Worst Britons

A list of the Worst Britons, according to ten English historians, was compiled by the BBC History Magazine in late 2005. Each historian was asked to name the worst Briton in a certain century, from the 11th century onwards.


 * 1000 to 1100: Eadric Streona
 * 1100 to 1200: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
 * 1200 to 1300: King John of England
 * 1300 to 1400: Hugh Despenser (The Younger)
 * 1400 to 1500: Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
 * 1500 to 1600: Sir Richard Rich (Lord Rich of Leighs)
 * 1600 to 1700: Titus Oates
 * 1700 to 1800: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
 * 1800 to 1900: Jack the Ripper
 * 1900 to 2000: Oswald Mosley