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British Royal Family Flashcards

1
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Who was the last Norman monarch?

A

King Stephen (1135-1154)

aka Stephen of Blois

He was also Count of Bologne and Duke of Normandy

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2
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Name the Norman monarchs.

A

William I
William II
Henry I
Stephen

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3
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Which English king had a child who was sainted?

A

William the Conquerer

Saint Adela

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4
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Which King’s mother was Sainted?

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Stephen

Saint Adela

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5
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Who were Saint Adela’s brothers?

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King William II and King Henry I

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6
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Who was Henry I’s Queen?

A

Matilda of Scotland

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7
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What event led to the period known as The Anarchy?

A

The White Ship disaster

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8
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Who was declared Queen but not crowned at Winchester in 1141?

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Empress Matilda

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9
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Which Catholic saint was a direct relation of 4 English monarchs?

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Saint Adela of Normandy

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10
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Which King’s reign was disputably interrupted for 203 days?

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King Stephen

His cousin Empress Matilda was declared Queen but the Winchester crowds prevented the coronation from taking place.

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11
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Which royal household originated in Anjou, France?

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Plantagenet

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12
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How many undisputed English reigns were not succeeded by their children?

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17

Stephen
Richard I
Edward III
Richard II
Henry VI
Edward V
Richard III
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Charles II
William III / Mary II
Anne
George II
George IV
William IV
Edward VIII
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13
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Kings of what name were never succeeded by their own children?

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Richard

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14
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How many Plantagenet Kings were there?

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8

Henry II
Richard I
John
Henry III
Edward I
Edward II
Edward III
Richard II
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15
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Which Monarch’s children founded the houses of Lancaster and York?

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Edward III

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

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16
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Which royal household’s monarchs all shared the same regnal name?

A

Lancaster

Henry IV, V, VI

17
Q

Henry VIII’s mother was from what royal household?

A

York

His parents were Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

18
Q

List the wives of Henry VIII

A 
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
19
Q

Which of Henry VIII’s wives died last?

A

Anne of Cleves

20
Q

Which of Henry VIII’s wives was married 4 times?

A

Catherine Parr

Sir Edward Burgh
John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer
Henry VIII
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley

21
Q

Which privately owned castle is the resting place of an English Queen?

A

Sudeley Castle

Gloucestershire, Catherine Parr

22
Q

How many English monarchs had more than 1 child who become monarch?

A

6

William I
Henry II
Henry VIII
Charles I
James II
George III
23
Q

Who were the first and last Hanovarian monarchs?

A

George I and Victoria

24
Q

Of what household was Edward VII?

A

Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Changed to Windsor in 1917 (because of WWI)

25
Q

Who named the house of Windsor?

A

George V

26
Q

Which undisputed monarch had the shortest reign?

A

Edward VIII - 326 days

Lady Jane Grey (disputed) 9 days

27
Q

Who is the current Duke of Cambridge?

A

Prince William

28
Q

Name the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children

A

George
Charlotte
Louis

29
Q

Who became Princess Anne’s daughter-in-law?

A

Autumn Kelly

30
Q

Who is Princess Anne’s husband?

A

Timothy Laurence

31
Q

Who are Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s sons-in-law?

A

Edoardo Mapell Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank

married to Beatrice and Eugenie respectively

32
Q

What is the name of Prince Andrew’s grandson?

A

August Brooksbank

33
Q

Which member of the Royal family was born at the Radcliffe Infirmary in 1965?

A

Sophie, Countess of Wessex

nee Rhys-Jones

34
Q

Name Prince Edward’s children

A

Lady Louise Windsor

James, Viscount Severn

35
Q

Name the first 6 in line to the UK throne?

A 
Charles, Prince of Wales,
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
Prince George of Cambridge
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
Prince Louis of Cambridge
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
36
Q

Who are the first 3 untitled persons in the line of succession to the British throne?

A

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (7th)
Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor (8th)
August Brooksbank (12th)

Children of Harry and Meghan, and of Eugenie

37
Q

Who are 9th, 10th and 11th in line to the British throne?

A

Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Princess Beatrice
Princess Eugenie

38
Q

What were the 3 effects of the Perth Agreement in 2015?

A

Ending male-preference primogeniture
Ending disqualification of Roman Catholics
Limiting Sovereign’s permission to marry to first 6 in line to the throne.

39
Q

Who is August Brooksbank’s great-grandmother?

A

The Queen

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