Royal Leaders
Level 2 December 1, 2025 - November 30, 2026 (Read 2 books for each leader)
Level 3 December 1, 2025 - May 31 2027 ( Read 3 books for each leader)
Each Task can be once.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547). Henry was a dominant and forceful monarch. He is also known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated by the pope.
π Read a book with a character called Henry or Catharine or
π read a book where a character has been married more than once or
π that is eighth in a series.
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603). She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. When Elizabeth was two years old, her parents' marriage was annulled, her mother was executed, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Henry restored her to the line of succession when she was 10.
π Read a book with a character called Elizabeth or
π a book that is tagged history or
π that is first in a series.
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022). She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch, the second-longest of any sovereign state, and the longest of any queen regnant in history. Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive.
π Read a book that is second in a series or
π with a main character who has a brother or
π set in England.
Alexandrina Victoria (24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, was longer than those of any of her predecessors, and constituted the Victorian era. Which was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom and marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India. Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
π Read a book set in India or
π with 2 of the following numbers in the page count, 1,8, 7 or 6 or
π with a character called Victoria.
Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20, and spent most of his regency conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout parts of Asia and Egypt. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history's greatest and most successful military commanders.[
πRead a book with a character who is military or
π set in Greece or
π with a character called Alexander.
Ramesses II (1303 BC – 1213 BC), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom, which itself was the most powerful period of ancient Egypt. He is also widely considered one of ancient Egypt's most successful warrior pharaohs, conducting no fewer than 15 military campaigns, all resulting in victories, excluding the Battle of Kadesh, which is generally considered a stalemate.
πRead a book set in Egypt or
π with a character who is powerful (Your interpretation) or
π where the author's initials can be found in PHARAOH.
Hatshepsut ( 1505–1458 BC) was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Hatshepsut was the daughter of Thutmose I and Great Royal Wife, Ahmose. Upon the death of her husband and half-brother Thutmose II, she had initially ruled as regent to her stepson, Thutmose III, who inherited the throne at the age of two. Several years into her regency, Hatshepsut assumed the position of pharaoh and adopted the full royal titulary, making her a co-ruler alongside Thutmose III. In order to establish herself in the Egyptian patriarchy, she took on traditionally male roles and was depicted as a male pharaoh, with physically masculine traits and traditionally male garb.
πRead a book where a woman works in a male job or
π with a character who shares a job with another or
π a second book in a series.
Hammurabi (1810 – 1750 BC), also spelled Hammurapi, was the sixth Amorite king of the Old Babylonian Empire, reigning from 1792 to 1750 BC. During his reign, he conquered the city-states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari. He ousted Ishme-Dagan I, the king of Assyria, and forced his son Mut-Ashkur to pay tribute, bringing almost all of Mesopotamia under Babylonian rule. Hammurabi is best known for having issued his eponymous code, which he claimed to have received from Shamash, the Babylonian god of justice.
π Read a book where a character seeks justice (Your Interpretation) or
π a book that is sixth in a series or
π where the author's initials can be found in BABYLONIA.
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard CΕur de Lion because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He was the third of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and was therefore not expected to become king, but his two elder brothers predeceased their father. By the age of 16, Richard had taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father.
π Read a book with a character who rebels against his father or
π a character who has 2 brothers or
π a character called Richard.
Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124 – 1 April 1204) was duchess of Aquitaine from 1137 to 1204, queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, and queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of King Henry II. As the reigning duchess of Aquitaine, she ruled jointly with her husbands and two of her sons, Kings Richard I and John of England. As the heiress of the House of Poitiers, which controlled much of southwestern France, she was one of the wealthiest and most powerful people in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
π Read a book with a female character who has been married more than once or
π set in Europe or
where the author's initials can be found in HEIRESS.
Boudica or Boudicca was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She is considered a British national heroine and a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence.
πRead a book with a character who struggles for independence or
π with one of these numbers in page count 6, 0, 1 or
where the author's initials can be found in ICENI TRIBE.
Alfred the Great was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, He was the youngest son of King Γthelwulf and Γthelwulf's first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young. Under Alfred's rule, considerable administrative and military reforms were introduced, prompting lasting change in England. After ascending the throne, Alfred spent several years fighting Viking invasions.
π Read a book with a character called Alfred or
π with a character who is an orphan or
π where the author's initials can be found in VIKING.
Cnut also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035.The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule are referred to together as the North Sea Empire by historians.
πRead a book set in either Denmark or Norway or
π a book that is a third in a series or
π with a body of water on the cover.
King Arthur is a legendary British leader whose story is rooted in Welsh literature and later developed into a myth featuring the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot, and the search for the Holy Grail. While historians debate his existence, some suggest he may have been a real warrior who fought the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th or 6th century.
π Read a book about King Arthur or
π with a character who is a knight or
π which is either 5th or 6th in a series.
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh. Her first language was Koine Greek, and she is the only Ptolemaic ruler known to have learned the Egyptian language, among several others. After her death, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, marking the end of the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean.
π Read a book with a character who is Greek or
π a character who speaks more than one language or
π where the author's initials can be found in MEDITERRANEAN.
Peter I, better known as Peter the Great, was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Peter, as an autocrat, organized a well ordered police state. Much of Peter's reign was consumed by lengthy wars against the Ottoman and Swedish empires.
πRead a book with a character called Peter or
π set in Russia or
π with a character who is a policeman/woman.
Tutankhamun[a] or Tutankhamen was the thirteenth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, who ruled c. 1333 – 1323 BC. Known as King Tut, he instituted the restoration of the traditional polytheistic form of ancient Egyptian religion, undoing a previous shift to the religion known as Atenism. Tutankhamun's reign is considered one of the greatest restoration periods in ancient Egyptian history, and his tomb door proclaims his dedication to illustrative constructions of the ancient Egyptian gods.
π Read a book tagged Religion or
π that is 13th in a series or
π with a character who is traditional.
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland. After his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. After his accession in 1625, Charles quarrelled with the English Parliament, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. He believed in the divine right of kings and was determined to govern according to his own conscience
πRead a book set in Scotland or
π where a character quarrels with another or
π a character who follows their conscience.
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III, having done so since 5 February 1811 during his father's final mental illness.
π Read a book with a character who has a mental illness or
π published in January of any year or
π a character called George.
William the Conqueror sometimes called William the Bastard,[ was the first Norman king of England reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was Duke of Normandy from 1035 onward. By 1060, following a long struggle, his hold on Normandy was secure. In 1066, following the death of Edward the Confessor, William invaded England, leading a Franco-Norman army to victory over the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.
πRead a book where there is a death or
π a character who confesses to something or
π where the author's initials can be found in HASTINGS.
Louis XIV (Louis-DieudonnΓ©; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch in history. Louis XIV's legacy includes French colonial expansion, the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War involving the Habsburgs, and a controlling influence on the style of fine arts and architecture in France, including the transformation of the Palace of Versailles into a center of royal power and politics.
π Read a book that is long over 300 pages or
π a book tagged art or
π where the author's initials can be found in VERSAILLES.
Catherine II born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica, commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after a coup d'etat against her husband, Peter III. Her long reign helped Russia thrive under a golden age under the Enlightenment. This renaissance led to the founding of many new cities, universities, and theatres, along with large-scale immigration from the rest of Europe and the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe. After overthrowing and possibly assassinating her husband Catherine often relied on noble favourites and assisted by highly successful generals. She installed her former lover to the throne of Poland, which was eventually partitioned.
π Read a book set in Poland or
π with a character who kills their spouse or
π with a character who has a lover.
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