Numbers A

We always use Roman numerals for kings, queens and popes:

  • King Henry VIII
  • Queen Elizabeth II
  • Pope John XXIII

We often omit the title ‘King’ or ‘Queen’:

  • Francis I

We use ordinal numbers to say the names of kings, queens and popes:

  • Henry the Eighth
  • Elizabeth the Second
  • Pope John the Twenty-third
  • Francis the First

Exercise A Please write out just the number in these titles in words:

1 Charles I
2 Pope Pius XII
3 Henry IV
4 Louis XVI
5 Prince William III
6 Tsar Ivan V

7 Louis XIV
8 Queen Elizabeth II

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