British History Essential Flashcards
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What did Edward VI die of
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Turberculosis
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What were the Four Acts that attempted to Impose consistency in the Church of England between 1549 -1662
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Acts of Uniformity
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Who let the English forces that were defeated at Castillo in July 1453
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John Talbot (The 69 Year old) Earl of Shrewsbury
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Who was captured at Nottingham on 30th October 1330 and rushed to London to face trial and execution
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Roger Mortimer, The Earl of March
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How large was the British Empire by 1913
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held sway over 412 million people, 23% of the world population at the time,
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Who was Rob Roy a supporter of
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The Jacobites, he supported James II in the Glorious Revolution and later the Pretender in 1714
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What Date and Year was the Battle of Hastings
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14th October 1066
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Who was Queen to David I of Scotland
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Matilda
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What Years did Henry VIII reign
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1509 - 1547 (38 years)
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Who was the only East Anglian King to be accepted as Bretwelda
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Raedwald
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Before the French abandoned their plans to invade England in 1386 what had it been hailed as
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The Greatest infasion fleet “since God created the world
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What did Britain retain as part of the Peace of Utrecht in 1713
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the vital Naval bases if Gibraltar and Minorca
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What were the reforms issued by Parliament in 1259 that were forced on Henry III by his rebellious Barons and forbade the King to grant lands, Castles of offices of state to Foreigners
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Provisions of Westminster
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Which war did the UK fight with Argentina over a group of islands in the South Atlantic? and what Year
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Falklands War, 1982
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Who were the Pre-Historic People that came to Britain from around 2,500BC that were thought to be of Iberian Origin
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Beaker People
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Which tribe revolted against the ROmans in 47AD and again in 60AD
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Iceni
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What year did Charles Dickens die
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1870
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What War was fought between 1701 - 1714
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War Of Spanish Succesion
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How long was the House of Stuart on the British Throne
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1603 - 1714 (111 Years)
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What Battle took place on 7th August 1346
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Battle of Crecy
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Who annexed the Isle of Wight in 686
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Cadwalla of Wessex
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Who was an officer and veteran of the British Army’s Peninsular and 1812 campaigns, and later a Major General of the Bombay Army, during which period he led the military conquest of Sindh, before serving as the Governor of Sindh, and Commander-in-Chief in India.
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General Charles Napier
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What Prime Minister was Jailed for 6 months in the Tower
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Robert Walpole, charged with Corruption
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What French King was executed in the French Revolution
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Louis XVI
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How many men made up the BEF that crossed to France in 1939
158,000
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Cecil Rhodes became Prime Minister of Where in 1890
Cape Colony
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How many were Killed by an Indian Attack in the James River area, Virginia in 1622
347 colonists
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Who formed an Independent Labour Party in 1893
Keir Hardy
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What years were the two Barons Wars
1215 - 1217
| 1264 -1267
30
Who did Charles I make a secret deal with in 1647 after his escape from Oxford and Hampton Court
the Scots
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What were the Corn Laws
The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and grain between 1815 and 1846
32
What Naval Battle was fought in 1794
Battle of Ushant (defeat of the French)
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Who was Henry VIII Chief Minister in 1516
Thomas Wolsey
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From What Years did King John Rule
1199 - 1215 (16 years)
35
Who were the victors of the Battle of St Albans in February 1461
Lancastrians
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Which British ship was hit and sunk by a missile by Argentinian forces on 4th May 1982
HMS Sheffield
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Who was the only female/Queen to try and claim the English throne in her own right in the Middle Ages, prompting a civil war against her rival Stephen?
Matilda
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Who wrote to the Britons in 410 to tell them to Defend themselves
Emperor Honorius
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From what Years did Mary I reign
1553 - 1558 (5 Years)
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Who were the forerunners of the Conservative Party and what years were they operative
Tory Party 1680 - 1830
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What Year was Hadrians Wall built
122
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What was the Rye House Plot
A Plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother (and heir to the throne) James, Duke of York. at Newarket racecourse
43
Where was William I offered the crown in December 1066
Berkhamstead
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Who was the Leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536-37
Robert Aske
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What Kingdom did Edwin of Northumbria defeat in 626
Wessex
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What year did Jack the Ripper terrorize London
1888
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What years did Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II) reign
978 - 1013
| 1014 - 1016
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What was the New Model Army Nicknamed
Ironsides
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What year did Charles I reign
1625 - 1649 (24 Years)
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What year did Mary Queen of Scots flee to England
1568
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Who was Charles II Chief Minister between 1673 -78
Thomas Osbourne, Earl of Danby
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What 5 members where attempted to be arrested by Charles I in 1642
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Pym,
Hampden
Haselrig
Holles
Strode
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What Royal Scandal rocked in 1891
Edward Prince of Wale, Gambling Scandal
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What battle 18 June 1429 was the culminating engagement of the Loire Campaign of the Hundred Years' War between the French and English in north-central France. It was a decisive victory for the French and with heavy losses inflicted on the corps of veteran English longbowmen. This victory was to the French what Agincourt was to the English. Although credited to Joan of Arc, most of the fighting was done by the vanguard of the French army as English units fled, and the main portions of the French army (including Joan herself) were unable to catch up to the vanguard as it continued to pursue the English for several miles.
Battle of Patay
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Which Scottish King supposedly learnt the art of patience from watching a spider building a web?
