![]() To make things worse, monarchs tend to die and marry relatives or name children after a sibling or dead family member. Try for example "Æthelstan", at first it is hard to know if it is a male or a female. Some have strange letters and you need a session of old English to learn how to pronounce them. It is also the period when England was unified. This is the time when the British monarchs fought the Viking raids. The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic (Cerdicingas in Old English), refers to the family that initially ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex,Īnglo-Saxon England, when the Wessex family reigned, was a fascinating period. Prominent Royal Houses of England Wessex Family If you would like to learn more about their genealogy, understand their beginnings, and read more about royal biographies, I suggest you read this book from Amazon Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (updated) by Weir, Alison (2009) Paperback. This interactive Royal Family Tree summarizes the most important individuals in British Royal History. Elizabeth II: House of Windsor: 1952 - Present.George VI: House of Windsor: 1936 - 1952. ![]()
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