Order Of Names

Question 1

2

Answer 1

William II. 1087-1100
Norman
Rufus

Question 2

3

Answer 2

Henry I. 1100-1135

Norman

Question 3

4

Answer 3

Stephen 1135-1154

Norman

Question 4

5

Answer 4

Henry II. 1154-1189

Plantagenet

Question 5

6

Answer 5

Richard I. 1189-1199
The Lionheart
Plantagenet

Question 6

7

Answer 6

John. 1199-1216
Plantagenet
Worst English king
Died of over-eating

Question 7

8

Answer 7

Henry III. 1216-1272
Plantagenet
He was 9

Question 8

9

Answer 8

Edward I. 1272-1307

Plantagenet

Question 9

10

Answer 9

Edward II. 1307-deposed 1327
Plantagenet
Red-hot poker thrust up his anus

Question 10

11

Answer 10

Edward III. 1327-1377
Plantagenet
Hundred Years’ War 1338
Bubonic plague, ‘black death’ 1348-1350 killed half England pop

Question 11

12

Answer 11

Richard II. 1377-deposed 1399
Plantagenet
Murdered by starvation after wife died and Henry came in

Question 12

13

Answer 12

Henry IV. 1399-1413
Lancaster
Died probably of leprosy after many rebellions

Question 13

14

Answer 13

Henry V. 1413-1422
Lancaster
Knighted aged 12 for fighting
Won battle of Agincourt

Question 14

15

Answer 14

Henry VI. 1422-deposed 1461
Lancaster
Throne as a baby
End of 100 years war in 1453

Question 15

16

Answer 15

Edward IV. 1461-1483
York
Many mistresses

Question 16

17

Answer 16

Edward V. 1483-1483
York
Uncle Richard ordered their death and so only reigned 2 months

Question 17

18

Answer 17

Richard III. 1483-1485
York
Died at battle of Bosworth Field

Question 18

1

Answer 18

William I 1066-1087

Norman

Question 19

19

Answer 19

Henry VII. 1485-1509
Tudor
Crown put on his head
Playing cards invented and wife Elizabeth of York appeared 8 times on every pack for 500 years

Question 20

20

Answer 20

Henry VIII. 1509-1547
Tudor
6 wives, 1 son, 2 daughters

Question 21

21

Answer 21

Edward VI. 1547-1553
Tudor
Jane Seymour son
Tuberculosis

Question 22

22

Answer 22

Mary I. 1553-1558
Tudor
Bloody Mary daughter to Catherine of Aragon
Protestant bishops burnt at stake

Question 23

23

Answer 23

Elizabeth I. 1558-1603
Tudor
Daughter of Anne Boleyn
Shakespeare

Question 24

24

Answer 24

James I and VI of Scotland. 1603-1625
Stuart
First king of Eng + Scot
Gunpowder plot 1605

Question 25

25

Answer 25

``` Charles I. 1625-1649 Stuart 1642 civil war, captured by Cromwell Beheaded Commonwealth declared ```

Question 26

26

Answer 26

``` Charles II (merry monarch). 1660-1685 Restoration 13 known mistresses Great plague, 65, fire of London, 66 St. Paul's cathedral built by Sir Christopher Wren ```

Question 27

27

Answer 27

James II and VII of Scotland. 1685-1688 Restoration Parliament asked Dutch prince, William of Orange to take throne

Question 28

28

Answer 28

William III and Mary II. 1689-1702 & 1689-1694 Restoration James tried to regain throne but lost at Battle of Boyne

Question 29

29

Answer 29

Anne. 1702-1714 Restoration 17 pregnancies United Kingdom of Great Britain created

Question 30

30

Answer 30

George I. 1714-1727 Hanovarian Never learned English Sir Robert Walpole

Question 31

31

Answer 31

George II. 1727-1760 Hanovarian Last English king to lead army to battle at Dettingen in 1743

Question 32

32

Answer 32

George III. 1760-1820 Hanovarian 1773 Boston tea party Became blind, insane son ruled as prince regent from 1811

Question 33

33

Answer 33

George IV. 1820-1830 Hanovarian Love of art + architecture First gentleman of Europe

Question 34

34

Answer 34

William IV (sailor king). 1830-1837 Hanovarian Served in Royal Navy for 10 years Abolished slavery in colonies in 1833

Question 35

35

Answer 35

``` Victoria. 1837-1901 Hanovarian Married cousin Albert, virtual ruler Christmas tree and great Exhibition 51 Saw British empire double 1876 empress of India ```

Question 36

36

Answer 36

Edward VII. 1901-1910 Hanovarian Minoru won Derby in 1909

Question 37

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Answer 37

George V. 1910-1936 Windsor WWI 1914-1918 plus Irish free state Began royal broadcasts at Xmas 32

Question 38

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Answer 38

Edward VIII. June 1936-abdicated December 1936 Windsor Most popular prince of Wales England had seen Infatuated with Mrs Wallis Sompson already married 2, went abroad

Question 39

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Answer 39

``` George VI. 1936-1952 Windsor Shy nervous with a stutter WWII 1939 Start of NHS 1951 festival of Britain ```

Question 40

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Answer 40

Elizabeth II. 1952- Windsor Born 21 April 1926 Married cousin Prince Philip