Who was Monarch when? Trivia Quiz

Answer: William II and Henry I

William II was accidentally killed while hunting in a royal forest. His younger brother Henry then acted quickly to gain control of the treasury and the crown of England.

Answer: King John

John inherited the Angevin Empire at the pinnacle of its greatness but he wasn't cut out to be a great medieval king. He lost much land to the French king and in 1215 was forced to concede the Magna Carta to rebellious nobles.

Answer: Edward I

Edward I was a great King of England much like his great grandfather Henry II. Edward was engaged in many battles during his reign with Scotland and Wales and encountered the legendary William Wallace who caused great disturbances for him. Wallace was eventually captured and executed.

Answer: Henry IV

King Henry IV usurped the throne of England from his cousin Richard II in 1399. He always claimed he had returned to England after being exiled by his cousin Richard to simply have his hereditary lands of Lancaster restored to him.

Answer: Henry VII

Henry VII was an illegitimate descendant of John of Gaunt's through his mother. He had an extremely weak claim to the throne and married the eldest daughter of the late Edward IV upon his accession to the throne to cloak his usurpation of the Plantagenet throne of England.

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I was the only child of Henry VIII's second marriage to Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth's reign is remembered as one of the greatest of English history and she left her successor, James VI of Scotland, a United country.

Answer: William III

William III was invited to come to England during the reign of James II. He won much support because of his protestant religion and married his cousin Mary II, James II's daughter. They were joint rulers after James II's deposement. Mary died in 1694.

Answer: George III

King George III is the longest reigning King ever to sit on the throne. Many monumental events occured during his reign such as the American Revolution, The French Revolution and the John Wilkes affair.

Answer: Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria's reign made her the longest reigning of any English monarch before Elizabeth II. She had nine children and 37 grandchildren and was the Grandmother of Europe. Her reign witnessed the overthrow of France's last king, the Women's movement for more rights, Jack the Ripper and the Boer War.

Answer: Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on the death of her father in 1952. She was born in 1926. Long may she reign!