English Monarchs
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- James I
- Rule saw expansion into North America in Virginia and Massachusetts
- James II
- son-in-law: William of Orange; made attempt to regain crown but lost at Battle of Boyne
- Elizabeth II
- House of Windsor; the current Queen of England.
- Elizabeth II
- Representative of modern ceremonial monarchy; husband: "Prince" Philip Mountbatten
- Elizabeth I
- House of Tudor; never married; considered illegitimate. Sister of Mary I
- Guy Fawkes
- Catholic fanatic best known for the Gunpowder Plot
- George III
- House of Hanover; lost American colonies in the Revolutionary War
- George III
- Suffered from porphyria; Britain's economic empire expanded during his reign
- Elizabeth I
- named herself "Governor" of the Church. Reign saw the emergence of Shakespeare
- James II
- House of Stuart; only served three years as King; featured heavy favoritism toward Catholicism
- Charles II
- House of Stuart; crowned King of Scotland in 1651; aka "Merry Monarch"
- George I
- First from the House of Hanover.. spoke German
- Charles I
- House of Stuart; last absolute monarch; forced to sign Petition of Right
- Victoria
- Longest reign in history; went into seclusion after husband's death (Albert)
- Henry VIII
- a.k.a. "Defender of the Faith"; named himself head of Church of England in 1533
- Victoria
- a.k.a. Alexandrina; also served as Empress of India (1876-1901). House of Hanover.
- Charles II
- Fought two wars against the Dutch and signed Treaty of Dover w/ Louis XIV
- James I
- House of Stuart; great grandson of Henry VII; Target of Gunpowder Plot
- Victoria
- influenced passage of Reform Act of 1867; favored prime ministers such as Lord Melbourne, Peel, Disraeli.
- Henry VIII
- House of Tudor: patronized Erasmus, Holbein the Younger, Thomas More
- Henry VIII
- 6 wives, one son, Edward VI, by Jane Seymour
- Charles I
- attempted to reform Scottish Church, causing English Civil War;\