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Queens Of England Quiz
Which early queen married two kings of Wessex (who were father and son)?
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Judith of Francia
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Edith Godwin
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The 12-year-old Judith of Francia, daughter of Charles the Bald, married King Ethelwulf of Wessex on 1 October 856. He died two years later, with Judith immediately marrying her stepson, King Ethelbald. When he died in 860 she eloped with the Count of Flanders.
Who was the first English ruling queen to be crowned?
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Mary I
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Empress Matilda
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Lady Jane Grey
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Elizabeth I
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Although the Empress Matilda and Lady Jane Grey both claimed the throne, it was Mary I in 1553 who was the first crowned ruling queen. Her half-sister, Elizabeth I, succeeded after Mary’s death.
Who was the only English ruling queen never to marry?
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Elizabeth I (r1558–1603)
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Mary I (r1553–58)
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Mary II (r1689–94)
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Anne (r1702–14)
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Although none of these four queens left surviving children, Elizabeth I was the only one not to marry. Mary I married Philip of Spain in 1554; Mary II was married to William of Orange and accepted the throne jointly with him in 1689 (before this it was considered that Mary would rule alone), and Queen Anne was married to George of Denmark.
Which two queen consorts of England were also sisters?
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Isabella of Valois (second wife of Richard II) and Catherine of Valois (wife of Henry V)
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Isabella of Angouleme (second wife of King John) and Eleanor of Provence (wife of Henry III)
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Berengaria of Navarre (wife of Richard I) and Joan of Navarre (second wife of Henry IV)
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Margaret of France (second wife of Edward I) and Isabella of France (wife of Edward II)
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It was Isabella of Valois and Catherine of Valois. Richard II married the eight-year-old Isabella of Valois in 1396, only to be deposed in 1399. His cousin, Henry IV, sought Isabella as a bride for his son, but she eventually returned to France. In 1420 Henry V married Isabella’s youngest sister, Catherine, as part of his conquest of France.
Which of these queens was not married to Henry VIII?
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Eleanor of Castile
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Anne of Cleves
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Jane Seymour
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Catherine of Aragon
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Eleanor of Castile was the first wife of Edward I, who erected the famous Eleanor Crosses in her memory. Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s first wife, while Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves were his third and fourth respectively.
What relationship was Queen Victoria to her predecessor, William IV?
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His niece
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His daughter
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His granddaughter
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His cousin
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His niece. Princess Charlotte, the only legitimate grandchild of the reigning king, George III, died in 1817. This succession crisis caused George’s middle-aged sons to rush to marry and produce an heir. The fourth son, Edward, Duke of Kent, was successful – his daughter, Victoria, was born in 1819. She succeeded her uncle, William IV.
Which 17th-century queen of the House of Stuart was not born a Catholic, but converted as an adult?
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Anne of Denmark (wife of James I)
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Catherine of Braganza (wife of Charles II)
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Mary of Modena (second wife of James II)
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Henrietta Maria of France (wife of Charles I)
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Although born a Protestant, Anne of Denmark secretly converted to Catholicism while in Scotland following her marriage to the Protestant James. She caused a stir in England when she refused to take Anglican Communion at her coronation in 1603. All the other 17th-century queen consorts were born and raised as Catholics.
Which English king is Queen Aelfthryth (Elfrida) rumoured to have murdered?
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Edward the Martyr
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Edward V
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Richard II
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Edward II
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Queen Aelfthryth, who was the third wife of King Edgar (r959–75) was rumoured to have ordered the murder of her stepson, Edward the Martyr (r975–78) at Corfe. Her own son, Aethelred the Unready, succeeded him.
How many queens of England/the United Kingdom (both consorts and monarchs) have been called Elizabeth?
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Five
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Six
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Four
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Three
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The answer is five: Elizabeth Woodville (wife of Edward IV); Elizabeth of York (wife of Henry VII); Elizabeth I; Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, and Elizabeth II.
Who was the mother of the princes in the Tower?
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Elizabeth Woodville
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Isabella of Gloucester
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Anne Boleyn
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Anne Hyde
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Elizabeth Woodville, the wife of Edward IV, was the mother of the princes in the Tower, who disappeared in 1483. Isabella of Gloucester was the first wife of King John; Anne Boleyn was of course the second wife of Henry VIII, and Anne Hyde was the first wife of James II.
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