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Order Of Names Flashcards

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William II. 1087-1100
Norman
Rufus

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Henry I. 1100-1135

Norman

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Stephen 1135-1154

Norman

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Henry II. 1154-1189

Plantagenet

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Richard I. 1189-1199
The Lionheart
Plantagenet

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John. 1199-1216
Plantagenet
Worst English king
Died of over-eating

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Henry III. 1216-1272
Plantagenet
He was 9

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Edward I. 1272-1307

Plantagenet

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Edward II. 1307-deposed 1327
Plantagenet
Red-hot poker thrust up his anus

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Edward III. 1327-1377
Plantagenet
Hundred Years’ War 1338
Bubonic plague, ‘black death’ 1348-1350 killed half England pop

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Richard II. 1377-deposed 1399
Plantagenet
Murdered by starvation after wife died and Henry came in

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Henry IV. 1399-1413
Lancaster
Died probably of leprosy after many rebellions

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Henry V. 1413-1422
Lancaster
Knighted aged 12 for fighting
Won battle of Agincourt

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Henry VI. 1422-deposed 1461
Lancaster
Throne as a baby
End of 100 years war in 1453

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Edward IV. 1461-1483
York
Many mistresses

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Edward V. 1483-1483
York
Uncle Richard ordered their death and so only reigned 2 months

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Richard III. 1483-1485
York
Died at battle of Bosworth Field

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William I 1066-1087

Norman

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Henry VII. 1485-1509
Tudor
Crown put on his head
Playing cards invented and wife Elizabeth of York appeared 8 times on every pack for 500 years

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Henry VIII. 1509-1547
Tudor
6 wives, 1 son, 2 daughters

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Edward VI. 1547-1553
Tudor
Jane Seymour son
Tuberculosis

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Mary I. 1553-1558
Tudor
Bloody Mary daughter to Catherine of Aragon
Protestant bishops burnt at stake

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Elizabeth I. 1558-1603
Tudor
Daughter of Anne Boleyn
Shakespeare

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James I and VI of Scotland. 1603-1625
Stuart
First king of Eng + Scot
Gunpowder plot 1605

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Charles I.    1625-1649
Stuart
1642 civil war, captured by Cromwell
Beheaded
Commonwealth declared
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Charles II (merry monarch).   1660-1685
Restoration
13 known mistresses
Great plague, 65, fire of London, 66
St. Paul's cathedral built by Sir Christopher Wren
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James II and VII of Scotland. 1685-1688
Restoration
Parliament asked Dutch prince, William of Orange to take throne

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William III and Mary II. 1689-1702 & 1689-1694
Restoration
James tried to regain throne but lost at Battle of Boyne

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Anne. 1702-1714
Restoration
17 pregnancies
United Kingdom of Great Britain created

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George I. 1714-1727
Hanovarian
Never learned English
Sir Robert Walpole

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George II. 1727-1760
Hanovarian
Last English king to lead army to battle at Dettingen in 1743

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George III. 1760-1820
Hanovarian
1773 Boston tea party
Became blind, insane son ruled as prince regent from 1811

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George IV. 1820-1830
Hanovarian
Love of art + architecture
First gentleman of Europe

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William IV (sailor king). 1830-1837
Hanovarian
Served in Royal Navy for 10 years
Abolished slavery in colonies in 1833

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Victoria.   1837-1901
Hanovarian
Married cousin Albert, virtual ruler
Christmas tree and great Exhibition 51
Saw British empire double 
1876 empress of India
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Edward VII. 1901-1910
Hanovarian
Minoru won Derby in 1909

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George V. 1910-1936
Windsor
WWI 1914-1918 plus Irish free state
Began royal broadcasts at Xmas 32

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Edward VIII. June 1936-abdicated December 1936
Windsor
Most popular prince of Wales England had seen
Infatuated with Mrs Wallis Sompson already married 2, went abroad

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George VI.   1936-1952
Windsor
Shy nervous with a stutter
WWII 1939
Start of NHS
1951 festival of Britain
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Elizabeth II. 1952-
Windsor
Born 21 April 1926
Married cousin Prince Philip

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