Oh, Henry! O, Henri! Ach, Heinrich!

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1. Shakespeare wrote a number of 'Henry' history plays. Which did he write first? 'Henry IV' 'Henry VI' 'Henry V' 'Henry VII'

2. This Henry is said to have stood barefoot in the snow for three days to beg the Pope's forgiveness after his excommunication: Henry VIII, King of England Henry I, King of France Emperor Henry I Emperor Henry IV

3. This Henry intended to leave his throne to his daughter Matilda, but his sudden death (from eating too many lamprey eels) saw his will unfulfilled: Henry IV, King of France Emperor Henry III Emperor Henry VI Henry I, King of England

4. Matilda went on to marry a man named Henry. Which? Henry II, King of England Emperor Henry II Henry I, King of France Emperor Henry V

5. Which Henry died in a jousting accident, a mishap said to be predicted in the writings of Nostradamus? Henry II, King of France Henry IV, King of England Emperor Henry I Henry IV, King of France

6. Which Henry was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? Henry III, King of England Henry VIII, King of England Henry II, King of England Henry III, King of France

7. Which Henry was said to have maintained a chaste marriage, for which, among other things, he and his wife were canonized as saints? Emperor Henry IV Henry IV, King of France Emperor Henry II Henry II, King of France

8. Which Henry cannot claim Charles of Valois as an ancestor? Henry II, King of France Henry III, King of France Henry V, King of England Henry VII, King of England

9. Which Henry was known as 'The Fowler'? Henry IV, King of France Henry III, King of England Emperor Henry III Emperor Henry I

10. How many times did Henry VIII, King of England, marry? Answer: (more than you can count on one hand)

11. Of the following Henrys, which was the last to leave power? Emperor Henry VI Henry IV, King of France Emperor Henry VII Henry VIII, King of England

12. Which English Henry does not appear as a character in one of Shakespeare's plays? Henry VIII Henry III Henry II Henry VII

13. Which Henry was assassinated by a knife-wielding monk for allowing a Protestant to succeed him to the throne? Emperor Henry VII Henry VIII, King of England Henry III, King of France Henry II, King of France

14. Which Henry was crowned in his mother's jewelry? Henry II, King of France Henry III, King of France Henry III, King of England Emperor Henry V

15. Which Henry married a descendant of the prophet Muhammad? Henry I, King of England Henry VIII, King of England Emperor Henry VI Henry I, King of France