ANGLO-SAXONS
King Of The English, 'Egbert
King Egbert First Ruler of all England 827 830 775? 839
Reign 802–839
Died 839
Buried Winchester
King Of English, 'Ethelwulf
King Ethelwulf Son of Egbert
also spelled Aethelwulf or Ethelwulf; Old English:
Æþelwulf, means 'Noble Wolf' (c. 795 – 858)
Born 795 Aachen, Germany
Died 13 January 858 Stamridge, Wessex
Burial Stanbridge Earls then the Old Minster, Winchester.
Bones now in Winchester Cathedral
King Of The English, 'Ethelred I
Ethelred I Third son of Ethelwulf
killed at the Battle of Merton on 23 April 871
Reign 865–871
Born c. 840 Birthplace Wessex, England
Died 23 April 871, Wimborne. Dorset
Buried Wimborne East Dorset district of Dorset in South
West England,
King Of The English, 'Alfred The Great Wantage,
Oxfordshire, England
King Alfred the Great Fourth son of Ethelwulf
he only English king to be given the epithet "the
Great".
noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of
southern England against the Vikings,
Reign 23 April 871 – 26 October 899
Born ca. 849 Wantage, Oxfordshire, England
Died 26 October 899 (around 50)
Burial ca. 1100 Winchester, Hampshire, now lost
King Of England, 'Ethelred II
King Ethelred II Half-brother of Edward
Æthelred the Unready, or Æthelred II[1][2] (c. 968
– 23 April 1016), was king of the English
(978–1013 and 1014–1016). He was son of King
Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. Æthelred was only about 10
(no more than 13) when his half-brother Edward was
murdered. Æthelred was not personally suspected of
participation, but as the murder was committed at Corfe
Castle by the attendants of Æthelred's mother,
Reign 18 March, 978 – 23 April 1016
Born 966-68 Wessex
Died 23 April 1016 London
Burial Old Saint Paul's Cathedral
King Of The English, 'Edmund II England Ironside
King Edmund Ironside Eldest son of Ethelred
Edmund Ironside or Edmund II (Old English: Eadmund) (c.
988/993 – 30 November 1016) was king of the English
from 23 April to 30 November 1016. The cognomen
"Ironside" refers to his efforts to fend off a
Viking invasion led by Cnut the Great. His authority was
limited to Wessex, or the area south of Thames. The north
was controlled by Cnut, who became "king of all
England" upon Edmund's death.
Reign 23 April 1016 – 30 November 1016
Born 989 Wessex, England
Died 30 November 1016 (aged 27) Glastonbury, England
Burial Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset. His burial site is now
lost. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries, any
remains of a monument or crypt were destroyed. The
location of his body is unknown.
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NORMANS
King Of England, 'Henry I Beauclerc Selby, North
Yorkshire, England
King Henry I Youngest son of William I
He was called Beauclerc for his scholarly interests and
Lion of Justice for refinements which he brought about in
the administrative and legislative machinery of the time.
Reign 3 August 1100 – 1 December 1135
Born c. 1068/1069
Selby, Yorkshire
Died 1 December 1135 (aged 66-67)
Saint-Denis-en-Lyons, Normandy
Burial Reading Abbey, Berkshire
Henry died on 1 December 1135 of food poisoning from
eating "a surfeit of lampreys" (of which he was
excessively fond) at Saint-Denis-en-Lyons (now
Lyons-la-Forêt) in Normandy. His remains were sewn into
the hide of a bull to preserve them on the journey, and
then taken back to England
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THE PLANTAGENETS
King Of England Plantagenet, 'Henry II
Son of Geoffrey Plantagenet by Matilda, daughter of Henry
I
called Curtmantle (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189) ruled
as King of England (1154–1189),
Born 5 March 1133(1133-03-05) Le Mans, France
Died 6 July 1189 (aged 56) Chinon, France
Burial Fontevraud Abbey, France
Henry was the first to use the title "King of
England" (as opposed to "King of the
English").
Weak, ill, and deserted by all but an illegitimate son,
Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, Henry died at Chinon on 6
July 1189.
