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- After losing Jane Seymour in childbirth, Henry VIII embarked on a political marriage to which German princess?
- Eleanor of Aquitaine was Queen of England for more than 30-years as the wife of which king?
- On William IV's death in 1837, Victoria became Queen at what age?
- Which new colony founded in South Australia in 1836 was named after a queen consort?
- Which queen of England from 1553 to 1558 was the first female monarch to rule the country?
- What was the name given to the 12 crosses erected by Edward I where his wife's coffin had rested overnight?
- When England lost Calais to the French which queen said: "You shall find Calais lying in my heart"?
- On 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at what age?
- Berengaria of Navarre was Queen of England as the wife of which king?
- Queen Elizabeth I is regarded as one of England's greatest monarchs, but who was her mother?
- Remembered as the ‘She-Wolf of France’, which queen endured an unhappy marriage to King Edward II?
- Which queen consort, was the grandmother of Elizabeth II, and had an ocean liner and university named in her honour?
- What was the maiden name of Camilla, Queen of the United Kingdom and wife of King Charles III?
- Matilda of Flanders was Queen of England by marriage to which king?
- Name the warrior queen of the Iceni people, who lived in what is now East Anglia?
- Henrietta Maria was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from her marriage to which king?
- Which city, the largest city in North Carolina, was named in honour of the queen consort of King George III?
- Who was queen for just nine days, as part of an attempt to prevent the accession of Mary Tudor?
- Which queen was the first monarch of a united Great Britain?
- Which Cambridge college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou, wife of King Henry VI and refounded in 1465 by rival queen, Elizabeth Woodville?
- Discovered in 1906, the world's largest butterfly was named in honour of the wife of King Edward VII. What name was it given?
Answers
- Anne of Cleves
- King Henry II
- 18
- Adelaide
- Queen Mary I
- Eleanor crosses
- Queen Mary I
- 96
- Richard I
- Anne Boleyn
- Isabella
- Mary of Teck
- Shand
- William the Conqueror
- Boudicca
- King Charles I
- Charlotte
- Lady Jane Grey
- Queen Anne
- Queens' College
- Alexandra (the butterfly is called Queen Alexandra's birdwing)