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Who was the king of England executed on 30 January 1649? | |
Which explorer born in 1728 made three voyages to the Pacific and was killed in Hawaii in 1779? | |
Which Prime Minister was present at the battles of Omdurman and Spion Kop and served in the trenches in WWI? | |
Which of Henry VIII's wives was executed for treason for committing adultery in 1542? | |
Which Dane was King of England from 1016-35? | |
Horatio Nelson defeated a Danish-Norwegian fleet anchored just off which European city in 1801? | |
Which poet (c. 1343-1400) was the author of 'The Canterbury Tales'? | |
The king's supporters during the English Civil War were known as Royalists and by what other name? | |
Which battle did Edward III win in France in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War? | |
Who was the archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922? | |
Who was Henry VIII's Chief Minister from 1532 until his execution in 1540? | |
Which city in France was an English possession 1347-1558 | |
Who was the artist (1776-1847) whose paintings include 'Dedham Vale' and 'The Hay Wain'? | |
Which General surrendered at Yorktown in 1781, effectively ending the American Revolution? | |
Who became the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532 and was burned at the stake in 1556? | |
At which battle of 1746 was the Young Pretender 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' defeated by George II's son the Duke of Cumberland? | |
When George IV first met his future wife, he called for a glass of brandy in dismay--who was she? | |
Who won the Battle of Plassey in 1757 which established the East Indian Company's control over Bengal in India? | |
Which saint (c. 634-687) is regarded as the patron saint of northern England? | |
The English were defeated near Bordeaux in 1453 in which last battle of the Hundred Years' War? | |
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