Who was the most evil monarch?

  • Pope John XII (954–964)
  • King John (1199–1216)
  • King Richard II (1377–99)
  • Ivan IV 'the Terrible' (1547–84)
  • Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–67)
  • Emperor Rudolf II (1576–1612)
  • Queen Ranavalona I of Madagascar (1828–61)
  • King Leopold II of Belgium (1865–1909)
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Who was the most cruel monarch of England?

Henry VIII (1509-1547)

Henry VIII is undoubtedly one of the most infamous kings in English history, widely known for his ruthless ways and six wives, two of which were beheaded.
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Who was the most cruel emperor?

5 Of The Most Ruthless Rulers In Ancient History
  1. Attila The Hun. (Credit:alberto clemares exposito/Shutterstock) ...
  2. Caligula. (Credit:Kizel Cotiw-an/Shutterstock) ...
  3. Ivan The Terrible. (Credit: Alexey Borodin/Shutterstock) ...
  4. Timur. (Credit:saiko3p/Shutterstock) ...
  5. Vlad The Impaler. (Credit:Tatiana Diuvbanova/Shutterstock)
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Who was the worst medieval monarch?

The Most 'Evil' Rulers of the Middle Ages
  • 1) Andronikos I Komnenos – Byzantine Emperor (1183-5) ...
  • 2) Pedro the Cruel – King of Castile and León (1350-69) ...
  • 3) John – King of England (1199-1216) ...
  • 4) William the Bad – King of Sicily (1154-66) ...
  • 5) Sviatopolk the Accursed – Grand Prince of Rus' (1015-9)
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Who is the most loved monarch?

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth was unanimously voted as the most popular Royal and was described by fans as hardworking, respected, and dignified.
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Most Evil Monarchs In the History of Mankind



Who was the deadliest knight?

William Marshal has been dubbed “England's greatest knight” – and probably the most loyal. He served five English kings from Henry II through to his grandson Henry III, and was 70 years old at the time of the 1217 Battle of Lincoln.
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Which rulers killed the most people?

But both Hitler and Stalin were outdone by Mao Zedong. From 1958 to 1962, his Great Leap Forward policy led to the deaths of up to 45 million people—easily making it the biggest episode of mass murder ever recorded.
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Which emperor killed his mother?

According to ancient texts, Nero killed his own mother

Three ancient writers, Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio, dictate most of what the modern world knows about Nero's reign. According to their accounts, his mother Agrippina was a ruthless and ambitious woman who schemed and murdered to get her son on the throne.
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Who was the meanest queen?

The 5 Cruelest Women in History to Hold Power
  • Lady Elizabeth Báthory: One of the World's Cruelest Women. Killing people is one thing. ...
  • Irma Grese: The Cruelest Woman of Nazi Germany. ...
  • Wu Zetian: The Cruelest Woman of Ancient China. ...
  • Mary I of England. ...
  • Isabella of Castile.
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Which king was insane and cruel?

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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Who was the kindest English king?

Æthelstan (king of England, 925–939)

It is difficult to be certain about the personality of figures from so long ago, but accounts of Æthelstan suggest that he was of devout Christian faith and showed compassion and charity to all.
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Which queen was evil?

The Evil Queen, also known as the Wicked Queen, Queen Grimhilde, or just the Queen, is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist in Walt Disney Productions' first animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and remains a villain character in their extended Snow White franchise.
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Who was the toughest queen?

Elizabeth I (1533-1603)

Elizabeth I was one of most powerful English monarchs ever and arguably the most powerful woman in the world. She was known as the ͞Virgin Queen͟ because she never got married.
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Who were the evil female leaders?

Egypt's Cleopatra: "Serpent of the Nile." Rome's Agrippina: "Atrocious and Ferocious." England's Mary Tudor: "Bloody Mary." France's Catherine de Medici: "The Black Queen."
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Which Roman emperor killed his pregnant wife?

He also murdered his second wife, the noblewoman Poppaea Sabina, by kicking her in the belly while she was pregnant. Nero's profligacy went beyond slaughtering his nearest and dearest.
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Who was the most corrupt Roman emperor?

But pretty bad. How he got power: Caligula is Rome's most famously perverse emperor, in part due to popular portrayals that were fantastically salacious. But he also broke ground for the imperial system.
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Which emperor married his mother?

After Caligula's death, Claudius became the new Roman Emperor. Nero's mother married Claudius in 49 AD, becoming his fourth wife.
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Who was a monarch that murdered a family to gain power?

What was Cleopatra like? Cleopatra was charismatic and intelligent, and she used both qualities to further Egypt's political aims. She was also ruthless, reportedly killing several family members in order to solidify her power.
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Who was the biggest serial killer?

The following list explores some of the most notorious serial killers the world has ever known.
  • Jack the Ripper. ...
  • Jeffrey Dahmer. ...
  • Harold Shipman. ...
  • John Wayne Gacy. ...
  • H.H. Holmes. ...
  • Pedro Lopez. ...
  • Ted Bundy.
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Who was the bravest knight who ever lived?

Follow the story of Cedric, a young pumpkin farmer who wants nothing more than to become a courageous knight. After foiling a dastardly carriage thief, Cedric earns the chance to make his dream come true.
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Who was the last true knight?

The last true knight in history is called Maximilian I, who was a Holy Roman Emperor and lived from 1459–1519. He was the last leader to take his troops onto the battlefield.
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Who was the youngest knight in history?

The youngest knight in history was Prince George, the future George IV, who was aged three when he was made a knight of the garter in 1765.
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Who was the greatest female ruler?

The Four Most Powerful Ancient Female Rulers:
  • Hatshepsut.
  • Tawosret.
  • Cleopatra.
  • Boudica.
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Who is the most powerful woman ever?

Full List
  • Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
  • Margaret Sanger (1879-1966)
  • Gloria Steinem (1934-Present)
  • Martha Stewart (1941-Present)
  • Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
  • Margaret Thatcher (1925-Present)
  • Oprah Winfrey (1954-Present)
  • Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
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Who was the bravest queen?

Some of them are the bravest queens of India. Let's discuss these famous queens of ancient India. Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi is one of the most well-known queens of India's history and a revered freedom fighter in the Revolt of 1857. She was trained in warfare from a young age and was an influential military leader.
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