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1
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What was Queen Victoria’s middle name?

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Alexandrina

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Which two engineers worked on IronBridge?

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Abraham Darby III and Thomas Pritchard

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What was the anglo saxon capital of Wessex?

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Winchester

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Which two Englishmen have been credited for translating the Bible into English?

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John Wycliffe (1382) and William Tyndale (during reformation)

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Who is described as the ‘saviour of the wall’, for his restoration work on Hadrian’s wall?

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John Clayton

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What adjective describes both a fortification further north of Hadrian’s wall and a roman plague?

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Antonine

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Where was Eleanor of Aquitaine imprisoned?

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Old Sarum Castle

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Who was the first english poet and who was the first English historian?

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Caedmon and the venerable Bede

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How long did Drake’s circumnavigation around the world take?

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3 years

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Who was the first king of all England and when did he reign?

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Athelstan (925-939)

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Who reigned from 978-1013?

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Ethelred the unready

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12
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Who reigned from 1016-35?

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Canute

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Who reigned from 1035-40?

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Harold 1 (Harefoot)

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14
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Who was in charge of the parliamentary navy during the English civil war?

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Robert Blake

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15
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What did Alfred the Great achieve in 878?

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He defeated the danish king Guthrum at the Battle of Eddington

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Who was employed by 5 kings during his lifetime, and known as the architect of the Magna Carta?

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William Marshall

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17
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During which crusade did Saladin confront Richard 1st?

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3rd Crusade

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18
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During which year and at what battle did Simon de Montford battle Henry III?

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Battle of Lewes in 1264

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19
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During which years did Alfred the Great reign?

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871-899 AD

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20
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What is the government of the Isle of Man known as?

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Tynwald

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21
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Who invented the first steam engine?

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Thomas Savery/ Thomas Newcomen

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22
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What was the first roman city in Britain?

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Colchester

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23
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Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?

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Louis Bleriot

24
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Who was the queen consort of Edward IV?

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Elizabeth Woodville

25
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Who was the wife of Richard III?

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Anne Neville

26
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Who was considered a possible heir to Elizabeth I?

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Lady Arabella Stuart

27
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Who was the leader of the British Union of Fascists?

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Oswald Mosley

28
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Who was the first female mp?

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Nancy Astor

29
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When did Henry II reign?

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1154-1189

30
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When did Saladin recapture Jerusalem?

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1187

31
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When was William I on the throne?

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1066-1087

32
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When was William Rufus (II) on the throne?

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1087-1100

33
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Who was forced to sign the ‘Provisions of Oxford’?

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Henry III

34
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Who did the ‘Ordainers’ oppose?

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Edward II

35
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Where and when did William Wallace defeat the English?

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Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297

36
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Who defeated the English at Bannockburn?

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Robert Bruce

37
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Which Irish politician lived from 1775-1847?

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Daniell O’Connoll

38
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Who was the father of Edward IV?

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Richard of York

39
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Who was the wife of Henry VI?

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Margaret of Anjou

40
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Who first wrote about the legend of King Arthur in the 12th Century work ‘Historia Regum Britanniae’?

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Geoffrey of Monmouth

41
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When and by whom was the Order of the Garter founded?

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1348 and by Edward III (1327-77)

42
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Who was the wife of Edward III and who was his mistress in his final years?

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Philipa of Hainault and Alice Perrers

43
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Who was Edward II’s cousin?

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Thomas of Lancaster

44
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Which battle was fought in 1356?

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Battle of Poitiers, under Edward the black prince

45
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Who wrote much of Arthurian Legend?

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Geoffry of Monmouth

46
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Who was King Arthur’s father?

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King Uther

47
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Who was Arthur’s wife?

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Guinevere

48
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Where was King Arthur supposedly conceived?

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Tintagel Castle

49
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What the final battle between the legendary King Arthur and Mordred?

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Camlann

50
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Who was King Arthur’s enemy?

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Mordred

51
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Who gifted Chequers as the residence for UK Prime Ministers?

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Sir Arthur Lee

52
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Vaughn Williams and Francis Galton were descendants of which famous family?

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Darwin Wedgewood

53
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What political institution was abolished by Charles I, and was first established by Henry VII?

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Star Chamber

54
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Who was Henry VII’s most trusted advisor?

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John Morton

55
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Who assassinated Spencer Percival?

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John Bellingham

56
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Who assassinated John Lennon?

A

Mark David Chapman

57
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Who was PM between 1964-70 and again between 1974-76?

A

Wilson

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