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England's Royal Consorts, 868-1837

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Introduction:
"A quiz entirely devoted to royal consorts, who are generally overlooked in comparison to their spouses."


1. Alfred is the only English monarch to be surnamed 'the Great', and is remembered for his dealings with the Danes. Who was his queen?
    Elgifu
    Wulfryth
    Judith
    Elswitha


2. Which queen had the honour of marrying two Kings of England, and being the mother of a further two Kings of England?
    Matilda of Scotland
    Edith
    Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Emma of Normandy


3. Who was the queen who married Richard I in Cyprus?
    Isabella of Angouleme
    Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Adela of Louvain
    Berengaria of Navarre


4. Edward I ordered the construction of the 'Eleanor Crosses' for his queen after her death, but which Eleanor was she?
    Eleanor of Anjou
    Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Eleanor of Castile
    Eleanor of Provence


5. One queen of England detested her husband so much that she plotted with her lover to have him deposed, and then murdered. She and her lover then ruled England, until her eldest son came of age and overthrew them both. Who are the King and Queen in question?
    Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
    Richard II and Isabella of Valois
    Edward I and Eleanor of Castile
    Edward II and Isabella of France


6. One Queen of England was the sister of a previous queen. Who were these siblings?
    Anne and Mary Boleyn
    Eleanor and Margaret of Anjou
    Berengaria and Joan of Navarre
    Catherine and Isabella of Valois


7. At sixteen, this future consort was a willing pawn in their father's plan to put them on the English throne. This ambitious plan failed spectacularly, and the royal couple lost their heads. Who was the consort?
    Philip of Spain
    Anne Boleyn
    Guilford Dudley
    Henrietta Maria


8. Charles II was famous for his womanizing, but his queen is often forgotten. Who was she?
    Henrietta Maria
    Lucy Walter
    Mary of Modena
    Catherine of Braganza


9. Which consort was never able to go to England, because they were imprisoned for adultery?
    George of Denmark
    Caroline of Brunswick
    Sophia Dorothea of Zelle
    Mary de Bohun


10. William IV never expected to become king, and lived happily with his mistress and their ten illegitimate children. However, when his brother's only heir, Princess Charlotte, died in childbirth, William decided to marry. Who was his mistress, and who was his queen?
    Miss Wykeham and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
    Mrs Jordan and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
    Mrs Fitzherbert and Caroline of Ansbach
    Mrs Wheeler and Caroline of Ansbach


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