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