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(#4) Charles I of England
- Dec. at 49 (1600-1649)
Height: 5'4"
Reign: 1625-1649
Charles I's average height was a sore spot for him most of his life. He thought that kings should be physically tall to reflect their status as divinely ordained rulers.
Consequently, Charles became obsessed with shaping his image. His official portraits made him look taller than he actually was. Charles even preferred to wear boots that had heels - no doubt as a way to add some height to his royal figure.
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(#6) Mary, Queen of Scots
Height: 5'11"
Reign: 1542-1567
Mary Stuart of Scotland may not have been a successful monarch, but she was a physically striking one. In adulthood, she was just shy of 6 feet tall.
Mary's figure was relatively slender. She stayed active, enjoying activities like dancing and horseback riding.
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(#11) George III of the United Kingdom
- Dec. at 82 (1738-1820)
Reign: 1760-1820
America's last king was not a small figure. According to Horace Walpole, "His person is tall and full of dignity, his countenance florid and good natured, his manner graceful and obliging, he expresses no warmth or resentment against anybody."
George is better known for his mental state than his physical one. He suffered from several bouts of mental illness in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Consistent with medical practices of the day, the tall king would be strapped into a straitjacket during these episodes.
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(#1) Henry VIII of England
- Dec. at 56 (1491-1547)
Height: 6'2"
Weight: Over 300 pounds
Reign: 1509-1547
As a young man, Henry VIII - who, like his grandfather Edward IV, had always been tall - enjoyed an active lifestyle. But a painful leg injury from a jousting tournament in 1536 curtailed his athletic endeavors.
Consequently, Henry's waistline expanded. At the time of his passing in 1547 at the age of 55, Henry weighed well over 300 pounds.
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(#8) Edward I of England
- Dec. at 68 (1239-1307)
Height: 6'2"
Reign: 1272-1307
Standing at over 6 feet tall, Edward I of England had a personality as imposing as his height. Known as the "Hammer of the Scots," he was notorious for aggressively attempting to bring Wales and Scotland into submission.
His height even inspired one of his other nicknames: Edward Longshanks ("longshanks" means "long legs").
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(#3) Elizabeth II
- 92
Height: 5'1" - 5'4"
Shoe size: 6.5 (US)
Reign: 1952-present
As is normal for someone in her 90s, Queen Elizabeth II has lost some inches over the course of her adulthood. At the time of her coronation in 1953, she was 5 feet 4 inches. In 2019, she is estimated to stand at 5 feet 1 inches.
One of the perks of being queen: Elizabeth doesn't have to deal with the blisters that come from breaking in a new pair of shoes; she has a servant break them in for her. As Angela Kelly, her former dresser, recalls, "The Queen has very little time to herself and not time to wear in her own shoes, and as we share the same shoe size it makes the most sense this way."
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After nearly a thousand years, the British royalty still has extensive influence, thanks to their wise adjustment of the relationship between royal power and politics. Today's British royal family transcends partisan politics, its existence allows British people to oppose the government but not the country. Politicians can be disliked, but the royal family that represents British traditions still remains solemn and sacred.
As a symbol of national strength, the British royal family is one of the oldest surviving royal families. The coronation ceremony of the British royal family has also become the oldest ritual in existence. The random tool introduced 13 British monarchs in history with different physical sizes, they are not all as tall and serious as people think.
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