* The commencement of the reign of William the Conqueror is usually dated from the battle of Hastings, Saturday the 14th of October, 1066, or from his Coronation on 25th December, 1066, but it is also dated from the death of Edward the Confessor (5th January, 1066). No records are known to be extant by which the commencement of this monarch's regnal years can be determined, but as public instruments were not dated by the year of the reign until the time of Henry II., the point is not material for the purpose of ascertaining the date of documents.

* The regnal years of King John are reckoned from the movable feast of Ascension. Consequently certain days of the month of May and June in two succeeding years of our Lord occur in the same year of the King, thus:-

Thus 4th May, 3 John, may be either in 1201 or 1202.

* Publication shows 20 Nov - 20 Nov. I have updated to be 20 Nov - 19 Nov, following the convention of all other monarchs.

The publication also includes years for France, which are omitted here.

Edward IV takes the throne.

* Second Reign (Years 49/1)

† The Battle of Barnet (14 April, 1741) drove Henry VI. again from the throne.

† For the period between 9 October, 1740, and about 14 April, 1471, see 49 Henry VI.

* In Part III. of Facsimiles of National Manuscripts (Nos. I. and II) two Signed Bills are given for the appointment of Edward Baynarde as Sheriff of Wiltshire in the room of Sir William Sharington, Knt., deceasd. The one, signed by "Mary the quene," is dated 6 July, 1553, whilst the other, signed "Jane the Quene," is dated 14 July, 1553.

† Queen Mary reckoned the second year of her reign from July 6, thus ignoring the reign of Lady Jane Grey.

Philip and Mary I
1554-1558

The publication also includes years for Scotland (starting with Year 36: 24 July 1602-23 July 1603), which are omitted here.

During the Commonwealth, the year of our Lord, the month, and the day of the month alone were used for dating public documents. Oliver Cromwell died on Friday, 3 September, 1658. O.S. Richard Cromwell was proclaimed on Saturday, 4 September, 1658, and resigned on 25 May, 1659. The goverment was carried on by Parliament from 25 May, 1659 to 29 May, 1660. Although Charles II. did not become King de facto until the 29th May, 1660, his reign years were computed from the death of his father, the 30th January, 1648/49, the year of his restoration being called the 12th year of his reign.—SELBY.

End of the Commonwealth.

* above Sir Harris Nicolas, in the Chronology of History, states that "Queen Mary died, without surviving issue, about one o'clock in the morning of the 28th of December, 1694, when the Royal style was altered and William III. commenced his seventh Regnal Year, his sixth year being considered to have terminated on the 27th of that month," citing as his authorityy the Loords' Journals, vol. xv., pp.451, 452. But the Loords' Jornals do not bear out this statement.—SELBY.

† below Nicolas, in Chronology of History, gives the Royal Years of William III. incorrectly. That the seventh year commenced on 13 February, 1695, is proved by the Journals of the House of Lords, vol. xv., p.490.—SELBY.

Regency.

* 1900 was not a leap year.