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1 Which English King did Owain Gwynedd (or Owen the Great) defeat at the Battle of Crogen?
A Henry II – The Battle of Crogen is an engagement said to have taken place in Wales in 1165
2 Disagreements between which French King and Edward III led to the start of the Hundred Years’ War?
A Philip VI. It began when Edward III invaded Flanders in 1337 to assert his claim to the French crown.
3 Who ruled England in 1250??
A Henry III. He reigned from 1216 until he died in 1272.
4 Which English King named the American state of Maryland after his wife?
A Charles I – Queen Henrietta Maria
5 Who was the last British king to lead his troops into battle?
A George II (The Battle of Dettingen. Fought in southern Germany on 27 June 1743)
6 Who did Queen Victoria succeed in 1837?
A William IV, she became Queen at the age of 18.
7 The Australian city of Adelaide is named after which English King’s wife?
A William IV – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (m. 1818)
8 Historically, which royal figure earned the nickname “Farmer George”?
A King George III – dubbed “Farmer George” by satirists to mock his interest in mundane matters rather than politics
9 Which English king founded Eton College in 1440?
A Henry VI – founded as a charity school to provide free education to 70 poor boys who would then go on to King’s College, Cambridge, founded by the same king in 1441.
10 The Babington Plot targeted which English queen for assassination?
A Queen Elizabeth I. The plot, led by Anthony Babington, aimed to assassinate Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.