Robert I
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Who were Britain's Allies during the Crimean War
France, Ottoman Empire and Sardinia
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WHat Date and Year did the Channel Islands fall to the Germans during WW2
13th June 1940
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How many people died in the Easter rising in 1916
485 deaths, 260 Civilians
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From what years was the American Revolution
1775 - 83
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The Anglo-German Treaty of 1890, also known as the Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty,
Under terms of this treaty, Germany gained the small but strategic area of north Sea , Britain around Tanzanier
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What year was the Battle of Flooden
1513
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Who was the first Hanoverian king of Great Britain?
George I
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From What years did Edward VII reign
1901 - 1910 (9 Years)
64
What was Queen Anne described as
Dull, Obstinate and Unattractive
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What Party did Oswald Mosely found
British Union of Facists (BUF)
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Which monarch succeeded Queen Victoria?
Edward VII
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WHo became Prime Minister in February 1868
Benjamin Disraeli
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Who was Prime Minister between 1916 - 1922
David Lloyd George
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what Battles of the English Civil war were fought in both 1643 and 1644
Battle of Newbury
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Which Victorian Prime Minister introduced two Irish Home Rule Bills into parliament, both defeated?
William Gladstone
71
What was the first Capital of Roman Britain
Colchester
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How old was Lady Jane Grey when she was executed
16
73
Where did the British Surrender in 1781 to the American colonies and George Washington
Yorktown, Virginia
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who led the English ships against the Spanish Armada
Lord Howard of Effingham
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From What Years was William Pitt the Elder Prime Minister
1766 - 1768
76
From What years was the Second World War
1939 - 1945
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What Date and Year was the Battle of Trafalgar
21st October 1805
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From what year did George III illness begin
1762
79
Who was beheaded in 1536
Anne Boleyn
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What was the statement issued by the convention Parliament Feb 1689, laying down the conditions under which the crown was to be offered to WIlliam III and Mary
Deceleration of Rights
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Who drafted the legislation to make the Church of England independent of Rome
Thomas Cromwell
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From What years did Charles II Reign
1660 - 1685 (25 Years)
83
What was the name given to the Evacuation of British forces from Dunkirk
Operation Dynamo
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Who was the Italian navigator and explorer. His 1497 discovery of the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century.
John Cabot
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From what years was tge 1st Scottish Wars of Independence
1296 - 1328
86
What year did William Gladstone tend his final resignation this ending his Political Career
1894
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What Battle was the Humiliating defeat of British Forces in September 1777
Battle of Saratoga
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Which Stuart pretender raised his standard at Glenfinnan on 19th August 1745 starting the second Jacobite Rebellion
Charles Edward Stuart
89
Which engagement turned the tide of the of French Fortunes in the Hundred Years War in May 1429
Siege of Orleans
90
Who was the third and youngest son of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach. . He is best remembered for his role in putting down the Jacobite Rising at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, which made him immensely popular throughout Britain
Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
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Who was the favorite of Edward II and was executed 1312
Piers Gaveston
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Which Battle was fought on 12 March 1470, during the Wars of the Roses.The battle secured the defeat of the poorly organised Welles Uprising against King Edward IV, but ultimately led to the defection of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick and the king's brother George, Duke of Clarence to the Lancastrian cause after they were forced to flee the country having been implicated in the rebellion.
Battle of Losecoat FIeld
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From what years was the War of Jenkins Ear
1739 - 1748
94
When did Harold Wilson win his General Election and return Labour to power
1964
95
Who was the architect that annulled the Henry VIII union with Catherine of Aragon
Thomas Cranmer
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Who was Queen to Henry I and who was she
Matilda, the daughter of Malcolm III, Sister of Edgar the Aethling (thus Descendant of Alfred the Great)
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What Year was the Battle of Culloden
1746
98
What were the Test Acts
a religious test for public office, imposed civil disabilities on Roman Catholics and nonconformists.
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What Date and Year was teh Battle of Agincourt
21st October 1415
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Who was the Romano British Leaders the defended Britain against Saxons and Picts in 449, he eventually was defeated by Hengist and Horsa
Vortigern
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Who were the Male children of Henry II, how many did he have in total including Illegitimate and Daughters
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Henry the Young
Richard
Geoffrey of Brittany
John
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Which politician was the leader of the parliamentary campaign against the British slave trade?
William Wilberforce
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What was the outcome of the second Battle of Newbury in 1644
The combined armies of Parliament inflicted a tactical defeat on the Royalists, but failed to gain any strategic advantage.
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How did Charles I die?
Beheaded
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Who was PM that Declared war on Germany
Neville Chamberlin
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Who was Prime Minister 1830 - 34
Charles Grey (Earl Grey)
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was an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death. The son of Edmund Dudley, a minister of Henry VII executed by Henry VII
John Dudley 1st Duke of Northumbria
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Who was the British General that Led the British forces at Blenheim in 1704
John Churchill Duke of Blenheim
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Despite the loss of America what did Britain keep a hold of around the same time
Quebec and India
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Who was the English Catholic who hatched a plot to assasinate Elizabeth I in 1586
Anthony Babbington
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How Many British Soldiers lost their lives day one of the Battle of the Somme (The Bloodiest Day in British History)
60,000
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What ship capsized in 1545 on the way out to sea to confront a suspected French invasion fleet
Mary Rose
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Who was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen, and is regarded as the father of Irish republicanism and leader of the 1798 Irish Rebellion. He was captured at Letterkenny port on 3 November 1798,[1] and he died sixteen days later in unclear circumstances.
