The British Royal Family – History, Members and Traditions

Which battle in 1066 led to William, Duke of Normandy, becoming King of England?

The Battle of Hastings

Which royal house ruled Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria?

House of Hanover

In which building have British monarchs been crowned since 1066?

Westminster Abbey

King Henry VIII was a member of the House of Tudor.

True

Queen Victoria was the mother of Queen Elizabeth II.

False

The royal family adopted the name Windsor in 1917, during the First World War.

True

Arrange these monarchs by the start of their reigns, from earliest to latest.

William I → Henry VIII → Elizabeth I → Victoria

Arrange these royal houses in the order in which they ruled England or Britain, from earliest to latest.

House of Plantagenet → House of Tudor → House of Stuart → House of Hanover

Match each royal residence with its location: Buckingham Palace

London

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Scotland

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Berkshire

Match each royal residence with its location: Sandringham House

Norfolk

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Tudor

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Stuart

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Hanover

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York

Which building is the official London residence of the British monarch?

Buckingham Palace

King Henry VIII of the House of Tudor was the father of Queen Elizabeth I.

True

Queen Victoria was the mother of King George VI.

False

The Tower of London is the place where the Crown Jewels are kept.

True

Arrange these monarchs by the start of their reign, from earliest to latest.

Henry VIII → Elizabeth I → Charles II → Victoria

Arrange these British monarchs by the start of their reign, from earliest to latest.

George III → Victoria → Edward VII → George V

Match each royal place with its description: Windsor Castle

Oldest inhabited castle in the world

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Royal estate in Scotland

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Royal estate in Norfolk

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Home of Princess Diana in London

Match each monarch with the royal house they belonged to: Elizabeth I

Tudor

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Stuart

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Hanover

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Windsor

Which king’s break with the Pope led to the creation of the Church of England?

Henry VIII

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch.

True

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953.

True

Queen Victoria was succeeded directly by her grandson George V.

False

Arrange these British monarchs in the order they reigned, from earliest to latest.

George III → William IV → Edward VII → George VI

Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation took place in Westminster Abbey in 1953.

True

Put these British monarchs in chronological order of their reign, from earliest to latest.

Elizabeth I → Charles II → Victoria → George VI

Match each royal house with the monarch who belonged to it: Tudor

Henry VIII

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Charles I

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George III

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George VI

Which event in 1688–1689 is known as the „Glorious Revolution”, after which William III and Mary II ruled jointly?

James II was replaced as king by his daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange

Which monarch abdicated in 1936, leading to his brother becoming King George VI?

Edward VIII

Elizabeth II was the monarch who reigned longer than any other before her, Queen Victoria, having come to the throne in 1952.

True

In the British line of succession, the heir to the throne is traditionally given the title Duke of York.

False

Which English king signed Magna Carta in 1215?

King John

Which dynasty did King Henry VII found after winning the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?

House of Tudor

Which Tudor queen was the last monarch of the House of Tudor?

Elizabeth I

William the Conqueror was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.

True

Queen Elizabeth I of England was the daughter of King Henry VII.

False

James VI of Scotland became King James I of England in 1603.

True

Arrange these events from earliest to latest.

Signing of Magna Carta → Battle of Bosworth Field → Defeat of the Spanish Armada → Execution of King Charles I

Arrange these English monarchs by the start of their reign, from earliest to latest.

William I → Henry II → Henry VIII → James I

Match each queen with the husband she was married to: Queen Victoria

Prince Albert

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Prince Philip

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Henry VIII

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William III

Which monarch became King of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II?

Charles III

Which English king was killed at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

Harold Godwinson

Henry II, who became king in 1154, was the first king of which royal house?

Plantagenet

Which English king was executed in 1649 after the English Civil War?

Charles I

Edward the Confessor was King of England immediately before Harold Godwinson.

True

King Richard I of England, known as „the Lionheart”, belonged to the House of Plantagenet.

True

The English victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 was led by King Henry IV.

False

Arrange these Norman kings of England by the start of their reigns, from earliest to latest.

William I → William II → Henry I → Stephen

Arrange these Tudor monarchs by the start of their reigns, from earliest to latest.

Henry VII → Henry VIII → Edward VI → Mary I → Elizabeth I

Match each English monarch with the epithet by which he is known: William I

the Conqueror

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the Lionheart

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the Confessor

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the Great

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Domesday Book

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Battle of Agincourt

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Spanish Armada

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Restoration of 1660