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  1. Which British king celebrated his Silver Jubilee in 1935?
    King George V

  2. Which Queen of Great Britain was succeeded by King George I?
    Queen Anne (1702-1714)

  3. Which Queen of England was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?
    Mary I of England

  4. Which English king commissioned St James's Palace in London?
    King Henry VIII

  5. Which powerful woman was married to King Louis VII of France and later to King Henry II of England?
    Eleanor of Aquitaine

  6. Which king reigned over England from 1216 to 1272?
    King Henry III

  7. Who succeeded Queen Mary I of England to the throne?
    Elizabeth I

  8. Which British king supposedly ordered the death of his nephews Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York?
    King Richard III of England

  9. During which war did the Battle of Bosworth Field and the death of Richard III occur?
    The Battle of the Roses

  10. Who was King Henry VIII's first wife?
    Catherine of Aragon

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  1. Which King of Great Britain had his wife, Sophia Dorothea of Celle, imprisoned for more than 30 years until her death in 1726?
    King George I

  2. Which King of England led the Third Cruscade?
    Richard I (Richard the Lionheart)

  3. What year did Queen Victoria die?
    1901

  4. Who was father to Lady Diana, the Princess of Wales?
    John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer

  5. Which Queen of England was nicknamed Bloody Mary?
    Mary I of England

  6. Can you place these noble titles in order beginning with the highest ranking title first: Prince, Marquess, King, Duke, Viscount, Baron, Earl
    King, Prince, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron

  7. When did the Royal family adopt the surname Windsor?
    1917

  8. Who established the Church of England?
    King Henry VIII

  9. Who was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover?
    Queen Victoria

  10. Which King of England sealed the Magna Carta?
    King John I