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50 Cards in this Set
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George III |
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The Empress of England |
Matilda I |
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Fought Bonnie Prince Charlie |
George II |
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Fought Bonnie Prince Charlie |
George II |
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1066, the Domesday Book, its said he was so fat that upon his death his body burst.
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William I - the Conquerer
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He was killed accidentally whilst hunting.
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William II - Rufus
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His sons died on the White Ship.
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Henry I - Beauclerc
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Never declared Queen of England, she was the Lady of the English to some and the Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the Romans to others |
Matilda I |
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His cousin was the next in line, he fought her as King but ultimately her son succeeded him to the throne.
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Stephen I of Blois
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He inadvertently killed Thomas Beckett.
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Henry II - Plantagenet
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He was an associate King |
Henry the Young King (1155-1183) |
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He spent most of his reign on Crusades and left his mother to rule the country.
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Richard I - the Lionheart
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His rule was restrained by the Magna Carta.
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John I - Lackland
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Never legitimate King, but proclaimed King at St. Paul's 1216-1217 |
King Louis VIII of France - The Lion |
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He rebuilt Westminster Abbey.
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Henry III Winchester
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He was the Hammer of the Scots.
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Edward I - Longshanks
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Supposedly a red hot poker killed this King.
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Edward II
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He began the 100 years war.
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Edward III
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One of his first challenges as King was to resolve the Peasants Revolt.
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Richard II
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This King had to deal with the Welsh Rebellion lead by Owain Glyndwir.
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Henry IV - Bolingbroke
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This King claimed victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
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Henry V
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He was King at just nine months.
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Edward IV
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He was never crowned, only reigned for 86 days & disappeared in the Tower.
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Edward V
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Supposedly he drowned his brother in a vat of wine, killed his nephews in the Tower, poisoned his wife, killed her father, had a hunch back, walked with a limp, was 2 faced and had a bad arm.
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Richard III
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His claim to the throne was tenuous but he ruled and made England great.
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Henry VII - Tudor
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He broke away from the Catholic Church, had 6 wives, beheaded 2, and is one of the best known English Kings.
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Henry VIII
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He was the only surviving male heir but died at just 16.
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Edward VI
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She was never crowned, but was still declared Queen, if only for 9 days.
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Lady Jane Grey
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She married King Philip of Spain who hated her and persecuted Protestants.
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Mary I - the Bloody
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Until his wife died, he was King of England and Spain |
King Philip I |
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The last in her line, she had the body of a weak and feeble woman, but the heart of a King, a King of England.
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Elizabeth I - Good Queen Bess/ the Virgin Queen
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He was already King when he was crowned.
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James I
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He was at one point, the last English King |
Charles I |
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He was no King, as he beheaded the last one, and ruled England with a Puritan grip. |
Oliver Cromwell - Old Ironsides |
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Not as effective as his father, the last leader of the Commonwealth |
Richard Cromwell - Tumbledown Dick |
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He died on his deathbed, a Catholic.
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Charles II - the Merry Monarch
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He was deposed in what is known as the Glorious Revolution.
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James II
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The only time there was a dual monarch.
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Mary II & William III
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She had 18 children, none of which survived.
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Anne I
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A German Prince, who claimed the throne just because he was Protestant.
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George I
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Fought Bonnie Prince Charlie |
George II |
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Suffered from porphyria |
George III |
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He saw Britain to victory over Napoleon, redesigned Buckingham Palace but is remembered for his robust waistline.
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George IV
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He was the sailor King.
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William IV
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The longest reigning monarch to date |
Victoria I |
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This King only served for 9 years but has an entire era named after him.
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Edward VII
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He was the first monarch of the House of Windsor.
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George V
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Never crowned, and abdicated for love.
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Edward VIII
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He was the last emperor of India.
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George VI
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She may well be the most documented Queen to date.
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Elizabeth II
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