Can you pick the correct English or British monarch by the events etc of their reigns? (Part Two. Jane Grey and Matilda are included. William III and Mary II are treated seperately.)
I spared the Burghers of Calais following a siege. Parliament seperated into the House of Lords and the House of Commons during my reign. I instigated the Order of the Garter, the highest chivalric honour in the UK.
My father was Edward of Woodstock, 'The Black Prince'. Aged 14 I personally and successfully faced down a major revolt. I was deposed by my cousin Henry, Duke of Lancaster.
James IV of Scotland invaded England and was killed in battle during my reign. I executed my chief minister Thomas Cromwell for no apparent reason I executed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury when she was 67 years old.
I was born in Caernarvon Castle, Wales. I executed Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster for opposing me. I was forced to abdicate in favour of my son and later murdered.
I was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales. I once said 'A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me.' The Acts of Union creating the United Kingdom were passed during my reign.
I was the last monarch not to be born in England. George Frideric Handel composed 'Zadok the Priest' and 'Music for Royal Fireworks' for me. Charles Stuart, 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' tried to depose me.
I was present at the Battle of Jutland. I dreaded the idea of becoming king. Despite my handicaps I perfomed by duties conscientiously and bravely.
I was not expected to reign my father being the Duke of York. My mother privately nicknamed my future husband 'the Hun'. My husbands German titles were quietly dropped on our marriage
As a Prince I helped make Brighton a fashionable seaside town by building the Royal Pavillion. On meeting my wife for the first time I said, 'I am not well, pray fetch me a glass of brandy'. I was fat and mercilessly lampooned by caricaturists such as James Gillray.
As a Prince I was nortorious for my affairs and visits to brothels in Paris. I appeared in court twice, once as a witness in the royal baccarat scandal. My father died of typhoid but my mother blamed me for his death.
I reigned for ten years but spent less than nine months in England. I defeated the Kurdish sultan Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf. I was held prisoner to a ransom of 150,000 marks of silver by the Emperor Henry VI.
On being told I might not be named king I threatened to leave the country. I was against giving any assistance to the Scottish Darien scheme. The Act of Settlement was passed during my reign.
I did not marry or produce any offspring, legitimate or otherwise. I ruled Normandy during my brothers absence in the First Crusade. I was killed and possibly murdered by Walter Tirel.
I came from abroad and landed in Pevensey Bay. The shadowy figure of Hereward the Wake is said to have been opposed to my reign. I compelled my tenants-in-chief to reaffirm their loyalty to me in the Oath of Salisbury.
I was the the son of Adela, the daughter of William I. I was concerned that my son Eustace would inherit my throne. I was captured at the Battle of Lincoln and imprisoned
I officially recognised Welshman Llywelyn ap Gruffudd as Prince of Wales. My invasion of Poitou France led to the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Taillebourg. I was defeated in battle by the rebel Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester.
I was half-brother to both Thomas and Richard Grey. It was agreed that my father's marriage was invalid and that I was illegitimate. It is alleged that Sir James Tyrrell confessed to my murder.
I invaded England initially to claim my inheritence but eventually became king. The Fire and **** Parliament for the suppression of the Lollards sat during my reign. I am the only monarch buried in Canterbury Cathedral.
As a Prince I was friendly with Horatio Nelson and gave away the bride at his wedding. I am the oldest person to become king at the age of 64 years, 309 days. I was the last monarch not to use Buckingham Palace as a royal residence.
My father was deposed. At my marriage I was 15 years, 188 days old. I ceded most of my power to my husband when he was not abroad.
As a descendant of John of Gaunts mistress my claim to the throne was weak. I invaded France but withdrew on payment of a large sum of money. I crushed the independence of my nobility by means of a policy of forced loans and fines.
Edmund and Jasper Tudor.were both half-brothers of mine. The Parliament of Bats and the Parliament of Devils both sat during my reign. I died and was almost certainly murdered in the Tower of London.
I was the wife of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor and of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou. I was named by my father as his successor. I fought to gain the throne but eventually retired to Anjou.
I was excommunicated by Pope Innocent III. Prince Louis of France was declared king by some of my barons. It is said I lost my treasure and the crown jewels whilst crossing The Wash.
As a Prince I defeated and killed rebel Simon de Montfort in battle. I was the first king to call town burghers to sit in parliament at the 'Model Parliament'. I executed the Scots national hero William Wallace.
I was the daughter of Lady Frances Brandon. My husband was the brother of Elizabeth I's favourite Robert Dudley. I was married in a triple wedding along with my sister and my husbands sister.
The First Act of Uniformity was passed during my reign. Robert Kett's rebellion occured during my reign. Protector of England Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset was executed during my reign.
I issued the written proclamation of the Charter of Liberties on my assession. I captured my brother the Duke of Normandy and held him prisoner the rest of his life. I set up a financial-counting system using a large chequered cloth, the forerunner of the term 'exchequer'.
I agreed to the Treaty of Wallingford that made me king on the death of my predecessor. I laid the foundations of trial by jury in my Assize of Clarendon. It is said I died heartbroken over the rebellions of my sons.
I imprisoned my wife for the last thirty years of her life for her adultery. My mistresses, one very fat and the other thin and tall, were dubbed ‘Elephant and Castle'. ''Cabinet meetings' originated in my reign.
Parliament tried to bar my assession in the Exclusion Crisis. I threw the Great Seal into the River Thames prior to fleeing the country. I was the father of 'The Old Pretender'.
I executed over twenty people for regicide following my assession. Thomas Blood tried to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London during my reign. The fictional Catholic 'Popish Plot' conspiracy occured during my reign.
It is believed I was just over five feet tall and suffered from a speech impediment or lisp. My Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud was executed under a Bill of Attainder. I was the last monarch to enter the House of Commons.
On the death of my predecessor I assembled a military force at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk. Parliament decreed that my huband was to be styled 'King of England' for my lifetime only. The Muscovy Company was established during my reign.
The priest examiner and torturer Richard Topcliffe worked for me in the Tower of London. I was excommunicated by Pope Pius V. I gave a Royal Charter to the East India Company.
I was subjected to the Bedchamber Crisis early in my reign. I became a recluse and failed to open Parliament three years in a row. I survived seven attempts to assassinate me.
My father was deposed. I suffered from ill health and gout leading to a largely sedentary lifestyle. At death my body had swollen so large that I was buried in an almost square coffin.
As a Prince in the navy I met the Emperor Meiji in Japan. I readily accepted the first Labour government. I sent a ship to Greece and rescued the threatened Greek Royal family.
I became king following the Battle of Towton. I was deposed and regained my throne following the Battle of Tewkesbury. I executed my brother George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence for treason.
I had my brothers children declared illegitimate. I had Earl Rivers, Baron Hastings and the Duke of Buckingham executed for treason. My only legitimate son Edward of Middleham predeceased me.
I was born in Monmouth Castle Wales. I had my son crowned King of Fance in Paris. After my death my wife secretly married Welsh courtier Owen Tudor.
I was a very popular Prince of Wales. I gained a playboy reputation and had several liaisons with married women. I was given the title Duke of Windsor.
I proclaimed that smoking was harmful to the lungs and imposed a tax on tobacco. The Pilgrim Fathers sailed to America during my reign. I was criticised for my close personal relationships with Esmé Stuart, Earl of Lennox and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.
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