Wolfe Tone
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What was the pressure group founded in 1900 as an alliance of socialist organisations and trade unions, aimed at increasing representation for labour interests in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Labour Party traces its origin to it
Labour Representation Committee (LRC)
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How old was Mary I when she came to the throne
37
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King John scored a crushing Victory over whom in 1211
the Welsh
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From what years we’re the Reformation Parliament
1529 - 1536
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Who carried out the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580
Francis Drake
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What ship housed the Sniper that killed Lord Nelson
Redoubtable
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Who was Queen Isabella's lover who was one of the rebels who surrendered to Edward II but made a dramatic escape from the Tower of London in 1324 and went in exile to Paris were he became the lover of Queen Isabella, the regime proved to be corrupt he was eventually seized at Nottingham and executed
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
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What name is given to the reign of Elizabeth I, Queen of England?
The Golden Age
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Which Painter was prominent in producing portraits for the court of Henry VIII
Hans Holbein
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What is the term used for the event in 1834 were six labourers from Devon, who formed a trade union lodge, were sentenced to seven years transportation, the harsh sentence provoked a campaign of petitions and mass demonstrations, two years later the six were pardoned
Tolpuddle martyres
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What were colors of the Roses of Lancaster and York
Lancaster - Red
| York - White
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Why did WIlliam Pitt resign in March 1801
Catholic Emancipation
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What Date and Year was Slavery finally Abolished in Britain
29 July 1833
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What Prime minister Introduced Income Tax
William Pitt (The Younger)
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Who was George IV mistress that he married secretly in 1785
Maria Fitzberbert
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Who were the four famous Bishops that were Burnt at the stake under Mary
Thomas Cranmer,
Nicholas Ridley,
John Hooper
Huge Latimer
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What proportion of the population of the UK were killed by the Black Death?
2 million (30 - 45% of the Population)
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Who was the founder of the Society of Friends (The Quakers)
George Fox
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Who died suddenly aged only 44 after a chill and burst abdominal ulcer
Frederick the Prince of Wales, son of George II
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What year was the Act of union between England and Wales
1536
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What Scottish King was killed at Solway Moss in December 1542
James V
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Who was the most renowned in England feared in France of the English captains in the last stages of the Hundred Years War, having fought briefly under Henry V, he returned to France in 1427, where he served until his death at Castillion in 1453
John Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
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Oswald Mosely left what party to found the British Unionist of Facists in 1932
Labour Party
137
How large was the British Empire in 1900
1/5 of the land mass of the wold, 1 in 4 people live in its Boundries
138
Which monarch was defeated by Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War?
Charles I
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What year Was the Church of England Founded
1534
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What was the strength of the two forces at Trafalgar
British - 33 Ships (27 Ships of the line)
| French - 41 Ships
141
Which British General becae a national Hero with his victories of 1808-14, and defeated Napoleon in 1815
Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington
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What year was the "Busby Babes" plane crash
1958
143
Who did the IRA assassinate on 27th August 1979 also killing 15 soldier in a blast in County Down
Lord Mountbatten (cousin to the Queen)
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Who was captured at the Battle of Tinchebrai
Robert I
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What Date and Year did the United Kingdom of Great Britain come into being (Act of Union)
1st May 1707
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Who succeeded Lord John Russell as PM in 1852
Lord Derby
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George II was the last monarch to lead troops in a Battle, what Battle was it
The Battle of Dettingan (1743)
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What years were the two Boar Wars
1880 - 1881
| 1899 - 1902
149
How many Ships combined the Spanish Armada in 1588
134
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was a soldier of Cappadocian Greek origins, member of Who the Praetorian Guard for Roman emperor Diocletian, who was sentenced to death for refusing to recant his Christian faith. He became one of the most venerated saints and megalo-martyrs in Christianity, and he has been especially venerated as a military saint since the Crusades.
St George
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Who were the combatents at the Battle of Degastan in 603 wand who were the victors
Bernicia (Aethelfrith) and Dal Riata (Aedan), Northumbria were the victors
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From What years did George IV Reign
1820 - 1830 (10 Years)
153
What was the financial policy of the Income Tax
levied on anyone that exceed £60 per year and 2 pence in the pound
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How many times was Queen Anne Pregnant and how many survived
Pregnant 18 times, 5 survived
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What year was the French King Louis Phillip driven from his throne by a popular Paris uprising, ending in the Proclamation of a French Republic
1848
156
What treaty was signed in 1174 between William I of Scotland and Henry II of England Which made William a Vassell of Henry
Treaty of Falaise
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What year was the abdication crisis
1936
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From What Years were the Wars of the Roses
1455 - 1485
159
Who was the First Prince to use the Title "Prince of Wales" who died fighting against Henry III
Dafydd ap Llywelen
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Who was the English Parliamentarian largely responsible for the Petition of Right and later drew up the Grand Remonstrance
John Pym
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What year was the secrets of Gravity revealled and by whom
1687, Isaac Newton
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What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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What was built in 1176 and who was it a memorial too
London Bridge, Thomas Becket
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Who was Queen to Henry III
Eleanor of Provence
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What King founded Kings College (Cambridge)
Henry VI
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Which Prime Minister took the UK into the EU in 1973
Edward Heath
167
From what years did Queen Victoria Reign
1837 - 1901 (63 Years)
168
What year was the Great Reform Act, that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales. According to its preamble, the Act was designed to "take effectual Measures for correcting divers Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament". he Act also increased the electorate from about 400,000 to 650,000, making about one in five adult males eligible to vote
1832
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Who was the Last British Monarch to lead troops in a Battle
George II
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What Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter-century reign of Charles II of England. Like its predecessor, the Convention Parliament, it was overwhelmingly Royalist and is also known as the Pensioner Parliament for the many pensions it granted to adherents of the King
Cavalier Parliament
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in 1678 In exchange for Charles receive a yearly pension of £230,000, as well as an extra sum of money when Charles informed the English people of his conversion what did France promise in return
* * Charles II of England would convert Catholicism
| * * Assist Louis XIV with 60 warships and 4000 soldiers in France's war against the Dutch Republic.
