Great Britons - #2: Rulers

Round 2:

Kingdom of England

House of Wessex

Egbert (829-839) King of Wessex from 802
Æthelwulf (839-856)
Æthelbald (856-860)
Æthelbert (860-865)
Æthelred I (865-871)
Alfred 'the Great' (871-899)
Edward 'the Elder' (899-924)
Ælfweard (924)
Æthelstan (924-939)
Edmund I (939-946)
Eadred (946-955)
Eadwig (955-957)
Edgar 'the Peaceful' (957-975)
St. Edward 'the Matyr' (975-978)
Æthelred II 'the Unready' (978-1016)
Edmund II 'Ironside' (1016)

House of Denmark

Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035)
Harold I 'Harefoot' (1035-1040)
Harthacnut (1040-1042)

House of Wessex

St. Edward 'the Confessor' (1042-1066)
Harold II (1066)

House of Normandy

William I 'the Conqueror' (1066-1087)
William II 'Rufus' (1087-1100)
Henry I (1100-1135)

House of Blois

Stephen (1135-1154)

House of Plantagenet

Henry II (1154-1189)
Henry (1170-1183) co-regent
Richard I 'the Lion-Hearted' (1189-1199)
John (1199-1216)
Henry III (1216-1272)
Edward I (1272-1307)
Edward II (1307-1327)
Edward III (1327-1377)
Richard II (1377-1399)

House of Lancaster

Henry IV (1399-1413)
Henry V (1413-1422)
Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471)

House of York

Edward IV (1461-1470, 1471-1483)
Edward V (1483)
Richard III (1483-1485)

House of Tudor

Henry VII (1485-1509)
Henry VIII (1509-1547)
Edward VI (1547-1553)

House of Suffolk

Jane I (1553)

House of Tudor

Mary I (1553-1558)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

House of Stuart

James I (1603-1625)
Charles I (1625-1649)

Commonwealth and Protectorate

Commonwealth (1649-1653)
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector (1653-1658)
Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector (1658-1659)
Commonwealth (1659-1660)

House of Stuart Restored

Charles II (1660-1685)
James II (1685-1688)

House of Orange

William III (1689-1702)
Mary II (1689-1695)

House of Stuart

Anne (1702-1714) Queen of Great Britain from 1707



Kingdom of Great Britain

House of Stuart

Anne (1707-1714)

House of Hanover

George I (1714-1727)
George II (1727-1760)
George III (1760-1820) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801
George IV (1820-1830)
William IV (1830-1837)
Victoria I (1837-1901) and Empress of India from 1876

House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Windsor from 1917)

Edward VII (1901-1910) and Emperor of India
George V (1910-1936) and Emperor of India
Edward VIII (1936) and Emperor of India
George VI (1936-1952) and Emperor of India until 1948
Elizabeth II (1952- )



Kingdom of Scotland

House of Alpin

Kenneth I (842-858)
Donald I (858-862)
Constantine I (862-876)
Aedh (876-878)
Giric (878-889)
Donald II (889-900)
Constantine II (900-943)
Malcolm I (943-954)
Indulf (954-962)
Duff (962-966)
Culén (966-971)
Kenneth II (971-995)
Constantine III (995-997)
Kenneth III (997-1005)
Malcolm II (1005-1034)

House of Dunkeld

Duncan I (1034-1040)

House of Moray

Macbeth (1040-1057)
Lulach (1057-1058)

House of Dunkeld

Malcolm III (1058-1093)
Donald III (1093-1094, 1094-1097)
Duncan II (1094)
Edgar (1097-1107)
Alexander I (1107-1124)
St. David I (1124-1153)
Malcom IV (1153-1165)
William 'the Lion' (1165-1214)
Alexander II (1214-1249)
Alexander III (1249-1286)

House of Margaret

Margaret (1286-1290)

House of Balliol

John (1290-1296)

House of Bruce

Robert I (1296-1329)
David II (1329-1371)

House of Balliol

Edward (1371-1356)

House of Stewart

Robert II (1371-1390)
Robert III (1390-1406)
James I (1406-1437)
James II (1437-146

 

Constantine I (862-876)
Constantine II (900-943)
Constantine III (995-997)


Hey, I have the same name with these kings!!!

