Rex Factor
A light-hearted review of all the monarchs of England.
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28. Richard II
After the fading glories of Edward III, England has another ...
After the fading glories of Edward III, England has another child king in 1377 with the accession of Richard II. Richard takes after his great-grandfather ...
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27. Edward III
With his father deposed in 1327 and Roger Mortimer all-powerful, ...
With his father deposed in 1327 and Roger Mortimer all-powerful, things did not look too promising for the young Edward III, but this turned out ...
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26. Edward II
The reign of Edward I was always going to be ...
The reign of Edward I was always going to be hard to follow, but even so Edward II makes rather a meal of it. His ...
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25. Edward I
England enters its medieval Edwardian period in 1272 with the ...
England enters its medieval Edwardian period in 1272 with the accession of Edward I and after two difficult reigns we have another powerful king. Edward ...
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24. Henry III
John dies in 1216 with the country in civil war ...
John dies in 1216 with the country in civil war and in danger of being conquered by France. Worse still, the new king, Henry III, ...
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23. John
After one of England's great heroes in the person of ...
After one of England's great heroes in the person of Richard the Lionheart, this time we cover one of its most famous villains - Bad ...
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22. Richard the Lionheart
In 1189, one of England's legendary kings takes the throne. ...
In 1189, one of England's legendary kings takes the throne. Richard I (nicknamed the Lionheart for his courage in battle) has become an English folk ...
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21. Henry II
Stephen's death in 1154 puts an end to the civil ...
Stephen's death in 1154 puts an end to the civil war, and with the accession of Henry II England enjoys something of a change in ...
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20. Stephen
The death of Henry I in 1135 should have seen ...
The death of Henry I in 1135 should have seen the accession of England's first queen, his daughter Matilda, but instead the throne is snatched ...
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19. Henry I
The death of Rufus in 1100 sees the accession of ...
The death of Rufus in 1100 sees the accession of a rather more sober character in his younger brother, Henry I. Although Henry's more than ...
