British Monarchs Flashcards
Who was the first monarch of the House of Tudor?
Henry VII
True or False: Queen Victoria reigned for over 60 years.
True
Fill in the blank: The current monarch of the United Kingdom is _____.
Charles III
Which monarch signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
King John
Who was the last monarch of the House of Stuart?
Queen Anne
What was the period of the English Civil War?
1642-1651
Who was the first Queen Regnant of England?
Mary I
Which monarch was known as the ‘Merry Monarch’?
Charles II
True or False: George III was King during the American Revolutionary War.
True
What title did Elizabeth I hold?
Queen of England
Who was the monarch during the Great Plague of 1665?
Charles II
Fill in the blank: The Act of Union in 1707 united England and _____ into Great Britain.
Scotland
Which monarch was known for the Victorian Era?
Queen Victoria
Who succeeded Queen Victoria?
Edward VII
True or False: Henry VIII had six wives.
True
What was the main religion established by Henry VIII?
Anglicanism
Who was the longest-reigning female monarch before Elizabeth II?
Queen Victoria
Which monarch was forced to abdicate in 1936?
Edward VIII
Fill in the blank: The English Civil War was fought between the Royalists and the _____.
Parliamentarians
Who was the monarch during World War I?
George V
Which monarch established the Church of England?
Henry VIII
True or False: Elizabeth II was the first monarch to be televised during her coronation.
True
What is the name of the current monarch’s spouse?
Camilla, Queen Consort
Who was known as the ‘Lionheart’?
Richard I
Fill in the blank: The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resulted in the overthrow of King _____.
James II
Who was the monarch during the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
George III
What year did Queen Elizabeth II ascend to the throne?
1952
Which British monarch was a child when they came to the throne in 1837?
Victoria
True or False: The British monarchy has always been hereditary.
False
What is the official residence of the British monarch in London?
Buckingham Palace
Who was the first monarch of the House of Hanover?
George I
Fill in the blank: The royal family is part of the _____.
British monarchy
Which monarch was known for their role in the War of the Roses?
Edward IV
What is the name of the current monarch’s first son?
Prince William
Who was the only British monarch to abdicate voluntarily?
Edward VIII
True or False: The British monarch has the power to dissolve Parliament.
True
What was the primary cause of the English Civil War?
Conflict between monarchy and Parliament
Which monarch was executed during the English Civil War?
Charles I
Who was the first monarch to be crowned in Westminster Abbey?
William the Conqueror
Fill in the blank: The current monarch’s official title is King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and _____ and Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland
Who was known as the ‘Sun King’?
Louis XIV of France
What year did King Charles III ascend to the throne?
2022
Which British monarch was a patron of the arts and sciences during the Renaissance?
Henry VIII
True or False: The British monarch has no real political power today.
True
What event marked the end of the Tudor dynasty?
Death of Elizabeth I
Who was the first monarch of the House of Windsor?
George V
Fill in the blank: The British royal family belongs to the _____ religion.
Church of England
