Monarchs, Mistresses and Murders

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1. Which of his queens, known as 'the Concubine', did Henry VIII marry secretly in 1533? Katherine Howard Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Anne Boleyn

2. On Easter Sunday, 3rd April, 1043, Edward the Confessor was the last king crowned in the old Saxon cathedral at Winchester. Where were the coronations of future English monarchs held? Westminster Abbey St George's Chapel, Windsor St Paul's Cathedral The Tower of London

3. What did the English call George I's two mistresses whom he brought with him from Hanover? One was tall and thin and the other was a large lady. The Stick and The Log The Maypole and The Elephant The Giraffe and The Hippo The Needle and The Pincushion

4. Which Norman king, son of William the Conqueror, was mysteriously killed by an arrow while out hunting in the New Forest? William II John I Henry I Richard I

5. Which romantic royal figure became the Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old? Mary Stuart Marie de Coucy Margaret of Scotland Joan of England

6. Were King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace when it was hit by German bombs on 12th September, 1940? Yes No

7. Which son of King Canute died suddenly on 8th June, 1042, while drinking at a feast? (Hint: Look at his father's name.) Harald Ethelred Knut Hardecanute

8. Whose execution was ordered by James I of England, although this aristocrat embarked on his last voyage to get gold for the chronically impoverished monarch? Sir George Somers Sir Henry Morgan Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Francis Drake

9. Martha Ray, a singer, who was murdered in 1779, was the mistress of which English earl? Earl of Sandwich Earl of Hamburger Earl of Pasty Earl of Biscuit

10. Which mistress of Edward VII was the great-grandmother of Camilla Parker-Bowles, who was the mistress and later wife of Charles Windsor, the Prince of Wales? Lily Langtry Alice Keppel Lady Brooke Princess de Sagan