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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. The Magna Carta protected the rights of the nobility and restricted the king's power to collect taxes or to make or change laws British History
  2. After 1588, Queen Elizabeth I became one of the most popular monarchs in English history British History
  3. During the First World War the British suffered 60,000 casualties on the first day of the battle of ______ British History
  4. In the mid-17th century, the Civil War between Charles I and Parliament led to Oliver Cromwell becoming king of England British History
  5. What religion did Elizabeth I follow? British History
  6. In Elizabeth I's time, English settlers first began to colonise the eastern coast of British History
  7. A civil war was begun to decide who should be king of England in British History
  8. What were the refugees that came from France between 1680 and 1720 called? British History
  9. What is the Battle of Agincourt? British History
  10. Which queen is remembered for her rebellion against the Romans? British History
  11. Queen ______ is still remembered for her rebellion against the Romans British History
  12. Which TWO houses formed the House of Tudor? British History
  13. Where is the Hadrian Wall? British History
  14. Who was the first Danish king in England? British History
  15. Textile and engineering firms recruited workers from which TWO countries after the Second World War? British History
  16. Which TWO did the Romans establish in Britain? British History
  17. Of which product did the UK produce over half the world's supply in the 19th century? British History
  18. Where did the canal builders come from in the middle ages? British History
  19. What is the name of the long war that English kings fought with France in the middle ages? British History
  20. Who was the Queen of the Iceni? She is still remembered today and there is a statue of her on Westminster Bridge in London British History
  21. A civil war was fought between the supporters of two families: British History
  22. Who was in charge of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar? British History
  23. After which war were women allowed to vote at the age of 30? British History
  24. During the Victorian period the British Empire became the largest empire the world has ever seen. British History
  25. Florence Nightingale is famous for her work on children's education in the 19th century British History
  26. Who is Sir Edward Elgar(1857-1934)? British History
  27. What was the 'Black Death'? British History
  28. Which of the events is the landing of allied forces in Normandy? British History
  29. Which TWO of these are English civil war battles? British History
  30. In 1348 a third of the populations of England, Wales and Scotland died as a result of ______ plague British History
  31. Elizabeth I never married and so had no children of her own to inherit her throne British History
  32. Who built the Hadrian's Wall to keep out the Picts? British History
  33. What is the Church of England known as in Scotland and the US? British History
  34. Why was Magna Carta important? British History
  35. King Richard III of the House of York was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field in British History
  36. William Orange was asked by Protestants to invade England. This event was later known as what? British History
  37. Queen Victoria reigned almost 68 years. British History
  38. The Middle Ages or the medieval period was a time of almost constant war British History
  39. What important event happened in England in 1066? British History
  40. Which form of religion gained strength as a result of the Reformation? British History
  41. Who fought in wars against Napoleon? British History
  42. What was the first war to be extensively covered by the media? British History
  43. How did Mary, Elizabeth I's cousin die? British History
  44. How were the working conditions like during the Industrial Revolution? British History
  45. In the Battle of ______ the Scottish army were defeated by the army led by Cromwell British History
  46. What is the name of the War Memorial located in Whitehall? British History
  47. In eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918 that the First World War (often called the Great War) was started British History
  48. Which of these TWO lines from Shakespeare’s plays and poems are often still quoted? British History
  49. The Industrial Revolution British History
  50. What were James II's supporters known as? British History