Once upon a time there lived a king named Fuyuzuru Tadashi, who was known far and wide as the world's laziest king. He would go to sleep immediately after dinner every night and wake up no earlier than lunch. Tadashi had the most comfortable bed in the world.
1. Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon (604-562 B.C.) The granddaddy of all mad kings is King Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian ruler whose first-person account of a seven-year descent into animal-like insanity is one of the most fascinating sections of the Old Testament book of Daniel.
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Altogether, Alexander campaigned almost constantly for fifteen years, and in all that time he never lost a battle. Perhaps the closest he came to defeat was at the Battle of the Persian Gate. It was a narrow pass leading to the great Persian city of Persepolis.
Without suffering a single defeat, Alexander led his men to victories across the Persian territories of Asia Minor, Egypt and Syria. In 331 BC, his outnumbered army faced off against the Persian King Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela.
Charles II has been reckoned the most notorious womanizer of the English kings. Among his list of mistresses are included: Elizabeth Killigrew, Lucy Walter, Jane Roberts, Catherine Pegge, Winifred Wells, Barbara Villiers, Mary Davis, Nell Gwyn, Louise de Kérouaille, Hortense Mancini, Mrs.
Meet the world's first emperor. King Sargon of Akkad—who legend says was destined to rule—established the world's first empire more than 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
Henry VIII (1509-1547)
In the resulting aftermath, he went on to establish his own church, the Church of England. When he wasn't busy beheading people, he had a penchant for warmongering and pillaging his own country. He is, without a doubt, the most infamous king in history.
Henry VIII
One of England's most famous monarchs was a foul-tempered, gluttonous, bloodthirsty tyrant who, as well as ordering the executions of two of the women who had the misfortune to marry him, had an estimated 57,000 people executed during his 36-year reign.
Without suffering a single defeat, Alexander led his men to victories across the Persian territories of Asia Minor, Egypt and Syria. In 331 BC, his outnumbered army faced off against the Persian King Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela.
He was the third Hanoverian monarch and the first one to be born in England and to use English as his first language. George III is widely remembered for two things: losing the American colonies and going mad.
An emperor had the highest power in the whole empire. He represented the empire as a whole which was further divided into further kingdoms. Most kings were engaged in battle during those times to expand their kingdom.
Alexander the Great
Inspiring bravery and loyalty in his troops, he adopted many foreign customs and traditions in order to rule his millions of subjects. Alexander was aged only 32 when he died of a fever in Babylon in June 323 BC.
Meet the world's first emperor. King Sargon of Akkad—who legend says was destined to rule—established the world's first empire more than 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
Alfred the Great – England's Greatest King.
Mary I of England. Mary I could have reserved a place in common history as the first woman ever to be the queen of England. Instead, she is mostly remembered as “Bloody Mary” – a name she acquired because of her staunch and violent opposition to the Reformation.
Ruling from 1952 until her death on Sept. 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, surpassing the reign of her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who spent 63 years on the throne between 1837 and 1901.
Twenty-eight members of the British royal family have lived to the age of 80 years or older since the Acts of Union 1707 established the Kingdom of Great Britain. These British royal family members consist of 2 centenarians, 9 nonagenarians, and 17 octogenarians.
King Sobhuza II, of Swaziland, reigned longer than any monarch in recorded history. He ruled from when was one year old, all the way through the end of his life, at 83.
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952.