1. The Bayeux Tapestry tells the tale of William the Conqueror and the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and William's crowning at Westminster Cathedral. Which of these events were not on the tapestry? Harold getting crowned A comet Welsh longbowman firing a volley at the Norman invaders Harold struck in the eye with an arrow

2. After the Normans took over and established themselves, King Henry I died without a son as an heir. His daughter, the Empress Matilda claimed the throne which started a civil war against whom? Stephen Henry II Harold II Edward

3. Who shouted out, 'Who will rid me of this turbulent priest'? Henry II Henry I William II Thomas Becket

4. Where did Edward II die by a rather gruesome form of execution? Pontefract Castle Berkeley Castle Tower of London Rouen

5. Which of these famous writers was in the court of King Richard II? Thomas More William Shakespeare Geoffrey Chaucer Francis Bacon

6. Several Tudor propagandists made this King out as having a humped back and a withered arm who was defeated and usurped at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485CE. Henry IV Richard II Henry VII Richard III

7. What man of Henry VIII's time is known as 'A Man for All Seasons'? William Shakespeare Thomas More Wolsey Paul Scofield

8. Who was King of Britain at the time of the great Jacobite Rebellion in which Bonnie Prince Charlie almost succeeded at obtaining the Scottish throne? George II George IV George I George III

9. Which 20th century monarch actually supported Adolf Hitler and the Nazis? Edward VIII George VI Edward VII George V

10. A final question, what was the longest running dynasty of the British Monarchy? Saxe-Coburg Tudor Plantagenet Hanoverian