Richard III was king of England for two turbulent years. He is best known for being accused of murdering his nephews to protect his throne.
1452-1485
1277-1343
Robert II was king of Scotland from 1371 to 1390, and is best known for his largely ineffectual reign.
1316-1390
Saul was best known as the first King of Israel circa 1046 BC.
1000-1100
Anne Boleyn's successor, Queen Consort Jane Seymour, was Henry VIII’s third wife. She bore his first male heir, King Edward VI, before dying of complications.
1509-1537
King Mohammed Zahir Shah was king of Afghanistan from 1933 to 1973, during which time he provided an era of stable government to his country.
1914-2007
Stephen of Blois was king of England from 1135 to 1141. His reign was marked by a civil war known as The Anarchy.
1096-1154
1734-1782
Pharaoh Thutmose III was the warrior king of Egypt’s 18th and largest dynasty. During his reign, he reestablished Egyptian rule of Syria and Palestine.
-1426
Mary Tudor was queen of England from 1553 to 1558. She became known as "Bloody Mary" for her persecution of Protestants.
1516-1558
William I is best known for ruling Prussia as regent, and king, and later as German emperor.
1797-1888
1765-1837
The policies of William the Conqueror, king of England from 1066 until his death in 1087, may be largely responsible for eventually making Britain the most powerful nation in Europe.
1028-1087
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