British Royal Family Flashcards
(39 cards)
Who was the last Norman monarch?
King Stephen (1135-1154)
aka Stephen of Blois
He was also Count of Bologne and Duke of Normandy
Name the Norman monarchs.
William I
William II
Henry I
Stephen
Which English king had a child who was sainted?
William the Conquerer
Saint Adela
Which King’s mother was Sainted?
Stephen
Saint Adela
Who were Saint Adela’s brothers?
King William II and King Henry I
Who was Henry I’s Queen?
Matilda of Scotland
What event led to the period known as The Anarchy?
The White Ship disaster
Who was declared Queen but not crowned at Winchester in 1141?
Empress Matilda
Which Catholic saint was a direct relation of 4 English monarchs?
Saint Adela of Normandy
Which King’s reign was disputably interrupted for 203 days?
King Stephen
His cousin Empress Matilda was declared Queen but the Winchester crowds prevented the coronation from taking place.
Which royal household originated in Anjou, France?
Plantagenet
How many undisputed English reigns were not succeeded by their children?
17
Stephen Richard I Edward III Richard II Henry VI Edward V Richard III Edward VI Mary I Elizabeth I Charles II William III / Mary II Anne George II George IV William IV Edward VIII
Kings of what name were never succeeded by their own children?
Richard
How many Plantagenet Kings were there?
8
Henry II Richard I John Henry III Edward I Edward II Edward III Richard II
Which Monarch’s children founded the houses of Lancaster and York?
Edward III
John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Which royal household’s monarchs all shared the same regnal name?
Lancaster
Henry IV, V, VI
Henry VIII’s mother was from what royal household?
York
His parents were Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
List the wives of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Catherine Parr
Which of Henry VIII’s wives died last?
Anne of Cleves
Which of Henry VIII’s wives was married 4 times?
Catherine Parr
Sir Edward Burgh
John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer
Henry VIII
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
Which privately owned castle is the resting place of an English Queen?
Sudeley Castle
Gloucestershire, Catherine Parr
How many English monarchs had more than 1 child who become monarch?
6
William I Henry II Henry VIII Charles I James II George III
Who were the first and last Hanovarian monarchs?
George I and Victoria
Of what household was Edward VII?
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Changed to Windsor in 1917 (because of WWI)
