There have been eight kings called Edward in England and later Great Britain if you start counting from the Norman Conquest (Edward I through Edward VIII).

Quick Scoop

  • Standard answer: Most historians and reference works say there are 8 “King Edwards”:
    Edward I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII.
  • Earlier Edwards: Before the Norman Conquest, there were three Anglo‑Saxon kings named Edward (the Elder, the Martyr, and the Confessor), but they are not numbered in the modern royal sequence.
  • If you counted all King Edwards ever over England/English realms: you could argue there were 11 (the 3 pre‑Conquest Edwards plus the later 8), which is why some historians like to joke that Edward VIII could have been “Edward XI.”

So, for most quizzes and history books, the answer to “how many King Edwards were there?” is eight , but history nerds sometimes make the case for eleven when they include the three pre‑Conquest Edwards.

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