Royalty as seen by Windsorsoup's Artist in residence

Historians

Sometimes why people study things is obvious. Astronomers gaze at the stars and dream on. Vets love animals. Mathematicians love numbers and fascination with their shape, and dentists never look down in the mouth. Pharmacists can tell customers where to stick some products and get away with it.
Arthur Brownwindsor studied gynaecology until he fell off the ladder.
But historians? Windsorsoup has discovered why. Historians are gossips who cannot be sued.
If you or I said "Richard is a tall commanding gifted homosexual" you have to be sure of your facts or Richard could sue you. If you are a historian like Henry Farrar and say, " King Richard I was a tall commanding gifted homosexual" you are safe. You can say what you like about all of them . Everybody referred to could sue if still alive. Ain't death wonderful?
That is why history books stop around 1900.
And why  Farrar can be so rude about the ladies.!

  Round tower not really round. Square with round corners!

Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector, 1658-9
CHARLES II restored 1660 1685
JAMES II (VII of Scotland) 1685 Deposed 1688
WILLIAM HI and 1689 1702
MARY II 1694
ANNE 1702 1714
The House of Hanover
GEORGE I 1714 1727
GEORGE II 1727 1760
GEORGE III 1760 1820
GEORGE IV 1820 1830
WILLIAM IV 1830 1837
VICTORIA 1837 1901
The House of Saxe-Coburg
EDWARD VII 1901 1910
The House of Windsor
GEORGE V 1910 1936
EDWARD VIII 1936 Abdicated 1936
GEORGE VI 1936 1952
ELIZABETH II 1952 God Preserve

 

KINGS AND QUEENS
Name and Dynasty Accession Death

The House of Normandy

WILLIAM I 1066 1087
WILLIAM II 1087 1100
HENRY I 1100 1135
STEPHEN 1135 1154

The House of Plantagenet

HENRY II 1154 1189
RICHARD I 1189 1199
JOHN 1199 1216
HENRY III 1216 1272
EDWARD I 1272 1307
EDWARD II 1307 1327
EDWARD III 1327 1377
RICHARD II 1377 Deposed 1399

The House of Lancaster

HENRY IV 1399 1413
HENRY V 1413 1422
HENRY VI 1422 Deposed 1461


The House of York
 EDWARD IV 1461 1483
EDWARD V 1483 1483
RICHARD III 1483 1485
The House of Tudor
HENRY VII 1485 1509
HENRY VIII 1509 1547
EDWARD VI 1547 1553
MARY I 1553 1558
ELIZABETH I 1558 1603
The House of Stuart
JAMES I (VI of Scotland) 1603 1625
CHARLES I 1625 Beheaded 1649
Commonwealth declared 19th May 1649
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector, 1653-8