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Whose Reign Was It?

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Introduction:
"This quiz refers to events in the reigns of different English monarchs."


1. Those nasty peasants led by Wat Tyler revolted in my reign.
    Henry IV
    Edward III
    Richard II
    Edward II


2. Which reign saw England lose Calais?
    Elizabeth I
    James I
    Henry VII
    Mary I


3. I was forced by some of my subjects to sign Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Who am I?
    Stephen
    Henry II
    John
    Richard II


4. I didn't expect to be King but I stepped into the breach when my elder brother abdicated. Who am I?
    George VI
    Edward VII
    George V
    Edward VIII


5. I'm the inspiration for a Swedish pop song. One of the highlights of my reign was the Battle of Trafalgar.
    George III
    George IV
    George II
    William IV


6. It is said that I exclaimed angrily: "Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?" Thereupon four knights set off for Canterbury and murdered Thomas Beckett.
    Henry I
    Edward I
    Henry III
    Henry II


7. I took the unprecedented step of changing the name of my dynasty. Who am I?
    George VI
    Edward VII
    George V
    Edward VIII


8. Sir Francis Drake was the hero of the day in my reign. After finishing a game of bowls he went and defeated the Spanish Armarda.
    Edward VI
    Mary I
    Elizabeth I
    James I


9. My reign was known as the Restoration period and saw the Great fire of London and the Great Plague. It was a period known for sexual licence. Who am I?
    James II
    Charles I
    Charles II
    James I


10. After breaking with Rome and my dissolution of the monastries, some of my subjects decided to protest in 'The Pilgrimage of Grace'.
    Henry VIII
    Edward VI
    Henry VII
    Mary I


11. My reign finally saw the joining of England and Scotland through The Act of Union.
    Mary II
    James I
    Anne
    Charles I


12. Made into a play by Shakespeare, I fought the French at the Battle of Agincourt in my reign.
    Henry VI
    Edward III
    Henry IV
    Henry V


13. Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators tried to blow up Parliament and my very own royal self at the beginning of my reign.
    James II
    Elizabeth
    Charles I
    James I


14. Florence Nightingale tended the troops in the Crimean War which took place in my reign.
    Victoria
    Edward VII
    William IV
    George VI


15. Although there has been more than one civil war in English history, the one known as The English Civil War was fought in my reign.
    Charles II
    Charles I
    James II
    Henry II


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