Britain: Medieval History Trivia Quiz

Answer: Henry VI

This was the first battle in the Wars of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York and the Earl of Warwick fought Henry VI, Buckingham and Somerset in the streets of St. Albans.

Answer: Earl of Douglas

King James II invited the earl and his brother to dine, and presented them with a stag's head, a symbol of death, and promptly had them executed.

Answer: Cyprus

Richard I conquered this prosperous island from a Byzantine prince who ruled the island. A stragetic island for the later crusades, it was ruled by the Lusginans.

Answer: Bordeaux

This was the last serious attempt to recover English lands in France after the disasterous losses of 1445-50 to the French due to the imcompetence of Henry VI and his advisers.

Answer: Alexander III

The death of Alexander III led to a succesion crisis, with three main contenders, Comyn, Bruce and Hastings. Scotland couldn't decide and asked Edward I to decide as outside neutral source. Edward I had different ideas, and through a sequence of events led to his invasion of Scotland, Wallace's revolt and Bruce's accesion to the throne.

Answer: Lithuania

Before Henry of Bolingbroke became or even thought of becoming king, he went on a crusade like many other English noblemen, in Lithuania, which was at that time in the later 14th century, pagan. He went with the Teutonic Knights from Königsberg.

Answer: Wakefield

At the height of the wars, the Yorkist leader was killed at the battle of Wakefield, his son, Edward IV carried on the leadership of the Yorkist party and later became king after deposing Henry VI.

Answer: 4

William Marshall served Henry II, Richard I, John, Regent for Henry III and was decisive in forcing the French out of England during the Barons' Wars.

Answer: Edward

Edward, supported by Robert, fought in Ireland at the beginning of the 14th century to become king in Ireland. Robert used it as a distraction to the English who were also in Ireland.

Answer: Edward I

Edward I went on crusade while his father was still king, Henry III.

Answer: Earl of Douglas

This was more of a feud that led to a battle than a fight bewtween the Scots and the English, and it led to Hostpur's defeat and ransom. Douglas died.

Answer: Rheged

Rheged was one of British kingdoms that arose around the time of the Anglo-Saxon invasions, and it continued to exist till around the late 7th century. The other three were other British kingdoms, Deira in Yorkshire, Bernicia in Northumberland and Goddodin in Lothian, Scotland.

Answer: Winchester

Henry Blois was an ardent supporter of Stephen during the civil war with Mathilda and later Henry II, and was bishop of the country's wealthiest diocese.

Answer: Sicily

These two kings wintered and quarrelled at Messina in Sicily on their way to the Holy Land. Richard also fought with the Sicilain king Tancred, forcing him to pay money for a defaulted dowry and some ships.

Answer: Reading

Henry founded a magnificent Abbey at Reading and was buried there after his death, the only king to do so. After Henry III, all were buried at Wesminster or Windsor.