My Guide to British Royalty Trivia Quiz

Answer: Victoria

Victoria came to the British throne at the age of 18 upon the death of her uncle King William IV June 20, 1837. She reigned for 63 years and 216 days - longer than any British monarch before her. She married Albert, had nine children, saw most of her grandchildren married into the royal houses of Europe. As a result she was dubbed the "Grandmother of Europe".

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

The Lady Jane Grey came to the throne at the age of 16, following Edward VI's untimely death. It was July 10, 1553. She was forced to marry Guilford Dudley, the elder brother of Robert Dudley, the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I.

Jane made it clear that she reluctantly accepted the crown, but refused to crown Guilford King or King Consort. She would make him a duke instead causing him to run and cry to his mother. The Duchess of Northumberland forbade him to be with Jane as husband and wife. Jane's nine day reign came to an end when Mary I seized control, making her the first crowned Queen of England. It was July 19, 1553.

Answer: Victoria

Victoria Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India came to the throne at the young age of 18, and died at the age of 81 years and 243 days.

Answer: Henry VI

Henry VI was 38 weeks and three days old when his father Henry V died. Long ago, Henry V had married Catherine of France, had himself declared Regent of France and sole heir to the French throne. Henry V died before this could occur. After King Charles of France died this made Henry VI King of England and France all before he was a year old.

Answer: Edward I and James II

Kings Edward I and James II each had nineteen children each by two wives. Edward first married Eleanor of Castile, then Margaret of France. James II, while he was still Duke of York, first married Anne Hyde, then Mary of Modena. It's not surprising that some of these children didn't live to be adults.

Answer: Henry I

Henry I had 21 illegitimate children. His only legitimate son, William, drowned with the White Ship sank off the coast of Normandy in 1120. In consequence his daughter Matilda was declared his sole heir. What a fiasco that led to!

Answer: Henry I and James II

Henry and James each had 25 children. Four of the 25 children were legitimate leaving the rest illegitimate.

Answer: Henry VIII

According to "The Complete Idiot's Guide to British Royalty" Henry VIII was the Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor of British married monarchs.

Answer: Richard II

Richard II at the age of 29 married The King of France's eight-year-old daughter, Isabella! Can you imagine the wedding night?

Answer: Philip Charles Arthur George

This accident prompted Queen Elizabeth II's second son, Prince Andrew Duke of York, to quip that she had just married his father.

Answer: Queen Olga of the Hellenes

Queen Olga of the Hellenes was born Her Imperial Highness Olga Konstantinova of Russia in 1851. She married King George I of Greece and gave him eight children: five sons and three daughters. One of which became the father of Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh husband of Elizabeth II.

Answer: Set fire to a building.

Mistaking the French guests' cheers for an attack on the King, a panicked guard set fire to a nearby building. The crowd fled leaving the clergy alone with a petrified monarch.

Answer: Chairs

Uh-Oh, someone had forgotten the chairs for King George III and his Queen Charlotte to sit on.

Answer: William IV

William and George never got along with his brother the late King/former Prince of Wales/Prince Regent. It seemed to be a Hanoverian trait to not get along with family.

Answer: William IV

Victoria, I'm guessing, was not at the funeral who most likely would not have participated the gossiping, joking or laughing.