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1. In which year did the Great Fire of London occur?
 
1664
1665
1666
1667
 
 
2. Which king was beheaded on 30th January 1649?
 
Charles I
Charles II
James I
James II
 
 
3. Whose supporters were sentenced at the "Bloody Assizes" in 1685?
 
Duke of Monmouth
Earl of Danby
James I
Titus Oates

Monmouth's rebels were defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor
 
 
4. Which financial institution was created in 1694?
 
Bank Of England
Lloyd's Of London
London Stock Exchange
Royal Mint
 
 
5. How is Charles II's accession to the throne in 1660 commonly known?
 
The Restitution
The Restoration
The Resumption
The Reversion
 
 
6. During which Stuart monarch's reign did England capture Gibraltar?
 
Anne
Charles II
James II
William and Mary

Gibraltar was first captured in 1704, two years after Anne came to the throne
 
 
7. At the Treaty of Rijswijk in 1697, who recognised William III as the king of England?
 
Catherine II of Russia
Leopold I of Belgium
Louis XIV of France
Philip III of Spain

The Treaty of Rijswijk formally ended the Nine Years War
 
 
8. Which daughter of James II became the last Stuart monarch in 1702?
 
Anne
Lady Jane Grey
Mary I
Mary II
 
 
9. At which battle in 1645 did Cromwell's New Model Army decisively beat the Royalists?
 
Edgehill
Marston Moor
Naseby
Preston

Edgehill was in 1642, Marston Moor in 1644 and Preston in 1648
 
 
10. What national disaster befell England in the year before the Great Fire of London?
 
Great Drought
Great Flood
Great Plague
Great Storm
 
 
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