Common People - The real commoners of Blackadder Quiz

Answer: Bath and Wells

Berkeley was appointed as the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1560, two years after the accession of Elizabeth I, following the removal of the last Roman Catholic bishop. After Berkeley's death in 1581, his bishopric was left vacant for three years.

Answer: The Two Noble Kinsmen

The First Folio contained a total of 36 plays written by Shakespeare, and is the first published source for around 20 of them. "The Two Noble Kinsmen" is one of a number of works attributed to Shakespeare not in the First Folio, with others including "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" and "Edward III".

Answer: Ark Royal

Originally ordered as Ark Raleigh, the ship that became Ark Royal was the flagship of the English fleet that battled against the Spanish Armada in 1588. When the ship was purchased by the Crown, Raleigh did not receive cash for it; instead it served as a reduction of his debt to the Queen.

Answer: Depression

Cromwell sought treatment for his depression, then referred to as "valde melancholicus", from Theodore de Mayerne, a Swiss physician practising in London. Following his recovery, he experienced a religious awakening and became a devout and proselytising Puritan.

Answer: Teaching

Johnson entered Pembroke College, Oxford in 1728, but was forced to leave thirteen months later owing to a lack of money. In 1755, just prior to the publication of his "A Dictionary of the English Language", he was awarded a Master's degree by the university, followed by an honorary doctorate in 1775.

Answer: Cambridge University

William Pitt served as the last Prime Minister of Great Britain, the country formed in 1707 through the union of England and Scotland. On 1st January 1801, Great Britain united with Ireland to form the United Kingdom, of which Pitt was the first prime minister.

The British universities were represented in the House of Commons till 1950.

Answer: Romantic

Although Coleridge, Shelley and Byron were contemporaneous with each other, only Shelley and Byron knew each other, as they met many times in Italy following Byron's final departure from England. Coleridge also spent time in Italy during his period as Acting Public Secretary of Malta.

Answer: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Although Nelson is one of Britain's greatest and most notable mariners, for his entire naval career he was plagued with chronic seasickness. It was only his love of being in the Navy that kept him going to sea.

Answer: First Lord of the Treasury

First Lord of the Treasury is a position at the head of the commission responsible for the running of the Treasury and has, since the mid 18th-century, usually been occupied by the person with responsibility for leading the government, now known as the "Prime Minister". Wellington undertook this role from 1828 until 1830, during which he became the second of two prime ministers to fight a duel, the first being William Pitt the Younger in 1798.

Answer: Royal British Legion

In 1921, Haig was instrumental in bringing about the merger of three separate organisations for First World War veterans into a single body called the British Legion (which became the Royal British Legion in 1925). In the same year, he set up both the Haig Fund and Haig Homes charities, which benefit from the money raised by the Royal British Legion. For many years, the poppies sold by the Royal British Legion bore the words "Haig Fund".