I suppose the first great and remembered ruler of England was Henry II (Henry Plantagenet) in 1133 - 1189, this was mostly because of the vast Western European Empire he controlled.
Because he was a strong ruler
Edward I established the Parliament in England.
They were both Kings. Alfred was king of Wessex and became the dominant ruler in England. William was the first Norman King of England
Ivar the Boneless
Elizabeth 1
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1223-1282) was the last independent ruler of Wales before its conquest by England. He was the grandson of Llywelyn the Great, and died at the Battle of Orewin Bridge (December 11, 1282).
King Canute the Great
oliver cromwell
Peter the Great.
Peter the Great.
The first servant of the state
Queen Anne (1701-1714). England (including the Principality of Wales) and Scotland were joined by the Act of Union in 1707. This formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain. (The term Great Britain was first used in the reign of James VI of Scotland after he became James I of England on the death of the childless Elizabeth I.) In 1801 George III became the first ruler of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This lasted until 1922 when George V became the first ruler of the present-day United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, following Ireland's partition.