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1. The Bayeux Tapestry tells the tale of William the Conqueror and the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and William's crowning at Westminster Cathedral. Which of these events were not on the tapestry?
2. After the Normans took over and established themselves, King Henry I died without a son as an heir. His daughter, the Empress Matilda claimed the throne which started a civil war against whom?
3. Who shouted out, 'Who will rid me of this turbulent priest'?
4. Where did Edward II die by a rather gruesome form of execution?
5. Which of these famous writers was in the court of King Richard II?
6. Several Tudor propagandists made this King out as having a humped back and a withered arm. Who was defeated and usurped at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485CE?
7. What man of Henry VIII's time is known as 'A Man for All Seasons'?
8. Who was King of Britain at the time of the great Jacobite Rebellion in which Bonnie Prince Charlie almost succeeded at obtaining the Scottish throne?
9. Which 20th century monarch actually supported Adolf Hitler and the Nazis?
10. A final question, what was the longest running dynasty of the British Monarchy?
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