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Which playwright is known as the 'Bard of Avon'? | |
Philip II of Spain sent which force to invade Elizabethan England in 1588? | |
James I & VI became the first king of which Royal House in 1603? | |
Who was the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI? | |
Which engineer 1781-1848 built the Stockton and Darlington Railway and the steam locomotive 'The Rocket'? | |
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough won the battles of Blenheim and Ramillies during the War of the Spanish ........? | |
Which explorer and his team died in 1912 returning from the South Pole? | |
Which Romantic poet 1792-1822 was the author of 'Ode to the West Wind', 'To a Skylark' and 'The Cloud'? | |
In which battle in Yorkshire 1066 did Harold II defeat the invading King of Norway Harald 'Hardrada' Sigurdsson? | |
Which Saint died c.862 does legend say that if it rains on his Saints Day 15th July it will rain for the next 40 days? | |
Who was Richard I's principal Muslim opponent during the 3rd Crusade? | |
In which battle of the American Revolution was General John Burgoyne defeated in 1777? | |
William Wallace won the Battle of Stirling Bridge 1297 by defeating John de Warenne, 6th Earl of .........? | |
Which wool manufacturer, MP and philanthropist 1803-76 built the village of Saltaire in West Yorkshire for his workers? | |
Who was the pretender to the throne of Henry VII in 1487? | |
The first Hanoverian monarch George I succeeded the childless Queen Anne under the Act of ........? of 1701. | |
Which Earl of Derby eventually and decisively joined sides with Henry Tudor at the Battle of Bosworth 1485? | |
Which explorer 1827-64 was the first European to see Lake Victoria 1858 claiming it to be the source of the White Nile? | |
Which artist and portraitist 1724-1806 is best known for his paintings of horses? | |
Members of 'The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing' founded in the 18th century are known as .....? | |
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