British Kings and Queens Quiz

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Twenty questions on the British monarchy, from George V's Silver Jubilee to the queen succeeded by George I.

Eleanor of Aquitaine features, having been queen of both France and England, and there is a question on which king commissioned St James's Palace.

  1. Which British king celebrated his Silver Jubilee in 1935?
  2. Which Queen of Great Britain was succeeded by King George I?
  3. Which Queen of England was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?
  4. Which English king commissioned St James's Palace in London?
  5. Which powerful woman was married to King Louis VII of France and later to King Henry II of England?
  6. Which king reigned over England from 1216 to 1272?
  7. Who succeeded Queen Mary I of England to the throne?
  8. Which British king supposedly ordered the death of his nephews Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York?
  9. During which war did the Battle of Bosworth Field and the death of Richard III occur?
  10. Who was King Henry VIII's first wife?
  11. Which King of Great Britain had his wife, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, imprisoned for more than 30 years until her death in 1726?
  12. Which King of England led the Third Cruscade?
  13. What year did Queen Victoria die?
  14. Who was father to Lady Diana, the Princess of Wales?
  15. Which Queen of England was nicknamed Bloody Mary?
  16. Can you place these noble titles in order beginning with the highest ranking title first: Prince, Marquess, King, Duke, Viscount, Baron, Earl
  17. When did the Royal family adopt the surname Windsor?
  18. Who established the Church of England?
  19. Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover?
  20. Which King of England sealed the Magna Carta?