[Vigilanteman]

the most evil monarch in Britain's history . . .

There would be some stiff competition for that title.

1. Henry VIII murdered at least one of his wives on false charges, had 3% of his population executed mostly on petty charges and executed other relatives for nothing more than the possibility that they might have a claim on his crown.
   
2. His daughter Mary I was only slightly less brutal and conspired to marry an enemy king to bring her own country under his heel. Lucky for England, she died before all her evil plans came to fruition.
   
3. Charles I, unwilling to follow through with his deal to become a constitutional monarch with limited power, conspired with another enemy king to reverse the military and negotiated results of a civil war which he started and lost.
   
4. Richard II most probably had two young nephews murdered to prevent them from succeeding him. Their possible future claims to the throne turned out to be the least of his worries.
   
5. Edward I Longshanks brutally and sadistically murdered Welsh royalty to absorb the small principality into his kingdom.

[Mamzelle]

With a religious uprising, Henry8 murdered thousands…one of the striking historical scenes in the Tudors TV special series, which was largely fantastical otherwise. (But I watched every minute!)

[SES1066]

There would be some stiff competition for that title.
Richard II most probably had two young nephews murdered to prevent them from succeeding him. Their possible future claims to the throne turned out to be the least of his worries.

I think you need to add an 'I' to #4, you are thinking of Richard III of York, the infamous 'hunchback' of Shakespeare's historical play. In that case I do agree, he belongs in that selection.

[matginzac]

And we might throw in Edward II, Henry IV and a few others...
At the risk of sounding Clintonian, could someone define “worst”.....?

[matginzac]

And I think that was Richard III who is accused of killing the two princes...
But it was never proved....

[CARDINALRULES]

The bad thing about finding the family blood lines is finding the ones you don’t want to claim. Even the ones not in the direct line. I have direct and indirect connections to at least one in that list.

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I have royal and titled bloodline connections all over Europe. Some are direct and others are indirect. Some like my connection to Charles Martel are both.