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Those nasty peasants led by Wat Tyler revolted in my reign. |
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Which reign saw England lose Calais? |
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3.
I was forced by some of my subjects to sign Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Who am I? |
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I didn't expect to be King but I stepped into the breach when my elder brother abdicated. Who am I? |
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I'm the inspiration for a Swedish pop song. One of the highlights of my reign was the Battle of Trafalgar. |
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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. |
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I took the unprecedented step of changing the name of my dynasty. Who am I? |
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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. |
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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? |
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10.
After breaking with Rome and my dissolution of the monastries, some of my subjects decided to protest in 'The Pilgrimage of Grace'. |
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11.
My reign finally saw the joining of England and Scotland through The Act of Union. |
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Made into a play by Shakespeare, I fought the French at the Battle of Agincourt in my reign. |
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13.
Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators tried to blow up Parliament and my very own royal self at the beginning of my reign. |
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14.
Florence Nightingale tended the troops in the Crimean War which took place in my reign. |
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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. |
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