UK History Trivia Quizzes

All of these events in English history are relatively well known but we often forget what consequences, good or bad, they produced. Line the events in the order in which they occurred and then take the opportunity to read about the legacies they created.

This quiz will test you on basic facts about one of the most famous documents in English history: the Domesday Book, or simply Domesday Book as it is more correctly known among historians.

The Restoration in England took place during the seventeenth century. Here are some questions about various aspects of the era.

Take this quiz to test your knowledge of some of the causes and effects behind famous and/or peculiar moments of British history.

The history of England is made up of many stories and legends that sometimes are believed to be just fables, but much of English history is true. Part one of three starts with the turning of the first millenia.

All these words date from the Middle Ages, with some still in use into the twenty-first century. Can you match the descriptions to the names?

Join us on a brisk wander through some notable events in UK history during the second millennium (1001 to 2000 AD).

Yes, that's a lot of history, so I've simplified it by writing only one question per century. The quiz starts in the 11th century and ends in the twentieth. Good luck.

A general mix of English history.

We're heading back in time to look at some of the people and events in the history of what is now the United Kingdom. As usual, you'll have one question for each decade of the century.