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If Kings And Queens Of England Were Chess Pieces

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cwclub
cwclub
Feb 12, 2014
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Date Reign
began

Name of King or Queen
 

Years Reigned
1066 King William the Conqueror♔ 1066-1087
1087 King William Rufus (son of William) ♔ 1087-1100
1100 King Henry I (William Rufus brother) ♔ 1100-1135
1135 King Stephen (nephew of Henry I) ♔ 1135-1154
1154 King Henry II (grandson of Henry I) ♔ 1154-1189
1189 King Richard I (third son of Henry II) ♔ 1189-1199
1199 King John (fifth son of Henry II) ♔ 1199-1216
1216 King Henry III (son of John) ♔ 1216-1272
1272 King Edward I (son of Henry III) ♔ 1272-1307
1307 King Edward II (son of Edward I)♔ 1307-1327
1327 King Edward III (son of Edward II) 1327-1377
1377 King Richard II (grandson of Edward III, son of the Black Prince)♔ 1377-1399
1399 King Henry IV (grandson of Edward III, son of John of Gaunt) ♔ 1399-1413
1413 King Henry V (son of Henry IV) ♔ 1413-1422
1422 King Henry VI (son of Henry V) ♔ 1422-1461
1461 King Edward IV ( youngest son of Edward III )♔ 1461-1483
1483 King Richard III (uncle of Edward V) ♔ 1483-1485
1485 Henry VII  (grandson of Henry V) ♔ 1485-1509
1509 Henry VIII ( son of Henry VII)
♔
1509-1547
1547 Edward V (Henry's son by Jane Seymour)♔ 1547-1553
1553 Mary (Henry's daughter by Queen Katherine of Aragon)♕ 1553-1558
1558 Elizabeth I (Henry's daughter by Anne Boleyn) ♕1558-1603
1603 James I (great-great-grandson of Henry VII)♔ 1603-1625
1625 Charles I (second son of James)♔ 1625-1649
1649 The Commonwealth under the Cromwell rule 1649 - 1659
1660 Charles II (oldest son of Charles I)♔ 1660-1685
1685 James II (brother of Charles II)♔ 1685-1688
1689 William of Orange (grandson of Charles I) and Mary (daughter of James II) ♔♕ 1689-1694
1694 William III - Ruled alone after death of Mary♔ 1694 - 1702
1702 Anne (sister of Mary)
♕
1702-1714
1714 George I (great-grandson of James I)♔ 1714-1727
1727 George II (son of George I)♔ 1727-1760
1760 George III (grandson of George II)♔ 1760-1820
1820 George IV (son of George III)
♔
1820-1830
1830 William IV (brother of George IV)
♔
1830-1837
1837 Victoria (niece of William IV)♕ 1837-1901
1901 Edward VII (son of Victoria and Albert)♔ 1901-1910
1910 George V (second son of Edward VII)♔ 1910-1936
1936 Edward VIII (son of George V)♔  
1936 George VI (second son of George V)♔ 1936-1952
1952 Elizabeth II (daughter of George VI)♕

cwclub
cwclub
Feb 12, 2014
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#2

34 kings and 6 queens! Impossible to checkmate all the kings!

Ampudia1
Ampudia1
Feb 13, 2014
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#3

"What are kings when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?" Edward II by Christopher Marlowe

Ampudia1
Ampudia1
Feb 25, 2014
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#4

How many queens-wives did Henry VIIIth "checkmated"?

Ampudia1
Ampudia1
Feb 25, 2014
0
#5

Wasn´t Felipe II of Spain king of England for a very short time?

RG1951
RG1951
Feb 25, 2014
0
#6

        The OP has made a minor mistake and stated that Henry VIII was succeeded by Edward V. It was Edward VI.

RG1951
RG1951
Feb 25, 2014
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#7

        Further to the above, from 1603, the monarchs were Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom, not just England.

RG1951
RG1951
Feb 25, 2014
0
#8

        Author of post no.5, this is not the case.

        Author of post no.4, he had six wives.

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