King of England, 'John Lackland King's Manor House,
Beaumont Castle, Oxford, England
Youngest son of Henry II
During his lifetime John acquired two epithets. One was
"Lackland" (French: Sans Terre), because, as
his father's youngest son, he did not inherit land out of
his family's holdings, and because as King he lost
significant territory to France.[2] The other was
"Softsword" signifying his supposed lack of
prowess in battle.[3]
Reign 6 April 1199 – 19 October 1216
Born 24 December 1166(1166-12-24) Beaumont Palace, Oxford
Died 18/19 October 1216 (aged 49) Newark Castle,
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Burial Worcester Cathedral
King John's reign has traditionally been characterised as
one of the most disastrous in English history, earning
him the nickname "Bad King John": it began with
military defeats — he lost Normandy to Philip
Augustus of France in his first five years on the throne
— and ended with England torn by civil war and
himself on the verge of being forced out of power.
Henry III of England Reign 18/19 October 1216 – 16
November 1272 (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272)
aka Henry of Winchester
Born 1 October 1207 Winchester Castle, Hampshire
Died 16 November 1272 (aged 65) Westminster, London
Burial Westminster Abbey, London
Eldest son of John
England prospered during his reign and his greatest
monument is Westminster, which he made the seat of his
government and where he expanded the abbey as a shrine to
Edward the Confessor.
Reign 18/19 October 1216 – 16 November 1272
Henry's advancement of foreign favourites, notably his
wife's Savoyard uncles and his own Lusignan
half-siblings, was unpopular with his subjects and
barons. He was also extravagant and avaricious; when his
first child, Prince Edward, was born, Henry demanded that
Londoners bring him rich gifts to celebrate. He even sent
back gifts that did not please him. Matthew Paris reports
that some said, "God gave us this child, but the
king sells him to us."
Edward I of England from 1272 to 1307 (17 June 1239
– 7 July 1307), (aka Edward Longshanks)
Born 17/18 June 1239 Palace of Westminster, London,
England
Died 7 July 1307 (aged 68) Burgh by Sands, Cumberland,
England
Burial Westminster Abbey, London, England
Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as
Edward Longshanks, was King of England from 1272 to 1307.
Edward I was a tall man for his age, hence the nickname
"Longshanks". He was also temperamental and
this, along with his height, made him an intimidating man
and he often instilled fear in his contemporaries.
Nevertheless, he held the respect of his subjects for the
way in which he embodied the medieval ideal of kingship,
both as a soldier, administrator and a man of faith.
at 6 foot 2 inches he towered over most of his
contemporaries. He also had a reputation for a fierce
temper, and he could be intimidating;
Various stories emerged about Edward’s deathbed
wishes; according to one tradition, he requested that his
heart be carried to the Holy Land, along with an army to
fight the infidels. A more dubious story tells of how he
wished for his bones be carried along on future
expeditions against the Scots. Another account of his
death bed scene is more credible; according to one
chronicle, Edward gathered around him the earls of
Lincoln and Warwick, Aymer de Valence and Robert
Clifford, and charged them with looking after his son
Edward. In particular they should make sure that Piers
Gaveston was not allowed to return to the country. This
wish, however, the son ignored, and had his favourite
recalled from exile almost immediately.
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King Of France, 'Robert De I , Bourgogne, France
King of Western Francia
Robert I (15 August 866 – 15 June 923), King of
Western Francia (922 – 923), was the younger son of
Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, and the brother of
Odo, who became king of the Western Franks in 888.
Reign 29 June 922 – 15 June 923
Born 15 August 866(866-08-15)
Died 15 June 923 (aged 56) Soissons, France
Collecting an army, Charles marched against the usurper
and, on 15 June 923, in a stubborn and sanguinary battle
near Soissons, Robert was killed, according to one
tradition in single combat with his rival.
King Of France, 'Hugh of Paris, Seine, France
Hugh Capet (c. 940 – 24 October 996) was the first
King of France of the eponymous Capetian dynasty from his
election to succeed the Carolingian Louis V in 987 until
his death.
Reign 3 July 987 – 24 October 996
Born c. 940
Died 24 October 996 Paris, France
Burial Saint Denis Basilica, Paris, France
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