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7 Monarchs with Unfortunate Nicknames: Media

The political peanut gallery was extremely vibrant back in the day.

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Charles II
Charles II entering London after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, undated...
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cabbage
Head cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata).
© Corbis
Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV)
A portrait of the Russian tsar by Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov.
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Charles VI the Well-Beloved
Charles VI the Well-Beloved, detail of a miniature from a contemporary manuscript;...
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Publique et Universitaire, Geneva