Royal Survey

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1. What King of Mercia began his reign in the mid-8th century? Egbert Ethelred Alfred Offa

2. What King of Wessex defeated the Danes and was known as the "Great"? Ethelred Offa Alfred Canut

3. This king was ruling England, Denmark, and Norway in 1016. Edward the Confessor Ethelred William the Conqueror Canut

4. William the Conqueror defeated this king in 1066. Harold II Edward the Confessor Edward II Ethelred

5. What son of William the Conqueror began his reign after his brother was shot in an ambush? William II Stephen Harold II Henry I

6. This man, who was a grandson of William the Conqueror, competed for the throne with the Empress Matilda. Henry I William II Henry II Stephen

7. The House of Plantagent began its rule with what king? Stephen Henry II Henry I William II

8. What king was the father of Henry III, ruling England from 1199 to 1216? John Richard I Henry II Edward I

9. The Prince of Wales died before his father, Edward III, and so he never had the opportunity to rule. Who was his son, who was able to assume the throne? Richard III Richard II Edward IV Henry IV

10. Edward III had four other surviving sons (besides the Prince of Wales). One was John of Gaunt. His son, known as Bollingbroke, became what King? Edward IV Richard II Henry IV Richard III

11. Another son of Edward III, Edmund Langely, had a great grandson who would become a king of England after the death of his brother. Who was he? Edward IV Richard III Edward V Henry VI

12. Who, formerly known as the Earl of Richmond, married Edward IV's daughter and made a claim for the throne? Henry VI Henry VII Edward V Henry VIII

13. Which of the following was not a child of Henry VIII? Mary I Edward V Elizabeth I Edward VI

14. Elizabeth I never had any children, but she stipulated that the son of Mary Queen of Scotts should succeed her. He became what king of England? James I Edward VI James VI Edward VII

15. What Stuart king was restored to the throne in 1660? William III Charles I Charles II James II

16. What king deposed James II in the so called "Glorious Revolution"? Charles II William IV Charles III William III

17. Who was the next Queen of England after Mary II? Victoria Anne Elizabeth I Elizabeth II

18. During the reign of which king did James II's son, who was in exile in Scotland, make a failed bid for the throne? James II George II George I George III

19. This Queen was a granddaughter of George III. Elizabeth II Mary II Anne Victoria

20. What king abdicated the throne, leaving it to his brother? Edward VIII George VI Edward VII George V