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1. Which British king's favourite mistresses were nicknamed 'The Elephant' and 'The Maypole'?
2. "Pray, good people, be civil. I am the Protestant whore!" Which of Charles II's mistresses said this when her carriage was attacked in a case of mistaken identity?
3. Who was King Charles II's Catholic mistress for whom Nell Gwyn was mistaken?
4. Henry VIII was known for his wives rather than his mistresses, but which woman gave birth to his illegitimate son Henry Fitzroy?
5. Which future king's mistress was an actress known as the "Goddess of the Green Room"?
6. What was the name of the 'Goddess of the Green Room'?
7. Which king was the lover of actress Lily Langtry?
8. Which king had Henrietta Howard as a mistress for almost twenty years?
9. Which king's liaison with Rosamund Clifford supposedly resulted in her murder?
10. Some British kings didn't take mistresses - instead they preferred "close male friends". Which king's lover was a man named Piers Gaveston?
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