KQGS timeline

The new King's Quest isn’t a reboot, and it’s not necessarily a sequel (its also not quite King's Quest IX, though it is the ninth produced). It’s a reimagining. Everything that exists in the past games is said to be still canon (though there may be changes to events and certain details as they were shown in previous games and material). The new stories exist between those stories.

''Note: This article is currently speculative in nature, based on concept art, quotes form preview articles, and information from the original series. Some of it is bound to change as more details are released. It may or may not contain spoilers for the game''

Timeline details
Graham's father was a knight, his grandfather was a knight. His great-grandfather was a dentist, but his great-great-grandfather was a knight.
 * Before


 * Then (Teens)
 * The villain (is this The Sorcerer and/or Shadrack?) begins plotting in Daventry.


 * 5 BGC
 * Graham's origin and arrival in Daventry, the young squire comes to Daventry to take part in a knight tournament. He has only been Daventry for a short time, and the kingdom is apparently new to him. He has a map that showed him a way to the castle, and surrounding lands.
 * Graham enters tournament to become a knight in Daventry. How did Graham become a knight in King Edward's Court (Episode I)?
 * Note: If this was following the original timeline and Graham's age at the time of KQ1, this would make Graham about 14. Why was Graham outside of Daventry (is this game giving him an alternate reimagining in which he grew up outside of Daventry)? Or is it a reference to Daventry the township/county rather than Kingdom as a whole. On one hand this might be referencing the detail from Kingdom of Sorrow, where it states the roots of Graham's heritage doesn't go back very far into Daventy's history. But it does seem to interfere with some of the details given about Graham's father/grandfather from manuals (and other game documentation), Hoyle I, and King's Quest Companion (which specificallly refer to his those individuals being Knights of Daventry, see Hereward).


 * 20s
 * 1 GC
 * Graham enters the Ancient Well and into the Dragon's Lair (KQ1, Episode I).
 * Note: Graham was said to have just turned 19 a few days before KQ1 in some of the original series published material (this was in the spring).


 * 2 or 4 GC
 * KQ2


 * Unknown BGC (some point after 2 or 4 GC)
 * Graham's met his future wife Valanice, and we learn what happened after he met her, as his young love with Valanice developed after his marriage and return from Kolyma. How did his young love with Valanice develop (Episode II)?
 * The secret villain plots further the destruction of Daventry.
 * Note: Graham was in his early to mid twenties in the earlier published at the time of KQ2.


 * 30s
 * The secret villain continues to plot further the destruction of Daventry (Episode III)
 * Between KQ2 and KQ3/4?
 * Note: In the Original timeline KQ3/4 took place when Graham was about 39.
 * The secret villain plots further the destruction of Daventry.


 * 40s
 * KQ3-7
 * The secret villain plots further the destruction of Daventry (Episode IV).
 * Note: In the Anniversary timeline (and variants) Graham is generally in his 40s (42 around the time of KQ3/4) at this time of these games.


 * 50s
 * KQage50s.jpg
 * KQ8
 * KQ9 (hypothetical Chronicle of Daventry which takes place before framing story of King's Quest Episodes)
 * Connor makes an appearance.
 * The villain who has been silently behind the scenes of all the stories Graham has been telling his granddaughter Gwendolyn is finally revealed. Graham tells the story of how he defeated the villain (this could be The Sorcerer and/or Shadrack) (Episode V).
 * Note:The dating for when KQ8 took place was never clear originally (with only the King's Quest Companion implying it might take place 25 years after KQ1, only 3 years after KQ7 approximately).


 * 70s?
 * Unknown GC (some point after KQ8)
 * Graham tells stories to Gwendolyn the daughter of Alexander and Cassima. Gart the son of Rosella and Edgar challenges Rosella to a fencing dual.

Behind the scenes
Then; appears to be in Graham's teen years, probably between 14-19. It is said to take place 5 years before KQ1 (so about 14 or 15). This is said to be Graham's origin story, how he became a knight. It apparently places him outside of Daventry, and coming to Daventry to take part in a tournament. How this may fit or not is unknown. The kingdom of Sorrow novel did state that he had traveled much in his youth, even to much larger lands. But much is clear that he was a native of Daventry and had grown up there most of his life (his father, and Grandfather were nights of Daventry), and he studied in the various schools of Daventry, Palace School, Daventry High School, Royal University and the Knight School.

Currently it seems that KQ9 places the events of KQ1 Graham when he was in his 20s (20-29), rather than when he is 19 (unless it is rounding up). Graham's 19th birthday was in the early spring (only a few days before the start of KQ1 ).

It can be assumed that his wedding is likely one year or only a few years after KQ1 as it in the earlier timelines. But its also possible that it could take place (or the romance period after is wedding) in his '30s' time period in the KQ9 timeline.

The 40s period could be the same as the 40s period in the older timelines and concern the period between KQ3-7 (or KQ5-7). ''Note: In the Original timeline (and individual games which its based on KQ1-3), assuming Graham was 19 at the time of KQ1 as its stated in sources by Lorelei Shannon, he would be 39 at the time of KQ3/4 (or just short of the 40s and at the end of the 30s). Whereas in the Anniversary timeline (and its variants its based on KQ6-7 material) Graham was 19 at the time of KQ1 as its stated in sources by Lorelei Shannon, he would be 42 at the time of KQ3/4.''

50s (or later) appears to correlate with the KQ8 period, or would seem the most likely to do so. This is probably around the time Connor will make his cameo in the games.

? Graham's old age is unknown, but it looks like he may have aged a couple of decades. A gameplay discussion implies that twenty years might have passed. This is a nod to it almost being twenty years since the last game.