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666 real-format practice questions from the British History chapter of the official handbook. Click any question to see the answer and a related set.

  1. Mary Stuart, often now called Mary Queen of Scots was a Protestant British History
  2. By about AD 700, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were established in Britain. British History
  3. What was the Spanish Armada? British History
  4. Where did the Vikings come from? British History
  5. What was an important English export in the Middle Ages? British History
  6. Which developments were features of the Industrial Revolution? British History
  7. Why is Henry VIII an important English monarch? British History
  8. In the middle of the 19th century the potato crop failed, and Ireland suffered a famine British History
  9. Isaac Newton is a famous musician from the 18th century. British History
  10. Which statement is true? British History
  11. The first Jews to come to Britain since the Middle Ages settled in London in ______ British History
  12. When Queen Anne died, a German, George of Hanover, became the next King of England British History
  13. Great Britain' and 'the United Kingdom' have the same meaning British History
  14. Puritans are a group of Catholics who advocate complex religious doctrine and worship British History
  15. Which of the following tells us about how people lived in England just after the Norman Conquest? British History
  16. To be or not to be' is a famous Shakespeare line from which play or poem? British History
  17. What was the name given to supporters of King Charles I during the Civil War? British History
  18. Wales united with England during the reign of Henry VIII. British History
  19. Why is it called 'The Glorious Revolution'? British History
  20. Who was the first 'Scottish King'? British History
  21. Who established the Church of England? British History
  22. The Roman army left Britain in AD ______ to defend other parts of the Roman Empire and never returned British History
  23. When did the English Civil war begin? British History
  24. Which TWO wives of Henry VIII were executed? British History
  25. How long did the Hundred Years War last for? British History
  26. What destroyed London in year 1666? British History
  27. In 1348 a third of the populations of England, Wales and Scotland died as a result of which plague? British History
  28. What was the longest British War with France called? British History
  29. People of the Iron Age sometimes defended sites. What were these sites? British History
  30. The Enlightenment led to major developments in which TWO areas? British History
  31. English kings fought a long war with France, called the Hundred Years War, which actually lasted ______ years British History
  32. Who had the title 'Lord Protector'? British History
  33. How many years did Mary, the Queen of Scots spend in prison? British History
  34. In British history D-Day refers to British History
  35. What was the biggest source of employment during the 18th century? British History
  36. Who was the 'Iron Duke' that defeated the Emperor Napoleon? British History
  37. In 1833 the Emancipation Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire. British History
  38. Which invention led to the development of Britain during the Industrial Revolution? British History
  39. When was the Magna Carta established? British History
  40. Who was King/Queen when English settlers first began colonising the eastern coast of America British History
  41. German invasion of which country led to the 2nd World War? British History
  42. Some of the famous lines from William Shakespeare's plays and poems which are still often quoted are: British History
  43. Where do the Laurence Olivier Awards take place? British History
  44. It was called the ‘Glorious Revolution’ because there a rapid development of economy of the UK. British History
  45. Since the Middle Ages, when did the first Jews come to Britain to settle in London? British History
  46. During the Victorian period, transport link improved, enabling goods and people to move easily around the country British History
  47. Guy Fawkes Night on 5th November goes back to 1605, when a small group of Catholics plotted to kill the Protestant King by using gunpowder to blow up the Houses of Parliament British History
  48. Who lost a lot of their power after the Battle of Culloden in 1746? British History
  49. Who became one of the most popular monarchs in the 16th century? British History
  50. Catherine Howard was Anne Boleyn's cousin British History