English Monarchs who lost their throne

Can you name the English Monarchs since the Norman Conquest who were deposed, killed, or forced to abdicate?
Exact numbering of each monarch required
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Year
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Monarch
1100
Assassinated while hunting?
William II
1327
Deposed by wife and her lover
Edward II
1399
Deposed by cousin and died in captivity
Richard II
1460/1471
Deposed twice and killed(?) in Tower of London
Henry VI
1470
Fled England for a year before regaining throne
Edward IV
1483
Assassinated in Tower of London?
Edward V
1485
Killed in battle
Richard III
1649
Executed after losing Civil War
Charles I
1689
Deposed/Fled to France/Threw Great Seal in Thames
James II
1936
Abdicated to marry a divorcee
Edward VIII
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