Talk:List of English monarchs
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Alfred vs Athelstan
editWho to start this list with has been debated a lot in this talk page over the years (in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2022), and a consensus was reached to change it from Athelstan to Alfred. Please don't change it back without first getting a consensus to do that. (And frankly, don't even bother to do that because it's flogging a dead horse at this point!) Richard75 (talk) 11:36, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
- i already id Ben Halfond (talk) 18:54, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
This could ultimately be a matter of opinion or interpretation. However it is not correct to say that Alfred was the first king of an unbroken line of the House of Wessex. This line could, according to legend, go as far back as Cerdic, but at the very least it goes back to e.g. Alfred's grandfather Egbert of Wessex. PatGallacher (talk) 19:48, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
Should we put 886 or 927 for the foundation of Kingdom of England?
editIn my opinion, it should be the year 927. XX 2A02:587:8114:4D00:8256:DB06:6E5:2364 (talk) 06:47, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Mary & William
editWhy is William in the left hand column and Mary further right? Why not the other way round? 2A00:23C6:1484:9401:DDD2:6062:7A0E:B814 (talk) 20:12, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- I can't see what you're referring to. Can you be more specific? Richard75 (talk) 23:40, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
Portraits
editWhy is there such a weird loyalty to the genealogical roll portraits for the Anglo Saxon kings when : 1) There exists another genealogical roll from slightly earlier that still include the Anglo Saxons while being closer to their reign 2) Other images are far more interesting or honest depictions, especially coins ~2026-33610-40 (talk) 16:59, 7 June 2026 (UTC)
Jane's name/title in this list article
editLady Jane Grey is very commonly known as "Lady Jane Grey". But (only) for purposes of this list article and to be consistent with other names and titles here, I've changed her name to just "Jane" and added "Lady Jane Grey" as her nickname/alias/etc, like "Matilda and Empress Matilda" or "William I and William the Conqueror".
I hope you agree that this is a debatable point. I welcome further discussion here and I would accept eventual reversion thereafter. But I would suggest (request?) not to speedy-revert or have an edit war on this issue. Cheers! —GoldRingChip 14:41, 14 June 2026 (UTC)