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1
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When did Hitler come to power?

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1933

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When did the queen start reining?

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1952

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when did the British Empire grow the most ?

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During the Victorian period

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Who was the first king of the house of Tudor ?

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Henry VII

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When was the first television broadcast delivered by Scotsman John Logie Baird between London and Glasgow?

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1932

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When was the houses of parliament built ?

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19th century

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who sat at the house of lords during the Middle Ages ?

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Great landowners and bishops

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8
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name a garden in NI

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Mount Stewart

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9
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when did the first farmers arrive in Britain?

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6,000 years ago

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what were the main two groups in parliament during the 17th century ?

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The Whigs and the Tories

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11
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when was the women’s social and political union established ?

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1903

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12
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name the Pre-Raphaelites

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Homan Hunt
Dante Gabriel Rosetti
Sir John Millais

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13
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when did the post-war economic boom come to an end?

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late 1970s

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14
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when was Margaret Thatcher PM

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1979-1990

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15
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when was Ireland divided into two countries ?

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1922

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16
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when did Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands?

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1982

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17
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how many years did Romans remain in England

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400 years

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18
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where was Margaret Thatcher born?

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Lincolnshire

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what marked the beginning of ‘constitutional monarchy’ ?

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emergence of new ideas about politics philosophy and science
the laws passed after the Glorious Revolution
the development of the Bessemer process

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who was known as the Iron Duke ?

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The Duke of Wellington

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21
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when was St Pancras Station built ?

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19th century

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22
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when did Emmeline Pankhurst die ?

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1928

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23
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who sat in the house of commons in the Middle Ages?

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knights and wealthy people from towns and cities

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when did Ireland become unified with England, Wales and Scotland ?

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1801

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25
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who was Richard Austen Butler ?

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a conservative MP

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26
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when were the first coins produced in Britain?

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Iron Age

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which prehistoric villages in Northern Europe helped archaeologists understand more about how people live near the end of the Stone Age?

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Skara Brae

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who defeated the Spanish Armada and was one of the founders of England’s naval tradition?

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Sir Francis Drake

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29
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who defeated the Viking;s ?

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King Alfred the Great

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30
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which political party was elected after the Second World War?

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the Labour Party

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31
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who lost a lot of power and influence after the battle of culloden in 1746?

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the clans

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32
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When did the Vikings from Denmark and Norway first raid costal towns and take away goods and slaves?

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AD 789

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33
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When was the hundred years war, battle of Agincourt fought?

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1415

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34
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During the civil war of 1642 England was divided into two groups, what were they?

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the cavaliers and the roundheads

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35
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who introduced shampooing ?

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Sake Dean Mahomet

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36
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during the 19th century what materials did the UK produce ?

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coal, iron, cotton cloth

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37
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when did the English civil war begin?

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1642

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38
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who were the Huguenots?

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refugees from France

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39
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when did the press start developing?

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1695

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40
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when was the Union flag made?

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1606

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41
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which Danish king first rues in England?

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Cnute (Cnut)

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42
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when did BBC launch first regular television service ?

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1936

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43
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was the Northern Assembly suspended on a few occasions?

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yes

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44
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how many volunteers did the National Trust have and when was it first formed?

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3 and 1895

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45
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when was slavery abolished through the British Empire by the signing of The Emancipation Act?

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1833

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46
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who were the gentry?

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the owners of large areas of land

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47
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who built a wall in the north fo England to keep out the ancestors of Scots, called the Pits ?

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Emperor Hadrian

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48
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where was one of the Anglo-Saxon kings buried with treasure and armour ?

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Sutton Hoo, Suffolk

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49
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when were forced marriage protection orders introduced after the forced marriage act of 2007

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2008

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50
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evacuation of British and French soldiers from France in a huge naval operation during WWII gave rise to which phrase?

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The Dunkirk spirit

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51
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which Saxon king of England was killed at the battle of Hastings in 1066?

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Harold?

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52
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During the crusades, European Christians fought for what?

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the controls of the Holy Land

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53
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the British navy fought against which fleets to win the battle of trafalgar in 1805?

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French and Spanish fleets

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54
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who led the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948?

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Aneurin (Nye) Bevan?

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55
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how many British died on the first day of the Battle of Somme in 1916?

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60,000

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56
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when did William of Orange invade England to proclaim himself king?

