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#1. Which monarch returned to power in 1660?
#2. Which scientific society was founded in the 17th century and remains important today?
#3. Which scientist was a major figure in the Royal Society and later President of it?
#4. Which event of 1688–89 confirmed limits on royal authority?
#5. Which religious issue contributed to opposition to James II?
#6. Which document was passed after the Glorious Revolution?
#7. What did the Bill of Rights help secure?
#8. Which monarch ruled at the time of the Act of Union 1707?
#9. Which countries’ parliaments were united by the Act of Union 1707?
#10. Which bank was founded in 1694 and later became central to monetary policy?
#11. Which political grouping was historically associated with support for monarchy and the Church of England?
#12. Which political grouping was historically associated with limiting royal power and supporting parliamentary influence?
#13. Which monarch came to the throne in 1714 from Hanover?
#14. Why did Cabinet government develop further under George I?
#15. Which office gradually developed into the modern premiership?
#16. Which movement tried to restore the Stuart family to the throne?
#17. Which battle ended the 1745 Jacobite Rising?
#18. Which religious revival movement is associated with John Wesley?
#19. Which 18th-century conflict was global and involved Britain and France competing for empire?
#20. Which territory became a major British possession after conflict with France in the 18th century?
#21. Which event in 1776 was issued by American colonies?
#22. Which economist from Scotland wrote influentially about free markets?
#23. Which philosopher from the Scottish Enlightenment wrote on human nature and empiricism?
#24. Which naval victory stopped Napoleon from invading Britain by sea?
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