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England
Tudor
Henry VII 1485-1509
Henry VIII 1509-1547
Edward VI 1547-1553
Mary I 1553-1558
Elizabeth I 1558-1603
William & Mary 1689-1702
Stuart
James I 1603-1625
Charles I 1625-1649
Commonwealth 1649-1659
Charles II 1660-1685
James II 1685-1688
William III 1689-1702
Mary II 1689-1694
Anne 1702-1714
Hanover
George I 1714-1727
George II 1727-1760
George III 1760-1820
(Regency 1811-1820)
George IV 1820-1830
William IV 1830-1837
Victoria 1837-1901
Edward VII 1901-1910
George II 1727-1760
Windsor
George V 1910-1936
Edward VIII 1936
Elizabeth II 1952-
France
Bourbon Dynasty
Henri IV 1589-1610
Louis XIII 1610-1643
Louis XIV 1643-1715
Louis XV 1715-1774
Louis XVI 1774-1792
First Republic
Nat. Convention 1792-1795
Directoire 1795-1799
First Empire
Napoleon I 1804-1814
Louis XVIII (king) 1814-1815
Napoleon I 1815
Bourbons
Louis XVIII 1814-1824
Charles X 1824-1830
Orleans
Louis Philippe 1830-1848
Second Republic
Louis Eugène Cavaignac 1848
Louis Napoleon 1848-1852
Second Empire
(Louis) Napoleon III 1852-1870
Third Republic (presidents)
1870-1906
US Furniture Styles
Jacobean/Carolean 1640-1690s
William & Mary 1690s-1720
Queen Anne 1720-1755
Chippendale 1755-1780s
Federal (Classical) 1780s-1830s
Victorian 1830s-1900
Craft Revival 1870s-1920s
Craft Revival 1870s-1920s
China
Neolithic Period c.4000-c.2500BC
Xia Dynasty c.2500-1766BC
Shang Dynasty 1766-1122BC
(No clear dynasty) 1122-1100BC
Western Zhou 1100-771BC
Eastern Zhou 770-256BC
(No clear dynasty) 256-221BC
Qin Dynasty 221-206BC
Han Dynasty 206BC-AD220
Three Kingdoms 220-265
Jin Dynasty 265-420
Southern and Northern Dynasties 420-589
Sui Dynasty 581-618
Tang Dynasty 618-907
Five Dynasties 907-960
Liao Dynasty 916-1125
Northern Song 960-1127
Southern Song 1127-1279
Jin Dynasty 1115-1234
Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368
Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
Hongwu 1368-1398
Jianwen 1399-1402
Yongle 1403-1425
Hongxi 1425
Xuande 1426-1435
Zhengtong 1436-1449
Jingtai 1450-1456
Tianshun 1457-1464
Chenghua 1465-1487
Hongzhi 1488-1505
Zhengde 1506-1521
Jiajing 1522-1566
Longqing 1567-1572
Wanli 1573-1619
Tiachang 1620
Tianqi 1621-1627
Chongzhen 1628-1644
Transitional Period 1620-1670
Qing Dynasty 1644-1911
Shunzi 1644-1661
Kangxi 1662-1722
Yongzheng 1723-1735
Qianlong 1736-1795
Jiaqing 1796-1820
Daoguang 1821-1850
Xianfeng 1851-1861
Tongzhi 1862-1874
Guangxu 1875-1908
Xuantong 1909-1911
Qianlong 1736-1795
People’s Republic 1911-
Japan
Asuka Period 522-710
Nara Period 710-784
Tempyo era 729-784
Early Heian 784-897
Middle/Late Heian 897-1185
Kamakura Period 1185-1333
Muromachi Period 1336-1393
(No clear periods) 1393-1573
Momoyama Period 1573-1614
Edo Period 1615-1867
Meiji Restoration 1868-1912
Taisho Period 1912-1926
Showa Period 1926-1945
Meiji Restoration 1868-1912