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1688

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57
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when did Gordon Brown take over as PM from Tony Blair?

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2007

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58
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where did the Vikings stayed after their defeat by King Alfred the Great?

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east and north of England in Danelaw

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59
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in which year did King Edward I of England introduced the statute of Rhuddlan by which Wales annexed to the Crown of England ?

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1284

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60
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which countries fought alongside Britain against Russia during the Crimean War in 1853-1856?

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France and Turkey

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61
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in which country did Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, spend most of her childhood?

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France?

62
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when was Lincoln Cathedral built?

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in the medieval times

63
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give the name of the settlements of Scottish and English protestants in Ulster during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, who took over the land from Catholic landholders?

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Plantations

64
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what was the purpose of the Corn Laws of 1846

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prevent import of cheap grain

65
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how many houses of parliament did Scotland have in the Middle Ages?

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3

66
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who discovered insulin?

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John McLeod

67
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where did Charles II hide to escape Cromwell’s army ?

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in an oak tree

68
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how long is the Bayeux tapestry?

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70m

69
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when did the Glorious Revolution happen?

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1688

70
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Which clan was killed because of not taking an oath?

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The MacDonalds of Glencoe

71
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Why is it called ‘The Glorious Revolution’?

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This event was later called the ‘Glorious Revolution’ because there was no fighting in England and because it guaranteed the power of Parliament, ending the threat of a monarch ruling on his or her own as he or she wished.

72
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When did the English Civil war begin?

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1642

73
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When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?

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1588

74
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What treaty was signed in 1707?

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The Act of Union, known as the Treaty of Union in Scotland, was therefore agreed in 1707, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain.

75
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When did Scotland abolish the authority of the Pope?

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1560

76
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Which of Henry VIII’s wives were executed?

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Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard

77
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When was the Magna Carta established?

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1215

78
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What were the refugees that came from France called?

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Huguenots

79
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When did the “Battle of the Boyne” happen?

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1690

80
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Where did the canal builders come from in the middle ages?

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Holland

81
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when did farmers arrive in Britain?

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6,000 years ago

82
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When was the Giant’s Causeway formed?

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50 milion years ago

83
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Which General remains a controversial figure in Ireland?

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Oliver Cromwell

84
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When did the Romans successfully invade Britain?

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43 AD

85
Q

How many Russian and Polish Jews came to Britain between 1870-1914?

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120,000

86
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When were women given the right to vote at the age of 18?

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1969

87
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How many colonies were granted independence in 1947?

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9

88
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When were the last Welsh rebellions defeated?

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15th century

89
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When was the time of growing patriotism?

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The Elizabethan period

90
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When did the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms establish in Britain?

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AD 600

91
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Who tells visitors about the history of the Tower of London?

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Beefeaters

92
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When was the famous satirical magazine ‘Punch’ published?

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1840

93
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By which year did the English rule an area around Dublin called the Pale?

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1200

94
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When did Britain recognise the American colonies’ independence?

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1783

95
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What country did Britain fight against during the Crimean War?

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Russia

96
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When was The First British Prime minister (Sir Robert Walpole) in power?

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1721-1742

97
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Where were the first farmers that came to Britain from?

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The first farmers arrived in Britain about 6,000 years ago. The ancestors of these first farmers probably came from south-east Europe.

98
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The Medieval Period is referred to the period after the Norman Conquest up until what year?

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1485

99
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When did the American colonies declare independence?

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1776

100
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Which TWO changes did the Chartists campaign for?

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election every year and secret ballots

101
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when was the Scottish parliment formed?

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1999

102
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when did the industiral revolution take place?

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18th and 19th century

103
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When did people learn to make bronze

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4,000 years ago

104
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Under which king did the people unite to defeat the Vikings

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Alfred the great

105
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When did the enlightenment happen

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18th century

106
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How long did England remain a republic ?

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11 years

107
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When did Habeas Corpus Act become law

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1679

108
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How many American colonies declared their independence in 1776

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13

109
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Where did the supporters of Charles Edward Stuart come from ?

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Highlands

110
Q

What did Romans introduce to Britain

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New plants and animals and a structure of law

111
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When did BBC start the first radio broadcast

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1922

112
Q

Who requested to write the domesday book

A

William the conqueror

113
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What were constituencies with hardly any voters called ?

