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The Resume

    (December 6, 1421-May 21, 1471)
    King of England (1422-1461, 1470-1471)
    Married to Margaret of Anjou

Why he might be annoying:

    He was unsuited to be a ruler.
    He suffered a nervous breakdown.
    He persecuted religious heretics.
    During his reign, England lost a lot of its French territory.
    He was overthrown by the House of York during the Wars of the Roses.
    He regained his crown in 1470, only to be overthrown again a year later.
    He was dominated by his wife and political advisors.
    William Shakespeare's play about him was divided into three parts.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became King of England when he was still an infant.
    He probably inherited his mental problems from his mother's side of the family.
    He was extremely pious.
    He founded both Eton College and King's College at Cambridge University.
    His son, Edward, died on the battlefield.
    He was murdered in the Tower of London.
    He was the last king of the House of Lancaster.

Credit: The Truffle


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 136 Votes: 66.91% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 121 Votes: 51.24% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 198 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 84.21% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 146 Votes: 41.78% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 78 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 65 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 106 Votes: 60.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 53 Votes: 62.26% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 65.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 75 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 64.66% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying