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