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Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and this playwright from Stratford-upon-Avon were the most prominent writers during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This version of the Bible was commissioned by the first Stuart king.
What is the King James Version?
This monarch's grandchildren were married into many of the royal families involved in World War I.
Who is Queen Victoria?
Edward VIII abdicated the throne in order to marry this woman.
Who is Wallis Simpson?
Queen Victoria was a carrier of this blood disease.
What is hemophilia?
She was queen for only 9 days.
Who is Lady Jane Grey?
Charles II hid in this type of tree while fleeing England after his father was beheaded.
What is oak?
The first four kings from the House of Hanover all shared this name.
What is George?
Who is George VI?
This Catholic tried to kill James I in the Gunpowder Plot.
Who is Guy Fawkes?
She was the only wife of Henry VIII to produce a male heir.
Who is Jane Seymour?
Useless, Short, and Long were all types of these during the reign of Charles I.
What is parliament?
This king oversaw Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, but also lost the American Revolutionary War.
Who is George III?
George V oversaw this country first becoming a Free State, then a republic.
What is Ireland?
This was the family name of both Lord Protectors after Charles I was beheaded.
What is Cromwell?
She was the queen who co-ruled with Phillip II, and also the name of an alcoholic drink.
Who is Bloody Mary (Mary I) ?
He led the Jacobites in a final battle against the House of Hanover in the Battle of Culloden.
Who is Bonnie Prince Charlie?
He was the last monarch to govern both the UK and German Hanover.
This is the last name of Princess Diana.
What is Spencer?
This revolution featured no violence, just a peaceful welcoming of a Dutch prince and his wife, the king's daughter.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
This was the most famous attempt by Mary, Queen of Scots to assassinate Elizabeth I.
What is the Walsingham plot?
Queen Anne enacted this law that united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the same kingdom.
What are the Acts of Union 1707? (accept: Acts of Union)
This prime minister served during the reign of the first two kings of the House of Hanover.
Who is Robert Walpole?
This was the original name of the House of Windsor until George V renamed it.
What is the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha?
George VII emerged victorious after this war, which resulted in the Treaty of Vereeniging.
What is the Second Boer War?