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Who was was the historical British tribal chief who led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. He led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surrendered after his location was revealed to Julius Caesar by defeated Britons.
Cassivalaunus
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What year was Queen Elizabeth I crowned
1953
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Who was James I ad Charles I Favorite that failed to arrange the marriage of Prince Charles to the Spanish Infanta in 1623
George Villers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
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Which Tory Politician was a supporter of the Restoration of the Monarchy who became Lord Chancellor in 1672
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
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Who was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury under Charles I in 1633
1633
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What Battle was fought between 9 - 14th November 1715, Which saw a British victory over Jacobite forces
Battle of Preston
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From What Years was Winstin Churchill Prime Minister
1940 - 45 and 1951 - 1955
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Who returned to power in 1929
Ramsey Mcdonald and Labour
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Who Was the British soldier and administrator who established British rule in India
Robert Clive
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How many ships comprised the Spanish Armada
130
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What countrys formed a Triple Alliance in 1718, to counter Philip V of SPains ambitions to regain Territory
France, Britain, Ducth, Holy Roman Empire
183
From what years did Elizabeth I reign
1558 - 1603 (45 Years)
184
Who was king of Northumbria 670 - 685 were the Kingdom of Northumbria reached the peak of its political power
Ecgfrith
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Who was the last King of England to die in battle?
Richard III
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Who was the Prime minister that survived a a motion of "No confidence" in March 1977, where 13 Liberal MP's opposed it and formed a Lib-Lab pact
James Callaghan
187
How old was William Pitt when he became Prime minister
24
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What Anglo Saxon King set out the functions of the new Hundred courts in 961
Edgar
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WHo was killed at Khartoum in January 1885
General Charles Gordon
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Who was was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, He and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895
Cecil Rhodes
191
How old was Richard II when he became King
10
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Who threatened his resignation to WIlliam IV in order to pass through the Reform Act in 1832
Lord Grey
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Who did Mary Queen of Scots marry in 1565
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
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Who was the British Admiral in World War II who received the surrender of Italian forces , also became First Sea Lord until 1946
Andrew Browne Cunningham
195
Who was the Irish monk and missionary credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. He founded a monastic cathedral on the island of Lindisfarne, known as Lindisfarne Priory, served as its first bishop, and travelled ceaselessly throughout the countryside, spreading the gospel to both the Anglo-Saxon nobility and the socially disenfranchised (including children and slaves).
St Aidan
196
How long had Calais been governed by England prior to it being taken by France in 1558
More than 200 Years
197
What country was Partitioned and given independence in 1947
India
198
What brought the USA into the First World War in 1917
When Germany began unrestricted submarine Warfare, causing heavy losses to US ships
199
Who led a Rebellion against Henry VII, but was defeated near Stoke on Trent in 1487
Lambert Simnel
200
What were the names of the Princes in the Tower?
Edward V, King of England and Richard of Duke of York.
201
Who Was Prime Minister between 1763 - 65
George Grenville
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What years were the Exclusion Crisis
1679 - 1681
203
Which monarch established the Church of England?
Henry VIII
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What Year was the Peasents Revolt
1381
205
Which event caused the British government to take direct control over India? and what year
Indian mutiny 1857 - 1858
206
Name the prehistoric monument which still stands in the English county of Wiltshire:
Stonehenge
207
When was Westminster Abbey first built
1050
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Who was the 1st-century AD British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest in AD 43
Caratacus
209
At what Battle was the Charge of the Light Brigade and what year
Battle of Balaclava 1854
210
How Many clauses were their in the Great Charter of 1215
63
211
Who is the only British Prime Minister to ever be assassinated
Spencer Percival
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What Rebellion broke out in 1549
Ketts Rebellion
213
Who was the Commander that in AD 383 led an uprising which resulted in the assasinationof the Western Augustus (Emperor)
Magnus Maximus
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Who led a rebellion against English Rule between 1400 and 1415
Owain Glyndŵr
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What Year was the Peterloo Massacre
1819
216
From What Years did James II Reign
1685 - 1688
217
What Year did Britain declare on Napoleon
1803
218
What did King John die of in October 1216
Dysentry
219
What new Mistress did Charles II take in October 1671
The Beautiful Louise de Keroualle
220
What was the famous Anglo-Saxon poem
Beowulf
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What drew French strength away from the Somme in 1916
the German onslaught at Verdun
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What time and date did Britain declare war on Germany
11.15am 3rd September 1939 (15 minutes after the deadline)
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Who attempted to find a North West Pasage - a route to China and India by going round the Northern Tip of America
Martin Frobisher
224
At what what Battle was Simon De Montfort and his supporters butchered
Battle of Evesham
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Who was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby
226
as an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the English throne after the King's death. The son of Edmund Dudley, a minister of Henry VII executed by Henry VIII
John Dudley Duke of Northumberland
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Who was Commander in Chief of the British Forces during the American War of Independence 1776 - 78
William Howe
228
In 1733 Sir Robert Walpole, George II's first minister, was anxious to conciliate the country gentlemen by reducing the land tax to 1 shilling in the pound, his idea was the Excise Bill, what was this
The substitution of excise duties for customs duties on tobacco and wine
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From What Years were the Seven Years War
1756 - 63
230
What year did Offa take control of Mercia
757
231
How old was Gladstone when he formed his cabinet for the Fourth time in 1892
83
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What was the Newcastle Programme of 1891 central Policy
the Primacy of Home Rule
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What was the name given to Germanys plans to invade Britain
Operation Sealion
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When did Britain enter World War I?
