Monarchs

Crowns, tiaras, roman numerals—they’ve been around for thousands of years, and America fought a war not to have one. What are they?

Which sixteenth-century English king famously married six times, all in search of a male heir, and even executed two of his wives?

Which monarch, with a fondness for Corgis and hats, holds the record for longest reigning British monarch, having surpassed Queen Victoria?

Which French ruler, who ruled from the time he was five until he died at 76 and was nicknamed the Sun King, build the stunning palace of Versailles?

Which female ruler of Russia ushered in a golden age of the Russian empire and the Russian nobility when she ruled from 1762 to 1796?

Which Roman ruler never wanted to be seen as a monarch, even though he ruled the Roman Empire for forty years and is seen as the first emperor?

Which British monarch, who ruled for over sixty years in the nineteenth century, gave her name to the era she ruled?

Which Hanoverian king led Great Britain during the American Revolution, refusing to let go of his colonial territories?