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Hace 15 horas · Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years' War against France made England one of the strongest military powers in Europe.Immortalised in Shakespeare's "Henriad" plays, Henry is known and celebrated as one of ...
Hace 15 horas · Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of ...
Hace 15 horas · Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York.His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field marked the end of the Middle Ages in England.. Richard was created Duke of Gloucester in 1461 after the accession of his brother Edward IV.
Hace 15 horas · Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700) was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. The last monarch from the House of Habsburg, which had ruled Spain since 1516, neither of his marriages produced children, and he died without a direct heir. He is now best remembered for his physical disabilities, and the War of the Spanish Succession that followed his death.