1914
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What controverstial Theological issue was brought forwad by Pelagius in 415AD
Free Will
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Who became a national hero during the Second Boer War. He won the Battle of Elandslaagte near Ladysmith, escaping under fire on the last train as the siege began. He then commanded the Cavalry Division, winning the Battle of Klip Drift during a march to relieve Kimberley. He later conducted Counter-insurgency operations in Cape Colony. His most important role was as Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) for the first year and a half of the First World War
Sir John French
237
What did the Treaty of Northampton, 1338 recognize
Robert I as king of Scotland
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How old was Henry III when he was crowned
9
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from what years were Bishop Wars
1639-40
240
was an English parliamentary session lasting from 3 February to 4 June 1388, at which many members of Richard II's court were convicted of treason. The session was preceded by a period in which Richard's power was revoked and the kingdom placed under the regency of the Lords Appellant
Merciless Parliament
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Who was the General of the British Forces that defeated the Nawab of Bengal at Plassey
Robert Clive
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What incident sparked the Battle of Homildon Hill
the Scots under the Earl of Douglas invaded England with 30 French knights raiding as far as Newcastle
243
Who was the English Prince, third son of Henry V and protector of England during Henry VI monority 1422-35
John of Lancaster Duke of Bedford
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What railway was established on the 30th June 1841, and where did it travel from/to
Paddington, London to Bristol
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What states were Britai fighting during the Boar War
Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State
246
What Battle was King Henry III Captured
Battle of Lewes
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WHat was the Home Rule Movement
The Irish Home Rule movement was a movement that campaigned for self-government (or "home rule") for Ireland within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
248
What was the name of the Pressure group that later formed the Green Party and what year did it start
"People" 1973
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What Wars were fought 1844 - 1872
Maori Wars
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What king was defeated at Crecy in 1346
Philip VI
251
What ship did Lord Howard of Effingham command during the Spanish Armada
The Ark Royal
252
What Year was income Tax introduced
April 1799
253
From what years was Robert Walpole Prime Minister
1721 - 1742
254
After which Battle in 1333 brought Scotland under English rule under Edward Balliol in the name of King Edward III
Halidon Hill
255
What Pope Excommunicated Elizabeth in 1570
Pope Pius V
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What Rebellion broke out in February 1554, with 4,000 followers attacking London
Wyatts Rebellion (Thomas Wyatt)
257
Who was the Viking Leader, King in East Anglia and Major opponent to Alfred the Great
Guthrum
258
Who was president of the USA when they entered the First World War in April 1917
Woodrow WIlson
259
What years was Wiliam Gladstone Prime Minister
1868 - 1874
1880 - 1885
1886
260
What Battle during the Wars of the Roses was Richard Duke of York Killed
Wakefield
261
Which Battle took place during the Second War of Scottish Independence on 17 October 1346, half a mile (800 m) to the west of Durham, England, within sight of Durham Cathedral. An invading Scottish army of 12,000 led by King David II was defeated with heavy loss by an English army of approximately 6,000–7,000 men led by Lord Ralph Neville
Batte of Nevilles Cross
262
What refers to the November 1688 deposition and subsequent replacement of James II and VII as ruler of England, Scotland and Ireland by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III of Orange. The outcome of events in all three kingdoms and Europe, the Revolution was quick and relatively bloodless, though establishing the new regime took much longer and led to significant casualties.[1] The term was first used by John Hampden in late 1689
Glorious Revolution
263
What Treaty ended the War of Spanish Succession and what year
Treaty of Utrecht, 1713
264
What Battle on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig along with most of the Norwegians were killed
Battle of Stamford Bridge
265
Which Countries make up the United Kingdom
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
266
Who was the British General that Led the British forces at Blenheim in 1704
John Churchill Duke of Marlbrough
267
Which Suffragette through herself under the Kings horse at Epsom at the Epsom Derby in 1913
Emily Davison
268
What Prison was stormed and all its inmates released during the Gordon Riots in 1780
Newgate
269
Who led the Spanish invasion fleet in 1588
Duke of Medina Sidonia
270
What date and year was "Bloody Sunday"
21 November 1920
271
Who was the founder of the Salvation Army and What year was it formed
William Booth, 1878
272
What was the claim of George I through Hanover
Sophia, electress of Hanover, was a great grandaughter if James I, through her mother Elizabeth
273
What Battle was fought 2nd April 1801
Battle of Copenhagen
274
What Battle was fought 11th July 1708
Battle of Oudinarde
275
What Epidemic ravaged Britai in 1832
Cholera
276
Who was a leader of the Liberal Torys with close links to Melbourne and Palmerston, when in September 1830 at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester railway, he was run down and killed
William Husskinson
277
Who was the first Prime Minister?
