British History/Legends Flashcards
What was Queen Victoria’s middle name?
Alexandrina
Which two engineers worked on IronBridge?
Abraham Darby III and Thomas Pritchard
What was the anglo saxon capital of Wessex?
Winchester
Which two Englishmen have been credited for translating the Bible into English?
John Wycliffe (1382) and William Tyndale (during reformation)
Who is described as the ‘saviour of the wall’, for his restoration work on Hadrian’s wall?
John Clayton
What adjective describes both a fortification further north of Hadrian’s wall and a roman plague?
Antonine
Where was Eleanor of Aquitaine imprisoned?
Old Sarum Castle
Who was the first english poet and who was the first English historian?
Caedmon and the venerable Bede
How long did Drake’s circumnavigation around the world take?
3 years
Who was the first king of all England and when did he reign?
Athelstan (925-939)
Who reigned from 978-1013?
Ethelred the unready
Who reigned from 1016-35?
Canute
Who reigned from 1035-40?
Harold 1 (Harefoot)
Who was in charge of the parliamentary navy during the English civil war?
Robert Blake
What did Alfred the Great achieve in 878?
He defeated the danish king Guthrum at the Battle of Eddington
Who was employed by 5 kings during his lifetime, and known as the architect of the Magna Carta?
William Marshall
During which crusade did Saladin confront Richard 1st?
3rd Crusade
During which year and at what battle did Simon de Montford battle Henry III?
Battle of Lewes in 1264
During which years did Alfred the Great reign?
871-899 AD
What is the government of the Isle of Man known as?
Tynwald
Who invented the first steam engine?
Thomas Savery/ Thomas Newcomen
What was the first roman city in Britain?
Colchester
Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
Louis Bleriot
Who was the queen consort of Edward IV?
Elizabeth Woodville
Who was the wife of Richard III?
Anne Neville
Who was considered a possible heir to Elizabeth I?
Lady Arabella Stuart
Who was the leader of the British Union of Fascists?
Oswald Mosley
Who was the first female mp?
Nancy Astor
When did Henry II reign?
1154-1189
When did Saladin recapture Jerusalem?
1187
When was William I on the throne?
1066-1087
When was William Rufus (II) on the throne?
1087-1100
Who was forced to sign the ‘Provisions of Oxford’?
Henry III
Who did the ‘Ordainers’ oppose?
Edward II
Where and when did William Wallace defeat the English?
Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297
Who defeated the English at Bannockburn?
Robert Bruce
Which Irish politician lived from 1775-1847?
Daniell O’Connoll
Who was the father of Edward IV?
Richard of York
Who was the wife of Henry VI?
Margaret of Anjou
Who first wrote about the legend of King Arthur in the 12th Century work ‘Historia Regum Britanniae’?
Geoffrey of Monmouth
When and by whom was the Order of the Garter founded?
1348 and by Edward III (1327-77)
Who was the wife of Edward III and who was his mistress in his final years?
Philipa of Hainault and Alice Perrers
Who was Edward II’s cousin?
Thomas of Lancaster
Which battle was fought in 1356?
Battle of Poitiers, under Edward the black prince
Who wrote much of Arthurian Legend?
Geoffry of Monmouth
Who was King Arthur’s father?
King Uther
Who was Arthur’s wife?
Guinevere
Where was King Arthur supposedly conceived?
Tintagel Castle
What the final battle between the legendary King Arthur and Mordred?
Camlann
Who was King Arthur’s enemy?
Mordred
Who gifted Chequers as the residence for UK Prime Ministers?
Sir Arthur Lee
Vaughn Williams and Francis Galton were descendants of which famous family?
Darwin Wedgewood
What political institution was abolished by Charles I, and was first established by Henry VII?
Star Chamber
Who was Henry VII’s most trusted advisor?
John Morton
Who assassinated Spencer Percival?
John Bellingham
Who assassinated John Lennon?
Mark David Chapman
Who was PM between 1964-70 and again between 1974-76?
Wilson
