Explore English History: The Ultimate Quiz

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Explore English History: The Ultimate Quiz

Test your knowledge of English history with our engaging quiz! Covering key events, significant monarchs, and important battles, this quiz challenges you to recall fascinating details from the past. Whether you're a history buff or just curious, there's something for everyone.

  • Multiple choice and ranking questions
  • Dive into pivotal moments in English history
  • Suitable for all ages and knowledge levels
21 Questions5 MinutesCreated by ReadingKnight301
What was the English history period before 1066 called?
The Saxon period
The Scandinavian period
The Anglo-Saxon period
The Viking period
Who won the war of 1066?
Tostig godwinson, older brother of harold
Harold godwinson, earl of Wessex
William, Duke of normandy
Harald hardrada, chief of the vikings
Put these monarchs in order
William the conquerer
William II
Henry I
Matilda
Why did the civil war known as the anarchy start
Henry I’s horse tripped over a pig
Matilda overthrew her father
Stephen wanted to be king instead of matilda
Henry I was poisoned
What was the period following the anarchy?
The Tudors
The victorians
The angevins
The lancasters
How many sons did Henry II have?
What was the name of the baron who served Henry II’s heir, young Henry?
Simon de montfort
William marshall
John of gaunt
Charles de norman
Put the Angevin kings in order
Henry II
Richard the lionheart
John the lackland
Henry III
What was the treaty king John was forced to sign?
The carta magna
The magna carta
The great chart
The seal of counsel
Who was the first English king to have English as their first language?
Edward I
Edward II
Henry III
Henry IV
Edward I fought against which Welshman?
Owain gyl dur
Owain dur gyl
Charles de welshman
Roger of wales
Who was the leader of the Scottish army Edward I died marching towards
Robert the IV
Robert the Bruce
Charles de scottishman
William wallace
Did Edward II defeat Scotland
Yes
No
Which king started the Hundred Years’ War?
Edward I
Edward III
Henry V
Henry VIII
What percent of the population was wiped out by the Black Death?
30%
40%
50%
Charles de Black Death 60%
How many children did Edward III have?
Put the Lancastrian and york kings in order
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Edward IV
Edward V
Richard III
Henry tudor
Which king conquered France in the Hundred Years’ War?
Henry VI
Henry IV
Henry VIII
Henry V
Which two royal houses was the war of the roses between?
Lancaster and Plantagenet
Tudor and york
Victoria and angevin
Lancaster and york
What was the name of the final battle in the wars of the roses?
Battle of Stamford bridge
Battle of agincourt
Battle of bosworth field
Battle of hastings
When Henry Tudor (Henry VII) defeated Richard III, what was the house he created by uniting the families?
House of winsor
House of victoria
House of Plantagenet
House of tudor
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