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Question: Who was the famous king in history ever,and why!?
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Henry VIII - his reign led to Europe turning from midevil to modern, some of his changes were:

1 Made England very powerful in European politics
2 Established Protestant church in England
3 Changed economy in England
4 Changed rural England by disbanding monasteries
5 Had bible translated to English
6 Central government powerful & efficient
7 Established modern court system
8 Made the economy stronger / more powerful
9 Made English war fleet modern & larger
10 Huge figure – size & personality, aggressive & intelligent, patriot for England, sense of duty to English people – well liked, difficult, ruthless, knew limits – never went beyond them
11 Inflation & devaluation of money – heavy taxes & government spending
12 Changes to England not seen since 1066 – government, religion, economy
13 Innovations
14 England – pioneer of industrialized nations
Most of these things helped lead the world to what it is today, what he started, his daughter Elizabeth I made permanentWww@QuestionHome@Com

Henry the eighth springs to mind The church of England was formed for his convenience He beheaded some of his six wives so that he could remarry as they could not produce sons to inherit!. He was larger than life!. He became obese after a jousting accident when his leg was injured and he could not exercise his waist measured 54inches and he suffered badly from boils and gout!. Later theories thought he may have had diabetes some thought his symptoms caused by syphysilis!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

for me King Tutankhamen since he's the youngest ruling monarch during ancient times and also he died very young!.!.his chamber also holds a controversy, they say that lord Carnaervon died of a curse from the tomb of the boy king!.!.!.famous also is King Henry VIII since he made some changes in his country that has been written down in History!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Elvis!.

Sorry, I couldn't resist that!.!.!.!.!. when ever I think of "Kings", I think of William the Conqueror because of the changes that he brought to England!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Maharana Partap of Mewar(Rajasthan) who stood for Independence of Rajputana and India much against the superior resources of Mughal Emperor of India Akbar and did not surrender the sovergeinity of his state Mewar till his deathWww@QuestionHome@Com

Elizabeth the First!. She made England into an empire and oversaw the establishment of English colonies in the new world!. Began to make England into a sea power!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

king henry VIII probably!.!.!.'cause his life has been in film!.!.:DWww@QuestionHome@Com

Mythology has to be king Arthur
Reality I would go with King Richard (Lion Heart)Www@QuestionHome@Com

henry the eight - because he got married six times and killed two of them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I'd say it was Henry VIII possibly because of the amount of wives he hadWww@QuestionHome@Com

king tut!. because he was just a kidWww@QuestionHome@Com

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