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England 

Wales

Scotland

Republic of Ireland

Who was the first king of England?

1. Henry I
2. George I
3. William I
4. Edward I

How many female monarchs has England had?

1. 3
2. 2
3. 7
4. 6

How many wives did Henry the VIII have?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

Who is the current Monarch of England?

1. Elizabeth II
2. George VI
3. Victoria I
4. James I

What happened to king John?

1. He was beheaded
2. His rule was restrained by Magna Carta
3. He was killed while hunting
4. He lost the Civil War

England was once ruled by a Dutch King.

1. True
2. False

What do you know about Game of Thrones?

War of the Roses

House of York vs House of Lancaster.

 22 May 1455 – 16 June 1487.

Initial Yorkist victory

House of York reigns for most of the period 

Extinction of the House of Lancaster

House of Tudor inherits the Lancastrian claim

Eventual Lancastrian victory

Which house was NOT part of the War of the Roses?

1. Lancaster
2. York
3. Tudor
4. Windsor

Who is in charge of the Church of England?

1. The Pope
2. The Monarch
3. The Archbishop of Canterbury
4. The Archbishop of York

Who won the War of the Roses

1. House of York
2. House of Lancaster

55 BC Romans arrive.

Castra (Chester). 

410 Romans leave.

400-500 The Angles and the Saxons arrive.

700> Vikings arrive.

1066 The Normans (French) arrive.

Scotland untouched due to terrain. 

The Anglo-Saxons soon conquered the south-east. 

In the west temporally halted by a Celtic army under command of King Arthur.

By the end of the 6th century all was conquered. 

Angles + Saxons 

Vikings

Romans

Normans

Henry VIII:

Establishes Church of England (Protestant).

Reasons: 

He wanted to divorce.

He wanted to appoint the leader of the church.

Fun fact: earlier in the same decade he had a law passed for full adherence to the Catholic church. and wrote a polemic against Protestantism, earning the title: Fidei Defensor, Defender of faith. (F.D. still appears on British coins. 

How many of his wives died?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

How many wives did he divorce?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

Who was Henry's successor?

1. Mary I
2. Elizabeth I
3. James I
4. Edward VI

Successors> Edward VI> Mary I > Elizabeth I.

Never married, never had children (Virgin Queen) . ended the Tudor line. 

State of Virginia was named after her.

Succeeded by James I (VI),  son of Mary Queen of Scots.  2 countries under 1 crown. 

Which two countries were under one crown?

1. England and Ireland
2. England and Wales
3. England and Scotland
4. England and The Netherlands

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