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1. During the Leveller Mutinies of 1649, where were three of the mutineers shot on the orders of Oliver Cromwell?
2. Following his entry into the town of Drogheda after its capture by Parliamentary forces on 11 September 1649, Cromwell, on seeing the numbers of his men killed ordered that "no quarter" be given to the defenders. How many Royalists did he himself estimate were killed that night?
3. In May 1650, Charles II, then in exile in Europe, came to an agreement with the Scottish government for their support in his effort to regain the English throne. What was the name of the agreement?
4. George Monck, who had commanded Parliament's forces in Ulster, was appointed to Cromwell's Council of War for the invasion of Scotland, while at the same time receiving his own regiment of infantry. This regiment, founded in 1650, still exists in the modern British Army, but what is its name?
5. The Battle of Dunbar in September 1650 took place when Parliament invaded Scotland. What was the purpose of the invasion?
6. In 1650, Oliver Cromwell was appointed as Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Whom did he succeed to the post?
7. In February 1651, Edward Popham, Robert Blake and Robert Deane were reappointed by Act of Parliament for the third successive year to which position in the Parliamentary Navy?
8. The location of which early Royalist victory in the First Civil War was the site of action during the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English Civil Wars?
9. Following the Battle of Worcester, Charles II was on the run from Parliament's forces. During his flight, he famously hid in an oak tree, but who hid with him?
10. One month after victory at the Siege of Limerick in October 1651, Henry Ireton, Lord Deputy of Ireland, died. What was the cause of his death?
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