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What was Queen Victoria’s middle name?

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Alexandrina

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Which two engineers worked on IronBridge?

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Abraham Darby III and Thomas Pritchard

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What was the anglo saxon capital of Wessex?

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Winchester

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Which two Englishmen have been credited for translating the Bible into English?

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John Wycliffe (1382) and William Tyndale (during reformation)

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Who is described as the ‘saviour of the wall’, for his restoration work on Hadrian’s wall?

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John Clayton

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What adjective describes both a fortification further north of Hadrian’s wall and a roman plague?

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Antonine

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Where was Eleanor of Aquitaine imprisoned?

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Old Sarum Castle

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Who was the first english poet and who was the first English historian?

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Caedmon and the venerable Bede

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How long did Drake’s circumnavigation around the world take?

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3 years

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Who was the first king of all England and when did he reign?

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Athelstan (925-939)

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Who reigned from 978-1013?

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Ethelred the unready

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Who reigned from 1016-35?

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Canute

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Who reigned from 1035-40?

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Harold 1 (Harefoot)

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Who was in charge of the parliamentary navy during the English civil war?

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Robert Blake

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What did Alfred the Great achieve in 878?

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He defeated the danish king Guthrum at the Battle of Eddington

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Who was employed by 5 kings during his lifetime, and known as the architect of the Magna Carta?

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William Marshall

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During which crusade did Saladin confront Richard 1st?

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3rd Crusade

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During which year and at what battle did Simon de Montford battle Henry III?

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Battle of Lewes in 1264

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During which years did Alfred the Great reign?

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871-899 AD

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What is the government of the Isle of Man known as?

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Tynwald

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Who invented the first steam engine?

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Thomas Savery/ Thomas Newcomen

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What was the first roman city in Britain?

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Colchester

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Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?

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Louis Bleriot

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Who was the queen consort of Edward IV?

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Elizabeth Woodville

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Who was the wife of Richard III?
Anne Neville
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Who was considered a possible heir to Elizabeth I?
Lady Arabella Stuart
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Who was the leader of the British Union of Fascists?
Oswald Mosley
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Who was the first female mp?
Nancy Astor
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When did Henry II reign?
1154-1189
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When did Saladin recapture Jerusalem?
1187
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When was William I on the throne?
1066-1087
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When was William Rufus (II) on the throne?
1087-1100
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Who was forced to sign the 'Provisions of Oxford'?
Henry III
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Who did the 'Ordainers' oppose?
Edward II
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Where and when did William Wallace defeat the English?
Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297
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Who defeated the English at Bannockburn?
Robert Bruce
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Which Irish politician lived from 1775-1847?
Daniell O'Connoll
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Who was the father of Edward IV?
Richard of York
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Who was the wife of Henry VI?
Margaret of Anjou
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Who first wrote about the legend of King Arthur in the 12th Century work 'Historia Regum Britanniae'?
Geoffrey of Monmouth
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When and by whom was the Order of the Garter founded?
1348 and by Edward III (1327-77)
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Who was the wife of Edward III and who was his mistress in his final years?
Philipa of Hainault and Alice Perrers
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Who was Edward II's cousin?
Thomas of Lancaster
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Which battle was fought in 1356?
Battle of Poitiers, under Edward the black prince
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Who wrote much of Arthurian Legend?
Geoffry of Monmouth
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Who was King Arthur's father?
King Uther
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Who was Arthur's wife?
Guinevere
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Where was King Arthur supposedly conceived?
Tintagel Castle
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What the final battle between the legendary King Arthur and Mordred?
Camlann
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Who was King Arthur's enemy?
Mordred
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Who gifted Chequers as the residence for UK Prime Ministers?
Sir Arthur Lee
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Vaughn Williams and Francis Galton were descendants of which famous family?
Darwin Wedgewood
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What political institution was abolished by Charles I, and was first established by Henry VII?
Star Chamber
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Who was Henry VII's most trusted advisor?
John Morton
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Who assassinated Spencer Percival?
John Bellingham
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Who assassinated John Lennon?
Mark David Chapman
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Who was PM between 1964-70 and again between 1974-76?
Wilson

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