Robert Walpole
278
What year was the Battle of Spion Kop
1900
279
Who was Princess to Prince Charles (Windsor)
Diana
280
What Scottish King had to do Homage to an English King twice in his reign after a failed opportunistic raid into Northumbria in 1091
Malcolm III
281
What was Robert Walpole anxious to avoid in 1741
War of Austrian Succession
282
Brandishing a list who arrested 140 MP's in December 1648
Colonel Thomas Pride
283
How many Colonies were there when Britain went to War with America
13
284
Where did Charles I raise his standard
Nottingham
285
What Emperor converted to Christianity in 312 AD
Constantine
286
Where did Oliver Cromwell besiege in 1649
Drogheda
287
How many chidren and Grandchildren did Queen Victoria have
9 Children, 42 Grandchildren
288
What Emperor launched an invasion of Britain in AD43
Claudius
289
Who was Queen to Charles I
Henrietta Maria
290
What was the Fort of the Saxon Shore on the North East of Kent
Reculver
291
Which magnificent ship was launched in 1906 making every other Battleship obsolete
HMS Dreadnought
292
What Battle was fought on 10th September 1547
Battle of Pinkie
293
What was described as "The Greatest Sea Battle in History" in May 1916
Battle of Jutland
294
Who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1070
Lanfranc
295
Which 'crisis' brought down PM Anthony Eden's government? and what year
Suez Crisis 1956
296
Which former Archbishop of Canterbury was Burnt to death in 1556
Thomas Cranmer
297
Which Monarch is the longest serving monarch (how long when Surpassed)
Elizabeth (65 Years in 2015)
| ** She Surpassed Victoria
298
Who was Prime Minister 1922-23
Andrew Bonnar-Law
299
How old was George I when he became King
54
300
Who was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601, he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed for treason.
Robert Deveraux 2nd Earl of Essex
301
Which country did Captain Cook "discover" and claim for the British and What Year
Australia, 1770
302
What was the manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.
Doomsday Book
303
From What Years did Edward the Confessor rule
1042 - 1066 (24 Years)
304
was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was cousin to Sir Richard Grenville and younger half-brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England. Raleigh was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era.
Walter Raleigh
305
How many people died on Bloody Sunday 1920
32 were killed or fatally wounded:
13 British soldiers and police,
16 Irish civilians,
3 Irish republican prisoners.
306
Who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1559 until his death in 1575
Matthew Parker
307
What Date and Year did America declare its Independence and Where
4th July 1776, Philadelphia
308
Who did Oliver Cromwell want to go to war with in July 1654
Spain
309
Which British Prime Minister oversaw the introduction of the National Health Service?
Clement Atlee
310
Over 1,300 British troops were killed at the Battle of Isandlwana during which war?
Zulu War
311
Which two Kings met at the field of Cloth of Gold in 1520
Henry VIII and Francis of France
312
Who was Queen Elizabeth I favourite later in her life
Robert Deveraux Earl of Essex
313
From what years did WIlliam I reign
1066 - 1087
314
Why was Parliament hit by a crisis in 1677
Several leeding Peers and MPs were sent to the Tower for trying to reassemble Parliament after Danby failed to overcome the suspisions of the Kings pro French and Catholic leanings
315
What Battle were the British defeated at in February 1881
Majuba Hill
316
Who was married in July 1468
Margaret of York (sister of Edward IV) to Charles Duke of Burgundy
317
When was Mary Queen of Scots executed?
1587
318
What city was razed and by Whom in 1370
Limoges by the Black Prince
319
Where was Magna Carta signed
Runnymede, Surrey
320
What Battle was Richard Neville the Earl of Warwick defeated and Killed and what year
Battle of Barnet, 1471
321
Under the feudal system, what were people who worked the land called?
Serfs
322
When was the Great Depression in Britain (USA Stock Market Crash) and Who was Prime minister
1929, Ramsey Macdonald
323
What was the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 and followed a series of skirmishes around south-west England between the rebel forces of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and the Royal Army of James II. Victory went to the Government and about 500 prisoners fell into their hands. Monmouth escaped from the battlefield but was later captured, taken to London and executed.
Battle of Sedgmoor
324
From What Years Was Edward I King
1272 - 1307
325
What year did Roman Britain come to an end
409
326
What is the Castle built by Richard II c.1196 above the seine
Chaueau Gaillaud
327
What was the Battle of Ushant known as
The Glorious First of June
328
Who was the Lord Ceif Justice of England that drew up the Petition of Right against Charles I in 1628
Edward Coke
329
What date and Year was a "Labour Party" created by Unions
27th February 1900
330
From What Years did James I rule
1603 - 1625 (22 years)
331
From what years was the Industrial Revolution
c 1760 - 1840
332
What was the Grad Remonstrance
a list of grievances presented to King Charles I of England by the English Parliament on 1 December 1641
333
Who else was campaigning against the French while Edward the Black Prince was assaulting Limoges in 1370
His Brother John of Gaunt who was attempting to hault the French advance through Aquitaine
334
When was the Irish potato Famine
1845 - 1849
335
What Year was the Battle of Roarks Drift
1879
336
From What years were the Hundred Years Wars
1337 - 1453
337
What was the death toll of the Falklands War
236 British
| 760 Argentine
338
As well as being accused of Corruption and his handling of Foreign Affairs What war was a major downfall of Robert Walpole
War of Jenkins Ear
339
What was the Congress held 1814-15 that agreed the settlement of Europe after the Napoleonic Wars
Congress of Vienna
340
Who Succeeded Earl Grey as Prime Minister in July 1834
William Lamb, Viscount Melbourne
341
What Foreign Secretary represented Britain at the congress of Vienna 1814-15
Robert Stewart Castlereagh
342
Lord of Breteuil, in Normandy, was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England
William Fitzosbern
343
WHat Battle was fought on 24th June 1314
Battle of Bannockburn
344
What Year was the Battle of Homildon Hill, Where Henry Purcy (Hotspur) defeated the Scots
1402
345
WHo did James I dauhter Princess Elizabeth marry in 1613
Frederick the Elector Palatine
346
Who was King of Scotland from 1306 until his death in 1329. was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero.
