- 1. Who was the first Plantagenet king of England?
A) Richard the Lionheart
B) Edward I
C) William the Conqueror
D) Henry II
- 2. Which famous battle took place in 1066 resulting in the Norman conquest of England?
A) Battle of Bosworth Field
B) Battle of Agincourt
C) Battle of Stirling Bridge
D) Battle of Hastings
- 3. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170?
A) Thomas Becket
B) Edward I
C) William the Conqueror
D) Henry II
- 4. Which document, signed by King John in 1215, limited the power of the monarchy and influenced future legal systems?
A) Petition of Right
B) Bill of Rights
C) Magna Carta
D) Domesday Book
- 5. Who was known as the 'Lionheart' due to his reputation as a great military leader?
A) Richard I
B) Edward IV
C) Henry V
D) William the Conqueror
- 6. Which English king was forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215?
A) Henry II
B) King John
C) Richard III
D) Edward III
- 7. Who was the ruler who unified the kingdoms of England and Scotland in 1603?
A) Henry VIII
B) Elizabeth I
C) Charles I
D) James VI of Scotland
- 8. Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England who was defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings?
A) Alfred the Great
B) Edward the Confessor
C) Harold II
D) Harthacnut
- 9. Who was the King of England responsible for the Domesday Book?
A) Richard I
B) Henry II
C) William the Conqueror
D) Edward I
- 10. Who was the first English king to be excommunicated by the Pope?
A) Richard III
B) Henry VIII
C) Edward IV
D) John
- 11. Which of the following royal houses ruled England during the High Middle Ages?
A) Stuart
B) Plantagenet
C) Hanover
D) Tudor
- 12. In what year did the Norman Conquest of England take place?
A) 1348
B) 1066
C) 1215
D) 1485
- 13. Which English king was known for his victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 during the Hundred Years' War?
A) Henry IV
B) Edward IV
C) Richard III
D) Henry V
- 14. Who was the king who declared himself the head of the Church of England, leading to the English Reformation?
A) Mary I
B) Elizabeth I
C) Henry VIII
D) Edward VI
- 15. Who succeeded Edward III as King of England in 1377?
A) Henry IV
B) Henry VI
C) Richard II
D) Edward IV
- 16. In what year did the Hundred Years' War between England and France officially end?
A) 1348
B) 1547
C) 1453
D) 1485
- 17. Which famous medieval English poet and author wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?
A) Thomas Malory
B) William Langland
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) John Gower
- 18. Which English king was known for his military campaigns in Wales, and was the first Prince of Wales?
A) Henry IV
B) Edward I
C) Edward III
D) Edward IV
- 19. Who was the Earl of Warwick known as 'The Kingmaker' during the War of the Roses?
A) William Hastings
B) Edward IV
C) Henry Beaufort
D) Richard Neville
- 20. Who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who became Queen of England?
A) Mary I
B) Catherine of Aragon
C) Elizabeth I
D) Jane Seymour
- 21. What was the name of the war between England and France from 1337 to 1453?
A) Wars of Scottish Independence
B) Norman Conquest
C) Hundred Years' War
D) War of the Roses
- 22. Which infamous event took place in 1381 during the High Middle Ages?
A) Peasants' Revolt
B) Black Death pandemic
C) Great Schism
D) Crusades
- 23. During the reign of Henry II, which system of justice was established in England?
A) Common Law
B) Feudal Law
C) Napoleonic Code
D) Canon Law
- 24. Who was the daughter of Henry I and claimed the English throne, leading to a civil war known as 'The Anarchy'?
A) Eleanor
B) Isabella
C) Matilda
D) Joan
- 25. Who was the rebel leader of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381?
A) John Ball
B) Jack Cade
C) Wat Tyler
D) Simon de Montfort
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