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1. Edward VI, son of Henry VIII, ruled the country for only 6 years. He was nine years old when he was crowned king and died at the tender age of 15. How did he die?
2. Mary I ruled from 1553 to 1558. She married Philip II, the king of Spain, and so had to help the Spanish fight the French. The people of England rebelled because of this marriage. Who was the leader of the rebellion?
3. When Mary I of England died, her half-sister Elizabeth became queen. One of the many things she did during her reign was to raise a very strange tax. On what?
4. James I, son of Mary, Queen of Scots was the first king to rule both England and Scotland.
5. Charles I was accused of treason after having raised an army against the Parliament. He was found guilty and beheaded. Out of a total of 135 judges, how many voted for his death?
6. Charles II was the first king to rule after Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth Protectorate. He had a very strange habit and believed that it would help him with his duties as king. What was this habit?
7. James II ruled for 3 years and was not very popular. He was mostly known for his efforts to make England a Catholic country again. He once executed the Duke of Monmouth for leading a rebellion against him. However, after the beheading had taken place, King James had the Duke's head sewn back onto his body. Why?
8. William III married the Protestant daughter of James II, Mary II. They shared the throne for the first four years - then Mary died and William ruled on his own for a further eight years. What was William's title before he became king?
9. Anne I was queen during the period 1702-1714. How many children did she have?
10. George I could only speak English.
11. George II ruled from 1727 to 1760. He is famous for adding India and Canada to the growing British Empire. However, he and his wife were not very popular with the people of Britain because he too (like his father, George I) preferred Germany to England. What was the name of George II's wife?
12. George III ruled for 60 whole years despite his periods of insanity. He bought himself a new palace to live in. What was the name of the palace?
13. George IV, son of George III, was crowned king in 1820. He enjoyed eating and rich living and as a result died in 1830 from over-eating.
14. William IV was the third son of George III and came to the throne when he was 10 years old.
15. Queen Victoria was one of the most famous monarchs worldwide. This is mainly because she was queen during the high peak of the British Empire. What was the name of her husband?
16. Edward VII never really expected to become a king because his mother Victoria lived for so long. What was his nickname?
17. George V, son of Edward VII, was crowned king in 1910 and ruled the country throughout the First World War. He felt that his name needed changing because it drew attention to his German connections and that fact that he was related to Kaiser William II, the German Emperor. How were they related?
18. Edward VIII came to the throne in 1936 but was never crowned because he gave up the crown for the sake of an American divorcee. What was her name?
19. George VI did not expect to become king since Edward VIII was the rightful heir. What was George's name?
20. Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952. Do you know what her nickname was as a child?
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