To balance the worst king poll, here is one for the best monarch of England. I have limited it to between 1066 and 1700, which would leave out Alfred the Great, and, everyone's favorite, William IV.

My choice - Henry II, who brought the country out of a destructive civil war, created the Angevin Empire, and managed to rule it all quite well.

Elizabeth is the obvious choice, and should get a lot of votes.

I left out Richard III, because, even though he was quite able, he didn't rule long enough, and Henry VII - an efficiant king, but I have a strong dislike for him.

I was going to choose James I but he's not listed. Colonial expansion, union, calming the borders, commissioning an English bible, etc. More lasting influence than E I, perhaps.

I voted for Henry V because he almost secured Englands dream of "English France".

So close Henry...