There have been several monarchs throughout history who, although they actually ascended the throne and were the monarch, had their reigns cut short. Some extremely short. Some died, some abdicated, some were deposed. But, for however short a period, they reigned . Our modern “enlightened” historians, however, have decided to take it upon themselves to take offense at the short lengths of some reigns, and absurdly declare that the monarch “never reigned”, which is absolute baloney (I’m being polite here). And despite the lunacy of their approach, it is the one adopted by the majority of conventional historians. And thus, while ALL of the persons on this list reigned, you will rarely – if ever – find them in “official” lists. ENGLAND Edgar II (c. 1051-c.1126) Known as “Edgar Ætheling”, Edgar II was proclaimed King of England on the 15th of October, 1066, following the death of Harold II the previous day in the Battle of Hastings...
