British and English Monarchs

All numerals are those pertaining to England's monarchy, and do not necessarily correspond to those of Scotland's, Wales's or any division of Ireland's monarchies.
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Dates/Question
Monarch
924-939
Aethelstan
939-946
Edmund I
946-955
Eadred
955-959
Eadwig
959-975
Edgar the Peaceful
975-978
Edward the Martyr
978-1013
Ethelred the Unready (1st reign)
1013-1014
Sweyn Forkbeard
1014-1016
Ethelred the Unready (2nd reign)
1016
Edmund Ironside
1016-1035
Cnut
1035-1040
Harold Harefoot
1040-1042
Harthacnut
1042-1066
Edward the Confessor
1066
Harold Godwinson
1066 (co-ruler with the above)
Edgar the Etheling
1066-1087
William I
1087-1100
William II
1100-1135
Henry I
1135-1154
Stephen
1141 (co-ruler with the above)
Matilda
1154-1189
Henry II
1170-1183 (co-ruler with the above)
Henry the Young King
1189-1199
Richard I
1199-1216
John
1216-1272
Henry III
1272-1307
Edward I
1307-1327
Edward II
1327-1377
Edward III
1377-1399
Richard II
1399-1413
Henry IV
1413-1422
Henry V
1422-1461
Henry VI (1st reign)
1461-1470
Edward IV (1st reign)
1470-1471
Henry VI (2nd reign)
1471-1483
Edward IV (2nd reign)
1483
Edward V
1483-1485
Richard III
1485-1509
Henry VII
1509-1547
Henry VIII
1547-1553
Edward VI
Dates/Question
Monarch
1553 (purportedly)
Jane
1553-1558
Mary I
1554-1558 (purportedly co-ruler with the above)
Philip
1558-1603
Elizabeth I
1603-1625
James I
1625-1649
Charles I
1649-1660 -Commonwealth- Lord Protector (1653-1658)
Oliver Cromwell
1649-1660 -Commonwealth- Lord Protector (1658-1659)
Richard Cromwell
1660-1685
Charles II
1685-1688
James II
1689-1694 (co-ruler with the below, until 1694)
Mary II
1689-1702 (co-ruler with the above, until 1694)
William III
1702-1714
Anne
1714-1727
George I
1727-1760
George II
1760-1820
George III
1820-1830
George IV
1830-1837
William IV
1837-1901
Victoria
1901-1910
Edward VII
1910-1936
George V
1936
Edward VIII
1936-1952
George VI
1952-Present
Elizabeth II
What was the 'nickname' of the monarch who ruled from 1189-1199?
Richard the Lionheart
At what battle did the first Tudor monarch defeat his monarchical opponent?
The Battle of Bosworth Field
Which French King purportedly ruled roughly half of England from 1216-1217?
Louis VIII
In what year did the Act of Union come into effect?
1707
In what year was the Union of Crowns?
1603
Who, at the time of this quiz's making, is next in line to the throne of the United Kingdom?
Charles, Prince of Wales
For how long did England's shortest-reigning monarch purportedly reign for?
Nine days
Of which royal house was the first monarch of Great Britain?
The House of Stuart
Which monarch is credited with finally 'seeing off' the Vikings from England?
Harold Godwinson
Under which monarch's rule was the Spanish Armada?
Elizabeth I
Which royal house has the longest unbroken reign of England (and Great Britain)?
The House of Hanover
Who, at the time of this quiz's making, is the longest-reigning English (and British) Queen (and also monarch)?
Victoria
Who, at the time of this quiz's making, is the longest-reigning English (and British) King?
George III
Under which monarch's rule was the First British Empire founded (colonisation of Newfoundland being counted as the founding of the First British Empire)?
Elizabeth I
Which King of Wessex conquered Northumbria to create what would later be regarded as the Kingdom of England (Hint: he is not regarded as a King of England himself)?
Alfred the Great
If the person who, at the time of this quiz's making, is second in line to the throne of the United Kingdom comes to the throne, what would they probably be known as?
William V
Which royal child, born in 2013, is third in line to the throne of the United Kingdom?
George, Prince of Cambridge
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