Queen Elizabeth II Britain's greatest ever monarch: Poll

June 03, 2012 18:19

As Britain celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth's reign, she has been voted as the country's greatest ever monarch, ahead of Queen Victoria, in an opinion poll.

Elizabeth II, 86, comes out on top in an ICM survey for The Sunday Telegraph, with Victoria in second place, Elizabeth I in the third, and Henry VIII and Henry V finishing behind the queens.

In the vote to find the greatest monarch, Queen Elizabeth II (who has ruled from 1952 till present) was the clear winner with 35 per cent.

Queen Victoria (who ruled from 1837 to1901), with her reign the longest among the British monarchs, got 24 per cent, while Elizabeth I (who ruled from 1558 to 1603) was backed by 15 per cent.

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