Monarchs of England

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Year	William I	Hint
1066- 1087	William I	titled 'the conqueror'
1087-1100	William II	Killed by a stray arrow while hunting
1100-1135	Henry I	Known as the ‘Lion of Justice’
1135-1154	Stephen	Unusal name - never seen before and never seen after
1154-1189	Henry II	He laid the foundation of the English Jury System and raised new taxes
1189 – 1199	Richard I	Lionheart!
1199 -1216	John	Short and fat, he was jealous of his dashing brother
1216 -1272	Henry III	Became king at 9 - loved the arts
1272 – 1307	Edward I	He was known as the ‘Hammer of the Scots’
1307 – deposed 1327	Edward II	Murdered by, as legend has it, by having a red-hot poker thrust up his anus!
1327 – 1377	Edward III	Known as 'the black prince'
1377 – deposed 1399	Richard II	Was murdered, probably by starvation, in Pontefract Castle in 1400.
1399 – 1413	Henry IV	Spent most of his reign defending himself against plots, rebellions and assassination attempts
1413 – 1422	Henry V	Won the Battle of Agincourt
1422 – deposed 1461	Henry VI	Started the war of the roses
1461- 1483	Edward IV	His morals were poor (he had many mistresses and had at least one illegitimate son)
1483 – 1483	Edward V	reigned for only 2 months (at 13 years old)
1483 – 1485	Richard III	Alledgedy murdererd his nephews
1485 – 1509	Henry VII	Tudor
1509 – 1547	Henry VIII	Had 6 wives, inspiring a hit-musical ... SIX!
1547 – 1553	Edward VI	Sickly boy, king at only 9! (Simba must be jealous)

Year	Monarch's Name	Hint
1553 – 1558	Mary I	___ Queen of Scots, also inspired a tomato-based cocktail (Bloody ____)
1558-1603	Elizabeth I	Married England
1603 -1625	James I	from Scotland
1625 – 1649	Charles I	Overthrown by Christmas-haters
1660 – 1685	Charles II	Loved to Party
1685 – 1688	James II	Lost his throne (and country) to a Dutch princes
1689 – 1702	William III	Known as ____ of Orange
1702 – 1714	Anne	She had 17 pregnancies but only one child survived – William, who died of smallpox aged just 1
1714 -1727	George I	Arrived as king of England speaking very little English!
1727 – 1760	George II	Took his father's name, and stared the trend to pass it down
1760 – 1820	George III	Sang "You'll be back" from Hamilton
1820 – 1830	George IV	Was relived from his father's (long-awaited) death
1830 – 1837	William IV	titled the 'sailor king'
1837 – 1901	Victoria	mourned her husband for years
1901 – 1910	Edward V	his best known mistress was Lillie Langtry, the ‘Jersey Lily’.
1910 – 1936	George V	he began the royal broadcasts on Christmas Day
June 1936 – abdicated December 1936	Edward VI	Abidcated to marry the woman he loved
1936 – 1952	George VI	Prone to stuttering
1952 – 2022	Elizabeth II	Longest reigning monarch
2022 –	Charles III	"Mummy"

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