British History Quiz
Quiz
- Who was monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of England and Scotland on 1 May 1707?
- What was the name given to the Anglo-Saxon tax raised during the reign of King Ethelred to ensure protection against Danish invasion?
- In which year were the London Olympic Games held at White City, which featured 22 nations, 110 events and more than 2,000 athletes?
- Which political party contested power with the Tories between the 1680s and 1850s?
- Which English suffragette died after being hit by a horse at the 1913 Derby?
- Which king became the last British monarch to take part in a battle when he commanded the British Army at the Battle of Dettingen?
- In 1742, who became Britains's first Prime Minister?
- What name is given to the June riots of 1780, that broke out in protest against the Catholic Relief Act?
- How old was Queen Victoria when she became Queen at the death of her uncle, William IV?
- The Peasants' Revolt happened during the reign of which king?
- Which British Major General became famous for the taking of Quebec in 1759?
- Which English king captured the Stone of Destiny and had it taken to Westminster Abbey, where it was fitted into a wooden chair?
- In 1901, was the population of Britain: 25 million, 30 million, or 40 million?
- Which king because of his service in the Royal Navy was nicknamed 'the sailor king'?
- S&DR was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863, what does the 'S' and 'D' stand for?.
- The Fosse Way was a Roman road in Britain that linked Isca Dumnoniorum to Lindum Colonia - what present-day cities are these? (Hint: the road passed through Aquae Sulis)
- Which wife did Henry VIII marry, two months after he became king?
- What title was given to the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830?
- What is Fotheringhay Castle most historically famous for?
- In 1914, who became known for his heroic leadership after the ship 'Endurance' became trapped in the Antarctic ice?
- In which year did the Victorian Age begin?
- Which war lasted nearly nine years, having begun with the battle of Edgehill and ended with the battle of Worcester?
- Which battle was the last pitched battle fought on British soil?
- In which year did Henry Tudor defeat Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth?
- Which Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered by followers of King Henry II?
Answers:
- Queen Anne
- Danegeld
- 1908
- The Whigs
- Emily Davison
- George II (1743)
- Sir Robert Walpole
- Gordon Riots
- 18
- Richard II (who was 14-years-old at the time, in 1381)
- James Wolfe
- Edward I
- 40 million
- William IV
- Stockton and Darlington
- Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum) and Lincoln (Lindum Colonia)
- Catherine of Aragon (she was Henry's brother's widow)
- Dauphin (Dauphin of France)
- Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (in 1587)
- Ernest Shackleton
- 1837 (and it ended in 1901)
- The English Civil War (1642 - 1651)
- Culloden Field (1745)
- 1485
- Thomas Becket
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