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