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Longest-reigning Monarchs of England Quiz

How well do you know the longest-reigning monarchs of England? Floored turns the ranking into a building: floor 1 is the top of the list. We name a floor, you guess what's on it, and the lift rides to whatever you picked so you know to go higher or lower.

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You get a few guesses per floor. Land it on your first guess for 10 points; a near miss still scores. After the english kings round, four more lists keep the ride going.

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  1. Henry III 56 years, 19 days
    Westminster Abbey was rebuilt on his orders, and he's buried there.
  2. Edward III 50 years, 147 days
    He claimed the French throne, starting the Hundred Years' War in 1337.
  3. Elizabeth I 44 years, 127 days
    Her reign saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.
  4. Henry VI 38 years, 347 days
    He became king when he was just nine months old.
  5. Aethelred the Unready 37 years, 362 days
    'Unready' comes from Old English 'unraed', meaning 'ill counsel', a pun on his name.
  6. Henry VIII 37 years, 281 days
    He's best known for his six marriages.
  7. Henry I 35 years, 118 days
    His only legitimate son drowned in the White Ship disaster of 1120.
  8. Henry II 34 years, 254 days
    His marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine brought him control of Aquitaine.
  9. Edward I 34 years, 229 days
    He was nicknamed 'Longshanks' because he towered over most people of his time.
  10. Alfred the Great 28 years, 185 days
    He was called 'the Great' as early as the 13th century.
  11. Edward the Elder 24 years, 264 days
    He was the elder son of Alfred the Great.
  12. Charles II 24 years, 253 days
    His love of pleasure earned him the nickname the 'Merry Monarch'.
  13. Charles I 23 years, 309 days
    He was tried and executed for high treason in January 1649.
  14. Henry VII 23 years, 242 days
    He won the crown by defeating Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
  15. Edward the Confessor 23 years, 211 days
    Harold was crowned king on the same day Edward was buried in Westminster Abbey.
  16. Richard II 22 years, 99 days
    As a teenager he faced down the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
  17. James I 22 years, 3 days
    The King James Version of the Bible, completed in 1611, is named after him.
  18. Edward IV 21 years, 211 days
    He was a central figure on the Yorkist side in the Wars of the Roses.
  19. William the Conqueror 20 years, 258 days
    He ordered the Domesday Book, a survey of landholdings across England, in 1085.
  20. Edward II 19 years, 196 days
    He was deposed in January 1327.
  21. Cnut 18 years, 347 days
    He's best remembered for the legend of King Canute and the tide.
  22. Stephen 18 years, 308 days
    His reign was marked by a civil war with Empress Matilda known as the Anarchy.
  23. John 17 years, 196 days
    He agreed to Magna Carta with his rebel barons in 1215.
  24. Edgar the Peaceful 15 years, 280 days
    He was also called the Peacemaker and the Peaceable.
  25. Aethelstan 15 years, 86 days
    Modern historians regard him as the first King of England.
  26. Henry IV 13 years, 171 days
    He imprisoned and deposed his cousin Richard II to take the throne.

Source: Wikipedia: List of monarchs in Britain by length of reign (Kingdom of England table) · as of 2026-10

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