Kings

Kings may refer to:

• The Sovereign Heads of states and/or nations
• One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
  • The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
  • The Shahnama, an 11th century epic Persian poem
  • The Morgan Bible, a French medieval picture Bible
  • The Pararaton, a 16th century Javanese history of southeast Asia
• Kings (game), a popular drinking game also known as King's Cup
• Kings (electoral district), a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
• Kings (handball), also known as "Chinese handball"
• Kings Family Restaurants, a chain of restaurants located in Pennsylvania and Ohio
• Kings International College, a secondary school in Camberley, Surrey
• Kings (film), a 2007 Irish language film by Tom Collins
• "Kings" (song), a song by rock group Steely Dan on the album Can't Buy a Thrill
• Kings Super Markets, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey
• The Kings, a Canadian sex group that plays music.
• Kings of Leon, an American rock group
• Kings (Australian TV series), an Australian TV series
• Kings (American TV series), an American TV series
• King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes
• King's Discount Stores, a chain of stores in the USA

In geography:

• Kings Bay, the name of several bays
• Kings County (disambiguation)
  • Kings County, New York, more commonly known as Brooklyn
  • King County, Washington
• Kings, Coles County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois
• Kings, Ogle County, Illinois, an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois

In sports:

• Barangay Ginebra Kings, a Philippine basketball team
• Chennai Super Kings, an Indian Premier League team based in Chennai, India
• Cincinnati Kings, a USL Premier Development League soccer team based in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Kings XI Punjab, an Indian Premier League team based in Mohali, India
• Kings of Wrestling (TNA) or Kings of Professional Wrestling
• Los Angeles Kings, an NHL team based in Los Angeles, California
• Sacramento Kings, an NBA team based in Sacramento, California
• Sydney Kings, an NBL team based in Sydney, New South Wales

In education:

• University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• King's University College (Edmonton) in Edmonton, Alberta
• King's University College (University of Western Ontario), a campus of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario
• King's College, the predecessor institution to the University of Toronto
• King's College London, the largest constituent college of the University of London
• King's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge
• King's College School, a leading Eton Group school founded by King George IV
• King's College (Guildford), an International Baccalaureate school
• King's College (Taunton), a private boarding secondary school in Taunton, Somerset
• King's College, Newcastle, a former college of Durham University, which left to form Newcastle University
• King's College Hospital, a hospital in the London Borough of Southwark
• King's College, Aberdeen, the oldest part of the University of Aberdeen
• King College in Bristol, Tennessee
• King's College (North Carolina) in Charlotte, North Carolina
• King's College (Pennsylvania) in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• The King's College (California) in Los Angeles
• The King's College (New York) in New York City
• King's College was the colonial-era name of Columbia University
• King's College (Thailand), Sampran, Nakonprathom
• King's College (Hong Kong), in Sai Wan
• King's College Budo, in Wakiso district, Uganda
• King's College, Lagos, Nigeria
• Kings College, Madrid
• King's College, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
• King's College, Auckland, New Zealand
• King's College, Christchurch, New Zealand
• King's College, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
• University of Toronto was known as King's College from 1843 to 1850
• University of New Brunswick was originally named King's College
• Oriel College, Oxford was known as King's College from about 1326 to 1526
• The King's School, Parramatta, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
• The King's School, Sydney, closed in 1832, was located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• King's School (Auckland), Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
• King's Schools, a private Christian school in North Seattle, United States
• King's School, Bruton, Somerset
• King's School Ottery St. Mary, Devon
• The King's School, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• The King's School, Grantham, Lincolnshire
• The King's School, Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• The King's School, Macclesfield, Cheshire
• The King's School, Nottingham
• The King's School, Plymouth
• The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
• The King's School, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear
• The King's School, Witney, Oxfordshire
• The King's C.E. School, Wolverhampton
• Kings' School, Winchester, Hampshire
• King's School Senior, Fair Oak, Hampshire
• Kings School of English, a group of private English Language Schools
• "The King's School" most often refers to one of the seven schools established, or re-endowed and renamed, by King Henry VIII in 1541 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, to pray for his soul:
  • The King's School, Canterbury
  • The King's School, Chester
  • The King's School, Ely
  • The King's School, Gloucester
  • The King's School, Peterborough
  • The King's School, Rochester
  • The King's School, Worcester

See also

• King (disambiguation)