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Q.1
Which English king suffered a fatal arrow wound in his eye at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
Edward the Confessor
Harold II 'Godwinson'
Ethelred the Unready
Harold I 'Harefoot'
Edgar Aetheling
Q.2
...and at which battle had that same English king been victorious only a few weeks previously?
Shrewsbury
Northampton
Northallerton
Boroughbridge
Stamford Bridge
Q.3
Who was victorious at the Battle of Stirling Bridge?
William Wallace
Henry III of England
David I of Scotland
Robert I of Scotland, 'The Bruce'
Edward I of England
Q.4
Which disastrous defeat in 1746 saw Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) fleeing for his life?
Battle of Sheriffmuir
Siege of Stirling
Battle of Prestonpans
Battle of Culloden
Battle of Falkirk
Q.5
In February, a skeleton discovered under a Council car park in Leicester was identified as that of Richard III. Which battle had he just been mortally wounded in?
Flodden Field
Edgcote
Bosworth Field
Marston Moor
Hopton Heath
Q.6
On 14th June 1645, King Charles I’s troops suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of Cromwell’s New Model Army. Where was the battle?
Naseby
Worcester
Newbury
Melton Mowbray
Stow on the Wold
Q.7
The Battle of Agincourt is still remembered as a momentous victory for the English army, led by Henry V, against the French forces under Charles d’Albret. When did it take place?
1345
1314
1541
1345
1415
Q.8
...and what was Henry V wearing in his helmet?
A cockade of gold pheasant feathers
The Black Prince’s Ruby
Three red roses
A rabbit's foot
Speakers for his iPod Touch
Q.9
Which inspirational leader spearheaded an uprising in Wales against the English Kings Henry IV and V from 1400 to 1415?
Owain Glyndwr
Hywel Dda
Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
Dafydd ap Llywelyn
Gruffydd ap Cynan
Q.10
Much debate still rages about the true identity of King Arthur, and the whereabouts of his grave. According to legend, what is the name of his last battle, where he was slain?
Glastonbury
Badon
Camlann
Celidon
Lyonesse
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