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Richard I of England was married to which lady?

Berengaria of Navarre. Eleanor was Richard the Lionheart's {mother;} the other ladies lived in later centuries.

Richard III fell at which battle?

Bosworth. Bosworth Field - according to Shakespeare, site of Richard's cry 'My kingdom for a horse!'

This 17th century Richard was a cavalier and poet: what is his surname?

Lovelace. He wrote poems to his love 'Lucasta'

Sir Richard of Chichester is known as the author of what?

Prayer. A famous prayer - 'That I may fight and not heed the {wounds;} that I may labour and not seek any reward save that of knowing that I do Thy will' etc, still read and sung in churches today

Richard is the name of the current Duke of?

Gloucester. A cousin of the Queen, he trained as an architect but inherited the title when his older brother was killed.

What was Richard Nixon's middle name?

Milhous. He was nicknamed "Tricky Dicky" and will always be associated with the Watergate scandal.

This Richard was the composer of Den Rosenkavalier, and shares his surname with other {composers;} what was his name?

Strauss. Richard Strauss also wrote songs and symphonies, and the symphonic poem Also Sprach Zarathustra

Richard Burton met Elizabeth Taylor on the set of which film?

Cleopatra. They were both married at the time - and later married each other, twice.

This Richard is the British architect of the Pompidou Centre, what is his surname?

Rogers. His trademark is inside-out architecture, with the pipework on display. Another landmark is the Lloyds building in London.

Which of these films did NOT star Richard Gere?

Top Gun. That one was Tom Cruise ... but Richard did appear in uniform in An Officer and a Gentleman.