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| King Henry VIII crowned worst monarch in history while Queen Elizabeth I reigns supreme | King Henry VIII crowned worst monarch in history while Queen Elizabeth I reigns supreme |
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| King Henry VIII's grim legacy as an obsessive, petulant tyrant has seen him crowned as the worst monarch in history by the Historical Writers Association. | King Henry VIII's grim legacy as an obsessive, petulant tyrant has seen him crowned as the worst monarch in history by the Historical Writers Association. |
| The study was conducted in partnership with the Harrogate History Festival, which will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II on her becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch in October. | The study was conducted in partnership with the Harrogate History Festival, which will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II on her becoming Britain’s longest reigning monarch in October. |
| Over 60 writers were asked to vote for their favourite and least favourite monarchs, with 20 per cent criticising Henry VIII for his "self-indulgent" and "syphilitic" wife-murdering ways. | Over 60 writers were asked to vote for their favourite and least favourite monarchs, with 20 per cent criticising Henry VIII for his "self-indulgent" and "syphilitic" wife-murdering ways. |
| Prize-winning author Robert Wilton, who wrote The Spider of Sarajevo, labelled him a "gross man-child" who "barely made it out of infancy, let alone adolescence, and ruled with little more policy than petulant self-gratification". | Prize-winning author Robert Wilton, who wrote The Spider of Sarajevo, labelled him a "gross man-child" who "barely made it out of infancy, let alone adolescence, and ruled with little more policy than petulant self-gratification". |
| Edward VIII was named the second worst, with 14 per cent of the vote, with John I and Charles I joint third, at 8 per cent. | |
| Meanwhile 16th Century monarch Queen Elizabeth was voted as favourite, receiving 36 per cent of the votes. | Meanwhile 16th Century monarch Queen Elizabeth was voted as favourite, receiving 36 per cent of the votes. |
| 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth Buchan said: "She held this country together at a time when religious factions could have torn it apart. | 16th century portrait of Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth Buchan said: "She held this country together at a time when religious factions could have torn it apart. |
| "This would have been no mean feat for a king. For a woman at that period it was it was unprecented." | "This would have been no mean feat for a king. For a woman at that period it was it was unprecented." |