Bruce Montague Noel BothaM - The Book of Royal Useless Information A Funny and Irreverent Look at The British Royal Family Past and Present

Egbert 802839

thelwulf 839858

thelbald 858860

thelbert 860866

thelred 866871

Alfred 871899

Edward the Elder 899925

thelstan 925940

Edmund I 940946

Eadred 946955

Edwy 955959

Edgar 959975

Edward the Martyr 975978

thelred II the Unready 9781013

Sweyn 10131014

thelred II the Unready 10141016

Edmund II 10161016

Cnut (Canute) 10161035

Harold I 10351040

Harthacnut 10401042

Edward the Confessor 10421066

Harold II 10661066

William I (the Conqueror) 10661087

William II 10871100

Henry I 11001135

Stephen 11351154

Henry II 11541189

Richard I (the Lionheart) 11891199

John 11991216

Henry III 12161272

Edward I 12721307

Edward II 13071327

Edward III 13271377

Richard II 13771399

Henry IV 13991413

Henry V 14131422

Henry VI 14221461

Edward IV 14611470

Henry VI 14701471

Edward IV 14711483

Edward V 14831483

Richard III 14831485

Henry VII 14851509

Henry VIII 15091547

Edward VI 15471553

Jane 15531553

Mary I 15531558

Elizabeth I 15581603

James I 16031625

Charles I 16251649

Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector 16491658

Charles II 16601685

James II 16851689

William III & Mary II (168994) 16891702

Anne 17021714

George I 17141727

George II 17271760

George III 17601820

George IV 18201830

William IV 18301837

Victoria 18371901

Edward VII 19011910

George V 19101936

Edward VIII 19361936

George VI 19361952

Elizabeth II 1952

The Queen was TIME magazines Man of the Year in 1952.

As a baby, the Queen was pushed around in a cast-iron pram, adorned on the sides with the royal monogram.

The Queen was an 18-year-old mechanic in the English military during the Second World War.

The Queen always writes with a fountain pen which belonged to her father, King George VI.

As a child, the Queens favourite toy was a model pony with groomable mane and tail.

After meeting the Queen in 1958, Duke Ellington wrote The Queens Suite for her. It was recorded and only one copy of the record produced which he sent to her. On his instructions it was not performed in public until after his death in 1974.

The Queen always travels with her own toilet seat.

It is a popular misconception that the Royal Family cannot vote in political elections. It is only the Queen who is not allowed to vote. Other members of the family merely choose not to.

To get around the Arab tradition of having all-male functions, such as banquets and conferences, the Queen was created an Honorary Gentleman during her visit to the Middle East in 1986.

When the Queen gave birth to Prince Charles, the Duke of Edinburgh presented her with a large bunch of pink carnations.

In the first weeks after their birth, the Queen kept all four of her children in a mahogany wooden crib in her office while she worked during the day. Prince Philip would join them there for meals.

The Queen breastfed all four of her children. She and Prince Philip would take it in turns to bath them.

The only house in England that the Queen may not enter is the House of Commons, as she is not a commoner. At Elizabeth IIs coronation in Westminster Abbey, the Queen Mother and Prince Charles sat on top of the tomb of Anne of Cleves.

Elizabeth II is descended from Henry VII and not, as is generally supposed, from Henry VIII. The line passed via Queen Margaret of Scotland and her granddaughter, Mary Queen of Scots, through to her son, James I of England.

The worlds best pink diamond, weighing 54.5 carats, forms the centrepiece of a flower brooch owned by the Queen.

There are 1,783 diamonds on Britains Imperial State Crown. This includes the 309-carat Star of Africa.

The bulk of the Crown Jewels are owned by the State, but the Royal Family privately owns one of the worlds most priceless jewel collections, including many of the largest diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and rubies ever found.

For her 21st birthday, celebrated on tour in South Africa, Elizabeth was presented with a gift of 87 diamonds by the host nation.

Her collection of postage stamps is probably the largest privately held collection in the world.

She learned to drive in 1945 when she joined the wartime army but has never held a driving licence. Her Company Commander described her as a very good and extremely careful and considerate driver.

Im getting fed up, waiting for it to arrive, complained the Queen shortly before Princess Beatrice was born.

The Queen named one of her racehorses Charlton after the brothers Bobby and Jack who helped lead England to victory in the 1966 World Cup.

Her favourite TV shows are Doctor Who, The Last of the SummerWine, and horse racing.

Her vital statistics are 362335 and she is known to follow a Weight Watchers regimen.

The Queens nickname for her grandfather, King George V, was Grandpapa England.

If the Queen goes shopping, it is always very early, before her store of choice opens to the public.