 

Can I start an argument?

*waits for S_f to come in and kick me in the nads! *

 

If I were to vote through pity I'd vote for either Edward V or Jane I, but I'll vote for the leader that I feel did the most for the country on a non-corrupt level, Oliver Cromwell.

 

Here's my favourite ruler!

 

^^^ Before I click on that link, I would like to predict it's picture of a ruler, and not a King or Queen.

EDIT: Yes, it was.

 

Aye- we believe ya- millions wouldnt.

 

I would argue that Alfred the Great and Harold II were also great leaders and not corrupt. I'd put both rulers above Cromwell


Not sure who I'll vote for yet....

I'm also thinking Henry I and Henry V too.

Hmmmmmm....decisions decisions

 

What, no King Arthur?

"How come you know so much about swallows?"

"Well, you have to know these things when your king".

Should be on the list I think!

 

Henry V .

 

Elizabeth

She has the Golden Age behind her - transforming England from a small insignificant island into a world power.

 

Ah *puts on history / archaeology anorak*

Henry I and II for the foundations that our legal system is built on.

Edward I / III for recognising a king cannot rule without the consent of the commons.

I admire Henry V but the french wars did nothing for the country, albiet he was the first king to speak English as a first language instead of French.

Edward IV overhauled the coinage and admin. Even if he was never entitled to the crown.

Richard III was a bloody good administrator, was just and fair and should have been left alone.

Henry VII - left the country in the black.

Elizabeth I was an outstanding women, strong, independent and always put the country first.

I'll stop now because I'm boring my self.

 

You forgot King Arthur!!!



But since hes not on there I'll have to Go with Richard I The Lion Heart, purely cos I'm named after him

 

I don't actually know what the deal is hear, but my vote goes to one of these two

Cnut 'the Great' (1016-1035)

Harthacnut (1040-1042)

hahaha
They must be great rulers, I would love to live under Cnut..

 

And I thought only foreign rulers had funny names

 

Edward I because he built lots of lovely castles for me to explore as I get older

 

Well I ain't an expert on History so I'm gonna go with our present Queen Elizabeth II - I think she holds herself with dignity when all around her the family runs riot!

 

If the documentary about "The Princes in the Tower" is correct, then all the royals since Richard III have been bogus! They're the offspring from an affair with Richard III's mother and a bowman, hence Richard III's brother was llegitimate and not entitled to the throne. And yes, that even means Elizabeth II!

 

Whether that rumour is true or not (and I tend to believe it is) makes no difference. The Queen is the Queen is the Queen.

We've had an unbroken line for many years which has served this country well (on the whole).

Having said that our present Sovereign can still trace her roots back to Egbert, king of Wessex and first "King of the English".

I still can't make up my mind and will cast my vote later today.

 

Don't forget the Winsors came from Germany originally and were called Mountbaten.

 

Actually the Windsors were called the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and changed their name at the outset of WWI due to anti-German sentiment in the UK.

Mountbatten is the family name of Prince Phillip.

 

Ah, I see
Facinating

 

The queen can link back to pre-conquest dynasty's on one link, Matilda who married Henry I was an Aetheling, the Family name of the house of Wessex.
I lurve history. I love all the what ifs. I do war of the roses re-enactment and have known for a while that Edward IV had no claim to the thrown, because he was illegitimate, but he was a damn site better than the Duke of Clarance, Yorks next son (he was legitimate) he would have been another John.

 

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha? Blimey, just imagine having a name like that when you were at school (or any time!)!? It's scary just contemplating it! It'd be hell when it comes to wearing name badges as well!

 

I'll close this thread on Wednesday.

My vote goes to Alfred the Great.

Henry I and Henry V were a close second and third.