29 Facts About English Royal History and Monarchs’ Personalities

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June 14, 2025

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The quirks, scandals, and triumphs that surrounded their courts are just fraught with tantalizing details waiting to be uncovered. These stories provide deeper insights into both the human and regal aspects of their lives.

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Which early English king was married to Edith of Wessex?

Edward the Confessor

Alfred

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Which king was defeated by Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn?

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In what year was the monarchy restored in Spain?

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1975

Originally in a deck of playing cards, which Biblical king did the King of Spades represent?

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Which king came directly before Harold II?

Ethelred the Unready

Edward the Confessor

Alfred the Great

William the Conqueror

Who was Queen of England for only 9 days before she was beheaded?

Katherine Parr

Jane Seymore

Catherine Howard

Lady Jane Grey

Which English king was born in 1027 and died at the age of 60 after falling from his horse?

Edgar the Atheling

Edward the Confessor

George II

William I

When Queen Boudica is depicted in statues and drawings, what sort of transport is she normally seen using?

Skateboard

Bicycle

Rowing boat

Chariot

Which early English king was married to Cynethryth and had five children?

Egbert

Alfred the Great

Harold Harefoot

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What was King Richard I’s nickname?

The Brave

Bravelion

Ironsides

Lion Heart

Which English king made the Homburg hat fashionable?

William IV

Henry VIII

George VI

Edward VII

What was the name of Queen Victoria’s father?

George

William

Arthur

Edward

Which of the following English monarchs abdicated?

George V

Edward VI

Richard II

Henry I

What relation was Edward VIII, who abdicated, to George VI?

Cousin

Brother

Uncle

Father

Which queen started a nursing service for soldiers?

Queen Victoria

Queen Mary

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Alexandra

Which king of England rode a horse called ‘White Surrey’?

Richard III

Edward IV

Henry VII

Edward V

All of the kings of The House of Lancaster, all had the same name – what was it?

Richard

Edward

Henry

William

Which monarch was murdered in Berkeley Castle?

Edward II

Richard I

Henry VI

Richard II

Which of these early English kings was unmarried?

Edward the Elder

Edmund the Magnificent

Ethelwulf

Athelstan the Glorious

King Farouk had an unfortunate trait – what was it?

Excess wind

Dribbled

Kleptomania

Alcoholism

Which king is supposed to have hidden in a tree after the Battle of Worcester?

Henry II

Charles II

Richard II

George II

Which king was Regent during the Regency?

George III

George V

George VI

George IV

Who, in her time, married two kings – Louis VII of France and Henry II of England?

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Blanche of Castille

Isabella of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Who was Henry VIII married to when he died?

Catherine Howard

Anne Boleyn

Catherine Parr

Anne of Cleves

Edgar the Peaceable ruled England in which century?

12th

8th

10th

6th

How did Princess Diana and her siblings used to refer their stepmother Raine Spencer?

Acid Raine

Heavy Raine

Torrential Raine

Light Raine

Who is the Queen’s eldest grandchild?

Prince William

Princess Eugenie

Peter Philips

Zara Philips

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