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Rotten boroughs

114
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Who took the title King of Ireland

A

Henry VIII

115
Q

When was the union flag created

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1606

116
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Which ship was one of the first to circumnavigate the world

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Golden Hind

117
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When did the clans lose a lot of power and influence

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The battle of Culloden

118
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Since the Middle Ages hen did the first Jews come to Britain to settle in London

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1656

119
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Where did the Jutes come from

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Northern Europe

120
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How many years did Charles I raise money without parliament’s approval

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11

121
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After the emancipation act how many Indian and Chinese workers were employed to replace the slaves

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2 million

122
Q

What year did the trouble break out?

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1969

123
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English laws and the English language were introduced in Wales by the middle of which century?

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15th century

124
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What kind of work did the Bronze Age people do

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Metalwork

125
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Were the conditions in Ireland better or worse in the 19th century than in the rest of the UK

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Conditions in Ireland were not as good as in the rest of the UK. Two-thirds of the population still depended on farming to make their living, often on very small plots of land. Many depended on potatoes as a large part of their diet. In the middle of the century the potato crop failed, and Ireland suffered a famine. A million people died from disease and starvation

126
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How old was the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart when her father died and she became Queen?

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1 week

127
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In which UK country can you find the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe?

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Scotland

128
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what country is Anne of Cleves from?

A

Germany

129
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In Elizabeth I’s time, English settlers began to colonise which part of the world?

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eastern coast of America

130
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The people of which age made the first coins to be minted in Britain?

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iron age

131
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Who led the invasion of England in 1066?

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In 1066, an invasion led by William, the Duke of Normandy (in what is now northern France), defeated Harold, the Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings. Harold was killed in the battle. William became king of England and is known as William the Conqueror. The battle is commemorated in a great piece of embroidery, known as the Bayeux Tapestry, which can still be seen in France today.

132
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Which TWO of these are English civil war battles?

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Naseby and Marston Moor

133
Q

What was James Watt famous for ?

A

Steam power

134
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Which Monarch entered the House of Commons to arrest 5 parliamentary leaders?

A

Charles I

135
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During the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, the English government encouraged Scottish and English Protestants to settle in which Irish province?

A

Ulster

136
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When did the UK host the olympics in the 20th century’?

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1908 and 1948

137
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When did the battle of boseworth happen that ended the wars of the roses happen?

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1485

138
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Where did st Augustine spread Christianity

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In the south

139
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What gave Ireland independence and when

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In 1921 a peace treaty was signed and in 1922 Ireland became two countries. The six counties in the north which were mainly Protestant remained part of the UK under the name Northern Ireland. The rest of Ireland became the Irish Free State. It had its own government and became a republic in 1949.

140
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Which of these is correct in the chronological order?

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Magna Carta(1215), The Black Death (1348), The Canterbury Tales(1400)

141
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When King Charles I tried to impose a revised Prayer Book on the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, which TWO events occurred?

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King Charles I recalled Parliament to ask it for funds to form his own army

A Scottish army was formed and it invaded England

142
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Which TWO are facts about King William II of Scotland?

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He was the Protestant rule of the Netherlands before he became King William II of Scotland

He was William of Orange before he became King William III of England. Wales and Ireland

143
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Which religion did the Hugenots follow

A

Protestantism

144
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Who founded a monastery on the Island of Iona?

A

St Columba

145
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Was Mary Stuart (Mary Queen of Scots) Catholic or Protestant

A

Catholic

146
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In 1745, who was supported by clansmen from the Scottish highlands and raised an army?

A

Bonnie Prince Charlie

147
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Who is Sir Edward Elgar(1857-1934)?

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Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) was born in Worcester, England. His best-known work is probably the Pomp and Circumstance Marches. March No 1 (Land of Hope and Glory) is usually played at the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.

148
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In year 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England in which battle?

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In 1066, an invasion led by William, the Duke of Normandy (in what is now northern France), defeated Harold, the Saxon king of England, at the Battle of Hastings. Harold was killed in the battle. William became king of England and is known as William the Conqueror. The battle is commemorated in a great piece of embroidery, known as the Bayeux Tapestry, which can still be seen in France today.

149
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Admiral Nelson died in which battle?

A

Battle of Trafalgar

150
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Whom did the serfs serves ?

A

Lords

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