Monarchs

Monarchs

For the rulers of nations past and present.

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King George III reigned over Great Britain and Ireland from 1760. King George III was the first Hanoverian monarch to be born in England. Notably, King George III was the first monarch since Queen ...

King George II

People; Monarchs

King George II was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1727. Like his father George preferred Germany to England. Unlike his father though, King George II made an effort to learn to speak English.

King William III

People; Monarchs

King William III ruled along side his wife, who took the thrown initially, Queen Mary II. Mary and her husband James were offered the crown after James' abdication.

King James I

People; Monarchs

King James I was already King of Scotland when he got the English crown. King James I was the first ruler to call himself King of Great Britain, as he ruled England, Scotland and Wales. King James ...

Harold Bluetooth

People; Monarchs

Born 911; died 1 November, 985 or 986. He was the son of King Gorm the Old of Denmark and of Thyra, daughter of a noblemen of Schleswig (Sunderjylland) who is supposed to have been kindly disposed ...

Boudica

People; Monarchs

Boudica (alternative spelling Boudicca, also known as Boadicea, died c. 60/61 AD) was queen of the British Iceni tribe who led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire. When her ...

Emperor of Japan

People; Monarchs

The Emperor of Japan is a ceremonial figurehead and head of state under a form of constitutional monarchy in Japan. He is also the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. The Emperor is referred to as ...