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
1027-1087
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