Robert Bruce
347
Who was the Imperial usurper based in Britain AD 293- 296 who assassinated the Usurper Carausius
Allectus
348
What Battle was a decisive naval engagement fought on 20 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War between the Royal Navy and the French Navy. It was fought in Quiberon Bay, off the coast of France near St. Nazaire. The battle was the culmination of British efforts to eliminate French naval superiority, which could have given the French the ability to carry out their planned invasion of Great Britain
Battle of Quiberon Bay
349
Which English engineer is famous for designing the Great Western Railway?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
350
Who led two Expeditions to Britain in 55 and 54 BC
Julius Caesar
351
Which company came to rule large areas of India with its own private army, and administrative functions?
East India Company
352
From what years were Edwards Campaigns against the Welsh
1277 - 1283
353
Which British monarch was first given the title ‘Empress of India’?
Victoria
354
From What years did Edward III reign
1327 -1377 (50 Years)
355
Who was an ardent supporter of Edward II and his closest companion after the death of Gaveston
Hugh Despenser
356
Who was the Irish Nationalist Politician who became president of the Nationalist Party in 1877
Charles Parnell
357
How old was Joan of Arc when she led the French forces
17
358
Who was recovered at the Battle of St Albans in 1461 by Queen Margeretes army
Henry VI
359
Irish Home Rule was the dominant political movement of Irish nationalism from what years
1870 to the end of World War I.
360
What Law declared that the English Privy Council must approve the summoning any Irish Parliament and agree to legislation and that English laws applied to Ireland, what year was it introduced
Poynings Law, 1494
361
What English Duke and Soldier invaded Ireland in 1170 and captured Waterford and Dublin
Richard De Clare (Strongbow)
362
From What years was John Major Prime Minister
1990 - 1997
363
What famous document was signed in 1215
Magna Carta
364
What was King Malcolm III of Scotland forced to do in 1091
Do Homage to William II
365
Which British monarch was formerly known as the ‘Prince Regent’ and lent his name to the ‘Regency’ period?
George IV
366
What year did Mary Queen of Scots return to Scotland to claim her throne
1561
367
From what years was the interregnum or English Commonwealth
1649 - 1660
368
Why was Mary I set on seeing the death of Thomas Cranmer
* He declared Mary Illegitimate, pronouncing her mothers marriage ull and void
* He was the main force promoting Protestantism
369
What Years was Robert Peel Prime Minister
1834-35
| 1841-46
370
What did Bede famously write
Ecclesiastical History of the English Speaking People
371
Who was the Pope during Henry VIII Reformation
Pope Clement
372
When did William Pitt the Younger resign after 18 years continuous years as Prime Minister
1801
373
The Acts of Union 1800 joined which country with GB and created the UK?
Ireland
374
What did the Gordan Riots of 1780 protest against
Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1778
375
Who was the Bishop, one of the 'Oxford martyrs' one of the most celebrated and effective preachers of the Tudor church, was eventually Burnt at the stake in Oct 1555
Hugh Latimer
376
What year did Britain fall in line with Europe and adopt the Gregorian Calender, thus making 3rd Setember the new, new years day
1752
377
What date and year did Britain declare war on Germany to begin the First World War
4th August 1914
378
What was the original name of the Windsors that changed in 1917
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
379
Who was invited by the English Barons to take King Johns throne in 1216
Louis Capet the son of Philip II
380
What came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector
Barebones Parliament
381
What Religious group did John Lilbourn Lead
The Levellers
382
Who was Britain fighting during the Suez Crisis in 1956
Colonal Nasser - Egypt
383
Who was Prime Minister 1770 - 1782
Lord North
384
What was the name of the Treaty that ended the 1st World War and what Year
Treaty of Versailles 1919
385
Who was the King of the Catuvallani tribe c 40 AD
Cunobolinus
386
Which general surrendered his army at the Battle of Saratoga
John Burgoyne
387
Which Saxon king led the resistence to the Danes between 871 and 899
King Alfred
388
What group of Indian Soldiers rebelled in 1857
Sepoy's (Indian Soldiers in European service)
389
Who led an Irish revolt in 1579
James Fitzgerald
390
Why did Warren Hastings Resign as Giverner in Bengal
he was accused of corruption and impeached, but after a long trial, he was acquitted in 1795.
