483 Henry VII.............................................. 1485 Henry VIII............................................. 1509 Edward VI.............................................. 1547 Mary................................................... 1553 Elizabeth.............................................. 1558 James I................................................ 1603 Charles I.............................................. 1625 Charles II............................................. 1660 James II............................................... 1685 William III............................................ 1689 Anne................................................... 1702 George I............................................... 1714 George II.............................................. 1727 George III............................................. 1760 George IV.............................................. 1820 William IV............................................. 1830 Victoria............................................... 1837
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* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.
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