The Resume

(91 28, 1457-April 21, 1509)
Earl of Richmond, King of England (1485-1509)
Married to Elizabeth of York
Father of King Henry VIII
Grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Mary I

Why he might be annoying:

His claim to the English throne was very weak.
He is historically overshadowed by his son and grandchildren.
He is described as being stingy.

Why he might not be annoying:

He won the crown by killing King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
He centralized government by weakening the power of the nobility.
He stabilized England's finances.
He married Elizabeth of York, thus ending the Wars of the Roses.
Unlike his son, he stayed married to the same woman.
He was the first Tudor monarch.

Credit: The Truffle

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2022 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 90)
• British Royalty: Tudors
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 7501-7750 (Ranked: 7548)
• Renaissance Men (and Women)
• The Truffle's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 11 Votes: 90.91% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 196 Votes: 68.88% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 360 Votes: 60.28% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 73 Votes: 46.58% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 197 Votes: 41.62% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 158 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 91 Votes: 50.55% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 73 Votes: 53.42% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 105 Votes: 58.10% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 38 Votes: 65.79% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 38 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 57.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 66 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 173 Votes: 52.02% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 235 Votes: 54.04% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 409 Votes: 59.66% Annoying