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1. Some English Parliaments have had nicknames. How on earth did the "Barebones Parliament" (or "Barbebone's Parliament") acquire its extraordinary name?
2. When did England finally lose its last territorial possession in what is now France?
3. Queen Anne was the first monarch to assume the title of Queen or King of Great Britain.
4. In 1655 England acquired an important colony in the West Indies. Which was it?
5. Most English coins minted during the Commonwealth and Protectorate period (1649-60) had Latin inscriptions.
6. Who was the first monarch after James I to be crowned in both England and Scotland?
7. From 1665-67 England was at war. In 1667, the Royal Navy suffered one of the most humiliating episodes in its history. Enemy ships sailed up the Thames as far as Gravesend, bombarded Sheerness and sailed up the Medway, attacking Chatham and making off with the Royal Charles. Against which foreign power was England fighting?
8. In 1657 Parliament offered Cromwell the crown.
9. "Spare the rod and spoil the child". From which of these sources are these words taken? (Take a *very* deep breath and consider the rhythm before answering).
10. From what year does the earliest known printed mention of Shakespeare in Continental Europe date (excluding entries in catalogues)?
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