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1. Henry I was the youngest son of William I (aka The Conqueror). Although he had a large number of illegitimate children by many mistresses, he had only two surviving legitimate children, a son and a daughter, by his wife, Queen Matilda. What was the name of his son and heir?
2. Henry II came to the throne in 1154 following the end of the civil war known as "The Anarchy". His claim to the throne of England came through his mother, while his father was the ruler of which French region?
3. Henry III came to the throne aged nine in 1216, and reigned for 56 years, one of the longest in British history. Much of the second half of his reign saw the rebuilding of which major religious building?
4. Henry IV came to the throne through the usurpation of his predecessor, Richard II. He was the first monarch of which royal house?
5. Although the great warrior king, Henry V, is most famous for winning the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, he had fought in many battles prior to this as both Prince of Wales and as king. In which battle was he shot in the face by an arrow?
6. Henry VI came to the throne in 1422. A very different man from his predecessor, the warrior king Henry V, Henry grew to be a man for whom religion was the major part of his life. As a monument to this, he had constructed the chapel of which great public school?
7. Henry VII gained the throne following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, in which he defeated Richard III. Following this, as part of his policy to unite the country following the Wars of the Roses, he married the daughter of the former Yorkist king, Edward IV. What was her name?
8. In 1520, Henry VIII took part in the Field of Cloth of Gold, a massive, month-long summit conference/trade fair/tournament organised by Thomas Wolsey, who was Henry's Lord Chancellor, as well as being the Papal Legate in England. Who did Henry meet with at the conference?
9. Of the eight kings named Henry, which reigned the longest?
10. Of the eight kings named Henry, which one was the youngest to come to the throne?
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