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#1. Which prehistoric monument in Wiltshire is one of the best-known ancient sites in Britain?
#2. Which ancient settlement in Orkney is an important example of Neolithic life?
#3. What was Boudicca known for?
#4. Which people built villas, roads and public baths in Britain?
#5. What was one important effect of Roman roads in Britain?
#6. Which language strongly influenced English after the Norman Conquest?
#7. Which king was forced by his barons to agree to Magna Carta?
#8. What was the main purpose of Domesday Book for William I?
#9. Which medieval conflict was fought between England and France?
#10. What was the Black Death?
#11. Which two houses fought in the Wars of the Roses?
#12. Which battle in 1485 ended the Wars of the Roses and brought Henry Tudor to power?
#13. Which Tudor monarch was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn?
#14. What was the Reformation mainly concerned with?
#15. Which ruler was known as “Bloody Mary” because of the persecution of Protestants?
#16. Which playwright’s work became central to English literature during the Elizabethan period?
#17. Who was Francis Drake?
#18. What was one consequence of England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada?
#19. Which Stuart king was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots and became James I of England?
#20. What was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605?
#21. Who is most closely associated with the Gunpowder Plot?
#22. Which event destroyed much of central London in 1666?
#23. Which architect helped rebuild London after the Great Fire?
#24. Which Scottish queen was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I?
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