- 1. Who deposed Richard II and took the English throne as Henry IV?
A) Richard Plantagenet
B) Henry Bolingbroke
C) Geoffrey Chaucer
D) Edward Plantagenet
- 2. Which nobleman helped Henry IV seize the throne from Richard II?
A) Thomas Becket
B) William Wallace
C) Isabella of France
D) Henry Percy
- 3. What year did Henry IV depose Richard II in England?
A) 1399
B) 1485
C) 1356
D) 1415
- 4. Which of the following titles did Henry IV previously hold before becoming King of England?
A) Baron of York
B) Earl of Warwick
C) Duke of Lancaster
D) Viscount of Kent
- 5. Who was the first Lancastrian king of England?
A) Richard III
B) Henry V
C) Edward IV
D) Henry IV
- 6. In Shakespeare's play 'Henry IV, Part 1', which character is the heir apparent to the English throne?
A) Falstaff
B) Prince Hal
C) Bardolph
D) Hotspur
- 7. Which battle fought during Henry IV's reign was a significant victory for the English over the Welsh rebels?
A) Battle of Bosworth Field
B) Battle of Shrewsbury
C) Battle of Bannockburn
D) Battle of Agincourt
- 8. After being deposed by Henry IV, where was Richard II eventually imprisoned?
A) Edinburgh Castle
B) Tower of London
C) Pontefract Castle
D) Windsor Castle
- 9. Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury who supported Henry IV during his seizure of the throne?
A) Thomas Becket
B) Stephen Langton
C) William Laud
D) Thomas Arundel
- 10. Who succeeded Henry IV as King of England?
A) Richard III
B) Edward IV
C) Henry VI
D) Henry V
- 11. Who was the King of England before Henry IV deposed him?
A) Richard II
B) Henry V
C) Elizabeth I
D) Edward III
- 12. What was the relation of Henry IV to Richard II?
A) Brother
B) Uncle
C) Cousin
D) Father
- 13. Who was Richard II's closest advisor who was executed after Henry IV came to power?
A) Robert de Vere
B) Thomas Cromwell
C) Thomas More
D) Thomas Becket
- 14. Who was the only English monarch to be deposed by Parliament before Henry IV's actions against Richard II?
A) Henry III
B) Edward IV
C) Mary I
D) Edward II
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