Medieval Monarchs

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1. The first Plantagenet Monarch, Henry II reigned from 1154 to 1189 and is famous for asking four drunken knights, 'Who will rid me of this troublesome Priest?' They promptly did and murdered Thomas Beckett at Canterbury Cathedral. When did this occur? March 2, 1192 December 29, 1170 May 3, 1180 September 12, 1184

2. Known often as Edward Longshanks or the Hammer of the Scots, Edward I ruled from 1272 to 1307. He defeated the Brave Heart, William Wallace at which battle? Hexham Stirling Bridge Falkirk Perth

3. King Edward II was a weak king famed for playing favorites, an example, Piers Gaveston. Edward did defeat his troublesome barons and nobles at the battle of what in 1322? The Battle of Boroughbridge The Battle of Berwick The Battle of Evesham The Battle of Norton Moor

4. Henry IV's (Bolingbroke's) second marriage was to Joan of Navarre. She was disliked and was accused of what? Treason Adultery Incest Witchcraft

5. Henry's first marriage was to Mary Bohun, who bore him seven children. Their eldest son was Henry V who won a great victory over the French at Agincourt in 1415. Whom did he marry? Eleanor Margaret Catherine Joan

6. John, the 'Good' King of France was defeated and captured by the Black Prince at the Battle of Potiers in: March 1346 September 1356 May 1376 November 1397

7. And while on the subject, the Hundred Years War began in 1337. In what year did it end? Answer: (A year)

8. No sooner had the Hundred Years War ended, than the War of the Roses began. Henry VI was married to whom? Margaret of Anjou Catherine de Medici Mary of Burgundy Margaret of Fleurs

9. A very influential man at the time who was known as the King-Maker was the Earl of Warwick, who was he? John Howard Henry Percy Richard Neville John Beaufort

10. The powerful Lancastrian Duke of Somerset and ally of Henry VI was whom? Henry Percy Edward Beauchamp Edmund Beaufort Edward Neville

11. This murderous battle fought in March 1461 in a snow storm is said to be the bloodiest ever fought on English soil: Towton Bosworth Barnet Hexham

12. The above Battle secured the crown for which York King? Edward V Richard II Edward IV Richard III

13. The peace was short lived and war again broke out, leading to yet another major York victory at Tewkesbury in: March, 1475 May, 1470 May, 1471 June, 1472

14. In 1485, Richard III fought and lost the Battle of Bosworth Field and was slain. The Crown went to Henry Tudor. Where did he find the actually crown according to legend? On Richard's Head It was never found In the River In a Thorn Bush

15. Another Battle was fought in June 1487, some years later and many count this as a War of the Roses battle and other do not. What is the name of this Battle? Answer: (Two Words)

16. Lambert Simnel wasn't the only pretender, and another revolt occurred in 1491, when this man tried to impersonate Richard, the younger son of Edward IV: Answer: (Two Words)

17. 1467 to 1477 saw the last reigning Duke of Burgundy who was he? Charles the Bold Henry the Fat Phillip the Good Louis the Young

18. The Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520, saw Henry VIII and his Catherine meeting which French King? Louis IX Henry IX Charles VII Francis I

19. Henry VIII had an older brother who died young and who was married to Catherine of Aragon before Henry who was he? James Richard Henry Arthur

20. Finally, Elizabeth I was Henry's second daughter and maybe even more famous than her father. She may have had a relationship with this man who was the Earl of Leicester. What was his name? Francis Drake Robert Dudley Walter Raleigh John Hawkins