The foremost of the kings of Anglo-Saxon England was Ælle of Sussex in 477, who was much later followed by Alfred the Great (who took the place of Ethelred) in 871. The last king of the Anglo-Saxon period was Harold II, who died in the Battle of Hastings. Many of these monarchs used the name Bretwalda.

Anglo-Saxon kings

• See the Anglo-Saxon monarchs category.

Wessex kings

• See List of monarchs of Wessex

Sussex kings

• See List of monarchs of Sussex

East Anglia kings

• See Kings of East Anglia

Essex kings

• See Kingdom of Essex

Kent kings

• See Kings of Kent

Mercia kings

• See List of monarchs of Mercia

Northumbria and Northumbria subkingdoms kings

• See List of monarchs of Northumbria

Anglo-Saxon England heptarchy

The separate kingdoms which made up Anglo-Saxon England were:

• Kent
• Northumbria
• Wessex
• Essex
• Sussex
• Mercia
• East Anglia

Subkingdoms of Northumbria

• Bernicia
• Deira

Other minor kingdoms

• Isle of Wight
• Surrey
• Kingdom of the Iclingas
• Lindsey
• Hwicce
• Dalriada / Strathclyde
• Whitghar