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British Monarchs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Current monarch since 2022. Longest serving heir apparent in British history. | Charles III |
| Longest reigning monarch in British history from 1952-2022. | Elizabeth II |
| 1936-1952 King during WWII. Last Emperor of India. Became King after his brother abdicated. Born Prince Albert, known informally as "Bertie". | George VI |
| 1936 Reigned for slightly less than 11 months in 1936. Abdicated to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson (Church of England and Parliament did not approve). Was given the title Duke of Windsor after abdication. | Edward VIII |
| 1910-1936 Renamed the royal family from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor during WWI due to anti-German sentiment. Oversaw the partition of Ireland in 1922. Cousin of Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II. | George V |
| 1837-1901 Became Empress of India in 1876. Grieved deeply for decades and was reclusive after the death of her husband, Prince Albert in 1861. "Grandmother of Europe", spread hemophilia to several royal families. Last monarch from the House of Hanover. | Victoria |
| 1830-1837 Served in the Royal Navy. Son of George III, served in North America during the American Revolution. Slavery abolished in the British Empire during his reign. Stubbornly lived until just after Victoria turned 18 because he hated her mother. | William IV |
| Born 1982. Son of Charles III and the late Princess Diana. Likely to become King William V upon the death of his father. | William, Prince of Wales |
| Born 2013. Son of William, Prince of Wales. Grandson of Charles III. Likely to become Prince of Wales upon the death of his grandfather and King George VII upon the death of his father. | Prince George of Wales |
| 1760-1820 King during the American Revolution. Great Britain and Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom during his reign. Suffered mental illness, his son reigned on his behalf during "the regency" from 1811-1820. | George III |
| 1714-1727 First Hanover monarch. Power of the monarchy diminished during his reign. "First Prime Minister" Robert Walpole took over political power during his reign. Also ruled the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire. | George I |
| 1702-1714 First monarch of Great Britain after England and Scotland united in 1707 (Acts of Union). Last Stuart monarch. Opposed Catholicism in England, staunchly Anglican. Last monarch of England. First monarch of Great Britain. | Anne |
| 1660-1685 Took the throne when the monarchy was restored in 1660 following the English Civil War and the Interregnum rule of Oliver Cromwell. | Charles II |
| 1633-1701 Last Catholic monarch of England. His reign saw strife over religion and the power of Parliament and the Crown. Overthrown in the Glorious Revolution in 1688. | James II and VII (James II of England) (James VII of Scotland) |
| 1625-1649 Had numerous tensions with Parliament. Dissolved Parliament, leading to the English Civil War. Was beheaded. Oliver Cromwell took over as Lord Protector. | Charles I |
| 1558-1603 The Virgin Queen. Never married. Oversaw the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the increase in England's maritime power. English drama flourished during her reign. | Elizabeth I |
| 1553-1558 Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Also Queen of Spain from 1556-1558 as the wife of Felipe II. Staunchly Catholic. Tried to reverse the English Reformation. Had dissenters burned at the stake. | Mary I (Bloody Mary) |
| 10 July 1553-19 July 1553 "Nine Days Queen" Named successor to the throne in Edward VI's will, despite Parliament's Third Succession Act. Was Queen for nine days until her Catholic half sister Mary was declared Queen. | Jane (Lady Jane Grey) |
| 1509-1547 Known for his six marriages (divorced, beheaded, died, divorced beheaded, survived). Established the Church of England after the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Annexed Wales into the Kingdom of England. | Henry VIII (yep, that one) |
| 1483-1485 Was defeated at the Battle of Bosworth Field, marking the end of the Wars of the Roses (Lancasters vs Yorks) and the end of the Middle Ages in England. Last Plantagenet monarch. His body was found under a parking lot in Leicester in 2012. | Richard III |
| 1189-1199 The good Robin Hood one. | Richard I (Richard the Lionheart) |
| 1199-1216 The bad Robin Hood one. | John (John Lackland) |
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