British History

The values of British society are based on:

✓ History and traditions and are protected by law, customs and expectations

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have:

✓ Their own parliaments or assemblies with devolved powers in defined areas

In which year did the Romans invade Britain?

✓ 43 AD

What was the name of the wall built by the Romans to keep out the Picts?

✓ Hadrian's Wall

When did the Romans leave Britain?

✓ 410 AD

Who was the Viking leader who eventually ruled most of England?

✓ Cnut (Canute)

When did William the Conqueror defeat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings?

✓ 1066

What was the Domesday Book?

✓ A great survey of all land and property in England commissioned by William the Conqueror

When was the Magna Carta signed?

✓ 1215

What did the Magna Carta establish?

✓ That the king must obey the law and could not imprison people without trial

When did the Black Death reach Britain?

✓ 1348

What proportion of the population of England died in the Black Death?

✓ One third

William Shakespeare is celebrated as a playwright. He was born in which year?

✓ 1564

Who was the first king of both England and Scotland?

✓ James I

What was the main cause of the English Civil War?

✓ A disagreement between Parliament and King Charles I about who had the right to govern

What happened to King Charles I in 1649?

✓ He was executed

Who ruled England after the execution of Charles I?

✓ Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector

When was the Act of Union creating the Kingdom of Great Britain passed?

✓ 1707

Who invented the steam engine?

✓ James Watt

What were the "father and son" pioneers of the railway engine?

✓ George and Robert Stephenson

What was the Great Western Railway?

✓ The first major railway built in Britain, constructed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

During Queen Victoria's reign, the British Empire grew to cover:

✓ All of India, Australia and large parts of Africa

Emmeline Pankhurst is famous for:

✓ Leading the suffragette movement to get women the right to vote

When did the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly come into existence?

✓ 1999

When was the first Parliament set up in England?

✓ In the 1200s during the reign of Edward I

Which event marked the end of the British Empire era and independence for many countries?

✓ Decolonisation, particularly in the 1940s-1960s

Scotland was joined to England in 1707 but retained which of the following?

✓ Its own legal and education systems and Presbyterian Church

Charles Dickens is famous for writing novels that highlighted:

✓ The poor social conditions and poverty of Victorian England

The Pre-Raphaelites were a group of artists in the:

✓ Second half of the 19th century

The Scottish Parliament was established in:

✓ 1999