<P> This list of kings and queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great , King of Wessex , one of the petty kingdoms to rule a portion of modern England . Alfred styled himself King of the Anglo - Saxons and while he was not the first king to lay claim to rule all of the English , his rule represents the first unbroken line of Kings to rule the whole of England , the House of Wessex . The last monarch of a distinct kingdom of England was Queen Anne , who became Queen of Great Britain when England merged with Scotland to form a union in 1707 . For monarchs after Queen Anne , see List of British monarchs . </P>
<P> This list of kings and queens of the Kingdom of England begins with Alfred the Great , King of Wessex , one of the petty kingdoms to rule a portion of modern England . Alfred styled himself King of the Anglo - Saxons and while he was not the first king to lay claim to rule all of the English , his rule represents the first unbroken line of Kings to rule the whole of England , the House of Wessex . The last monarch of a distinct kingdom of England was Queen Anne , who became Queen of Great Britain when England merged with Scotland to form a union in 1707 . For monarchs after Queen Anne , see List of British monarchs . </P>
who was the first king of all of england
who was the first king of all of england
Alfred the Great , King of Wessex
Alfred the Great , King of Wessex