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English Monarchs (1)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who of these kings didn't belong to the Norman Dynasty?

a)

Henry III

b)

Stephen

c)

Henry I

d)

Henry II

2.

Who of these noble men never became king of England?

a)

Richard of Normandy

b)

William the Conqueror

c)

Robert Curthose

d)

William Rufus

e)

Henry Beauclerc

3.

Which enumeration of the Norman dynasty representatives is chronologically correct?

a)

William, Henry, William, Stephen

b)

William, William, Richard, Stephen

c)

William, William, Henry, Stephen

d)

William, Stephen, Henry, Henry

4.

Who of the Plantagenet monarchs provoked the murder of Tomas Beckett, Archbishop of Canterbury?

a)

Henry II

b)

John Lackland

c)

Edward Longshancks

d)

Richard II

5.

John the Lackland got his name because he

a)

lost all his lands opposing Philip II and Pope Innocent II

b)

received no lands from his father

c)

had to give all his lands in France to his brother Richard I

d)

was deprived of his inheritance after signing Magna Carta in 1215.

6.

What was the nickname of king Richard I?

(a)  

7.

Which of the Plantagenet kings was known as the Hammer of the Scots?

(a)  

8.

This king was known as the one who started the Hundred Years' War

a)

Richard II

b)

Henry V

c)

Edward III

d)

Henry III

9.

Who of the monarchs were forced to abdicate?

a)

Henry VI

b)

Richard II

c)

Henry IV

d)

Richard III

10.

What was the name of the famous battle at which Henry V defeated the French in 1415?

a)

The Siege of Orleans

b)

The Battle of Crecy

c)

The Battle of Poitiers

d)

the Battle of Agincourt

11.

Who was the first monarch from the house of Lancaster?

a)

Richard III

b)

Henry IV

c)

Henry VI

d)

Richard II

12.

Whose reign saw the establishment of the first printing press in Westminster by William Caxton

a)

Richard III

b)

Edward V

c)

Edward IV

d)

Henry VI