Week 1

Question 1

Julius Ceasar

Answer 1

First Roman emperor who lead two unsuccessful conquests of Britain.

Question 2

Boudicca

Answer 2

Queen of Iceni Briton leads a revolt against the Romans. Her forces slaughtered up to 70k Romans, but she failed to defeat the Romans

Question 3

Edward the Confessor

Answer 3

British King who ordered the construction of Westminster Abbey(royal church)

Question 4

William the Conqueror

Answer 4

Norman king who invaded and took over England

Question 5

Elizabeth 1

Answer 5

Established Protestantism in England, defeated Spanish Armada, and maintained peace in the land. Also promoted the arts

Question 6

Inigo Jones

Answer 6

British architect is known for birthing British classical architecture. Famous for use of symmetry in building. introduced roman architecture and Italian renaissance style to Britain

Question 7

Charles 1

Answer 7

the horrible king that dissolved Parliament and is blamed for the English civil war

Question 8

Samuel Pepys

Answer 8

naval administrator famous for detailed diary entries of the Great Fire

Question 9

Christopher Wren

Answer 9

architect attributed with rebuilding London after the Great Fire. City plans included large roads

Question 10

George IV

Answer 10

acquired many important works of art (now in the Royal Collection), built the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, and transformed Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. Went out of commission. Known as a drunkard, addict, and unpopular king

Question 11

John Nash

Answer 11

British Architect famous during Georgian and Regency (George IV) Era; neoclassical and picturesque style. Designed Regent Street

Question 12

Thomas Cubbit

Answer 12

Master builder in Belgravia

Question 13

Queen victoria

Answer 13

associated with Britain’s great age of industrial expansion, economic progress and, especially, empire

Question 14

The Thames

Answer 14

Rivers that run through England: Separates it into north and south

Question 15

Waterloo Bridge

Answer 15

aimed to recoup their outgoings by charging a toll to use the bridge. Except it didn’t work

Question 16

Tower Hill

Answer 16

infamous for the public execution of high status prisoners from the late 14th to the mid 18th century.

Question 17

Ludgate Hill

Answer 17

Ludgate Hill is a hill in the City of London, near the old Ludgate, a gate to the City that was taken down, with its attached gaol, in 1760. It is the site of St Paul’s Cathedral, traditionally said to have been the site of a Roman temple of the goddess Diana.

Question 18

Fleet River

Answer 18

The River Fleet is the most well known of London’s subterranean rivers and is known to be used in Roman times as a major river with a tide mill in its estuary.

Question 19

Hampstead Heath

Answer 19

very rich area of London

Question 20

Londinium

Answer 20

Title given to the City of London during Roman occupation

Question 21

Southwark

Answer 21

a market town from early Saxon times. It became a haven for criminals and prostitutes in the Middle Ages

Question 22

Westminster

Answer 22

the goverment area of london and public affairs

Question 23

Guildhall

Answer 23

similar to townhall where town meetings are held, and other important affairs

Question 24

convent garden

Answer 24

the flower and vegetable market

Question 25

Soho

Answer 25

poor area of

Question 26

Regent street

Answer 26

busy street with lots of shops, and built to be used as.a wealth barrier to stop crosssections. designed by John Nash

Question 27

rise of middle class

Answer 27

filled up terrace housing, growing manufacturing economy, people began to use and spend more money shopping