391
What year was the modern Police Force created by Robert Peel
1829
392
Who was Britains Chief Air Marshal during the Battle of Britain
Sir Hugh Dowding
393
Who was the Anglo Saxon Ruler, the son of Earl Godwin and brother of Harold II
Tostig
394
What year did did Calais become the only English foothold in France after the fall of Cherbourg
1450
395
At What Battle was the Duke of Monmouth finally defeated in July 1685
Battle of Sedgmoor
396
What title (responsibility) was given to Simon De Montfort
Lieutenant of Gascony
397
Who was imprisoned by Mary I in 1554
Princess Elizabeth
398
The rebellion of 1075 had the backing of whom
Cnut, claiment to the English throne
399
What was the claim of Lady Jane Grey
Great Granddaughter of Hery VII, through his daughter Mary
400
Who is the longest serving prime minister of the 20th Century and how long
Margaret Thatcher (11 Years)
401
What battle was fought on 13th November 1715
Battle of Sherrifmuir
402
After Melbournes resignation why did Robert Peels attempt to form an administration founder
Bedchamber Plot, to change Victorias ladies of the Bedchamber who were married to Whigs
403
Which Archbishop Of Canterbury and Chancellor was killed during the Reign of Henry II
Thomas a Beckett
404
From what years did Edward II reign
1307 - 1327 (20 Years)
405
From What years was the First World War
1914 - 1918
406
Who commanded the British fleet at Ushant in 1794
Richard Howe (Lord Howe)
407
Who was Queen of George III
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
408
What were the Six points of the Charter of Rights in 1842, demanded by the Chartists
```
Universal Male Sufferage
Equal Electoral Districts
Annual Parliaments
Payment of MP's
Secret Ballots
No Property Qualifications
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409
What Year was the French Revolution
1789
410
Who rebelled against William I in 1075
Earl Ralph of Norfolk and Earl Roger of Hereford
411
From What years was Tony Blair Prime Minister
1997 - 2007
412
What was the name of the proposal that asked Oliver Cromwell to take the crown
Humble Petition and advice
413
Who was the Queen to George IV who unsuccessfully attempted to divorce him on his succession
Caroline of Brunswick
414
Who was the Notorious Judge who presided over the Bloody Assizes
George Jerrreys
415
What was the first significant Battle of the War of American Indepedence
Battle of Bunker Hill
416
After a war that lasted nearly 32 Years What year was Scotlands Independence granted and forced on Edward III
1328
417
What were Henry VIII Wifes
```
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Bolynn
Jayne Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
```
418
What General was defeated by Wellington at Vimeiro in 1808
General Junot
419
what did Mary do after dissolving her first Parliament in 1553
1) Repealed Edward VI religious Legislation
2) Passed an act declaring the marriage of her mother and father (Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon) Legal, thus ending her illegitimacy
420
Who was the English statesman, was the first Governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and thereby the first de facto Governor-General of India from 1774 to 1785. In 1787, he was accused of corruption and impeached, but after a long trial, he was acquitted in 1795. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1814.
Warren Hastings
421
How did England Acquire Gascony
through Henry II's wife Eleanor
422
What Prime minister negotiated the sale of the SUez Canal
Benjamin Disraeli
423
WHo was arrested and sent to the Tower on 21st April 1534
Thomas More
424
Queen Victoria Disliked Gladstone true or false
true
425
Who was the English leader of the revolt against William I
Hereward the Wake
426
Which British General surrendered at Yorktown
General Charles Cornwallis
427
Who was the English judge most notable for his role as President of the High Court of Justice for the trial of King Charles I and as the first Lord President of the Council of State of the English Commonwealth.
John Bradshaw
428
What disgraced clergyman claimed to have discovered a "Popish Plot" in 1678
Titus Oates
429
Who introduced the Test Act of 1675
Thomas Osbourne, Earl of Danby
430
Which medieval monarch was killed at Berkeley Castle?
Edward II
431
What months and year was the Spanish Armada
July - August 1588
432
What Emperor ordered the construction of the great wall in the North in 122
Hadrian
433
Who was the target of the Gunpowder Plot?
James I
434
Where Did Henry V lay siege in August 1415
Harfleur
435
Which king abdicated to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson?
Edward VIII
436
What year was the RAF founded and what was it called
1912, Royal Flying Corps (RFC)
437
Who was Prime Minister between 1812 - 1827
Robert Jenkins Lord Liverpool
438
Who fought a duel in march 1829
Prime Minister (Duke of Wellington) and the Earl of Winchesley
439
What name is given to the two wars Britain fought with China?
Opium Wars
440
What Party did Ian Paisley lead
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
441
What sparked the Indian revolt of 1857
Religion, attempts to control Hinduism
442
How large was Boudiccas army before decsending on Colchester
120,000
443
What did Elizabeth nearly die of in 1562
Smallpox
444
How old was Henry VIII when he died
55
445
What Emperor led a army into modern Scotland in 208
Septimius Severus
446
Which ancient British queen is famous for resisting the Roman invasion of Britain?
Boudica
447
What was the name of the largest rebellion ever faced by a Tudor monarch?
Pilgrimage of Grace
448
Which PM is best known for leading Britain in the French Revolutionary Wars and against Napoleon?
William Pitt the Younger
449
Who is the shortest reigning Monarch (How long)
Lady Jane Grey 9 Days
450
What Argentinian Ship was sunk by the submarine HMS Conqueror
General Belgrano
451
From What Years was Edmund I King of England
921 -946 (25 years)
452
Who was the Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex 839-56 and father of Alfred the Great
Ethelwulf
453
What Date and Year was the Slave Trade made illegal
25th March 1807
454
Who commanded the New Model Army during the English Civil War?
Thomas Fairfax
