After @ZenGiraffe's machiavellian scheme to get rid of King Charles III paid off, we're down to our TOP TEN. Let's take a look at those who narrowly missed out.
14. Charles III
Is Charles III the first Monarch to wish he was a tampon? Probably NOT, but it's hard to write up a reign that's barely even started. He's already survived various leaky fountain pens, and he's polling better with the public than he was as Prince of Wales, so it's going alright.
13. Henry VIII
Established the Church of England, dissolved the monasteries, and famously got married six times. There's no denying Henry VIII had IMPACT that some of these ladies and lords can barely dream of, but beheading your long suffering wives all over the shop just doesn't fly in a post-ME TOO world.
12. Henry VII
Won the crown at the Battle of the Bosworth. His claim was SPURIOUS - his nan had been married to Henry V before shacking up with Henry VII's grandad Owen Tudor - but it didn't matter all that much. A strategic marriage to Liz of York put a stop to the Wars of the Roses, and he provided a strong and stable pair of hands after an era of chaos and civil war.
11. Richard the Lionheart
Sssh... he's sleeping
The third son of Henry II, swashbuckling Richard never expected to be King, and would much rather spend his time crusading - so he did. He spent about six months in England during his reign, but that hasn't stopped him joining the pantheon of GREAT ENGLISHMEN alongside Saint George, Captain Tom, and the dog from the Churchill insurance adverts.
Is Charles III the first Monarch to wish he was a tampon? Probably NOT, but it's hard to write up a reign that's barely even started. He's already survived various leaky fountain pens, and he's polling better with the public than he was as Prince of Wales, so it's going alright.
13. Henry VIII
Established the Church of England, dissolved the monasteries, and famously got married six times. There's no denying Henry VIII had IMPACT that some of these ladies and lords can barely dream of, but beheading your long suffering wives all over the shop just doesn't fly in a post-ME TOO world.
12. Henry VII
Won the crown at the Battle of the Bosworth. His claim was SPURIOUS - his nan had been married to Henry V before shacking up with Henry VII's grandad Owen Tudor - but it didn't matter all that much. A strategic marriage to Liz of York put a stop to the Wars of the Roses, and he provided a strong and stable pair of hands after an era of chaos and civil war.
11. Richard the Lionheart
Sssh... he's sleeping
The third son of Henry II, swashbuckling Richard never expected to be King, and would much rather spend his time crusading - so he did. He spent about six months in England during his reign, but that hasn't stopped him joining the pantheon of GREAT ENGLISHMEN alongside Saint George, Captain Tom, and the dog from the Churchill insurance adverts.
And with that, ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH! Vote for your least favourites again, the ones you like least, the ones whose heads you want to see on the block etc etc
