the United Kingdom King in The Time Ships by Stephen Baxter, a sequel to The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Note: The novel's protagonist, visiting an alternate version of the Great War, is surprised to discover that the King is "a skinny chap called Egbert", apparently a distant cousin of the Royal Family who was the most senior survivor of massive German bombing raids early in the conflict. The Virgin & the Wheels David I of the United Kingdom and North America King in The Virgin & The Wheels by L. Sprague de Camp. His birthday celebrated in New York City, all streets festooned with Union Jacks. New Yorkers regard him fondly as "Our King" and see nothing strange about being under British rule into the mid-20th century. The day's paper told of "His Majesty's visit to a soap factory, where he showed a keen interest in the technical details" and of the launch of the cruise ship Queen Victoria. V for Vendetta Queen Zara of the United Kingdom Queen in V for Vendetta (comic book) Following a nuclear war in the 1980s, the crown falls to Zara, a 16-year-old queen who serves as a puppet monarch for Adam Susan and his fascist Norsefire party. Yellow Dog by Martin Amis Henry IX Richard IV, mentioned as being the father of Henry IX The United States American Royals by Katherine McGee George I, the historic George Washington who was made the first king, rather than the first president. King Jeff, who replaced male-preference primogeniture with absolute primogeniture. George IV Queen Beatrice, one of the main characters of the novels. Assassin's Creed George Washington in Assassin's Creed III. George Washington is corrupted by an Apple of Eden, turns the Thirteen Colonies into the United Kingdom of America and dubs himself King. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman In an alternate timeline accidentally created by Clark Kent, Lois Lane and H. G. Wells in the episode "Soul Mates", Tempus was the King of America in 1996. Sliders In the parallel universe featured in the Sliders episode "The Prince of Tides" in which the United States became a constitutional monarchy, Thomas Jefferson was crowned as the first King of the United States in 1789. His direct descendants continued to reign more than two centuries later. The reigning monarch King Thomas and his sons Benjamin and Tyler were killed in a house fire