Which English monarch was the last to die in battle? — Options: Richard III, Henry V, Edward IV, Henry VII
The 1707 Act of Union joined the parliaments of England and Scotland. Under which reigning monarch did this take effect? — Options: William III, Anne, George I, Mary II
In January 1649, a sitting English monarch was put on public trial for treason against his own people. Who presided over this unprecedented proceeding as Lord President of the court? — Options: Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw, Henry Ireton, Thomas Fairfax
Robert Walpole is widely regarded as Britain's first Prime Minister. Under which monarch did he begin his long tenure in that role? — Options: Queen Anne, George I, George II, George III
Which major piece of British social legislation, passed in 1834, introduced the workhouse system on a national scale? — Options: The Reform Act, The Poor Law Amendment Act, The Factory Act, The Municipal Corporations Act
Which British Prime Minister was assassinated in the lobby of the House of Commons in 1812? — Options: Spencer Perceval, Lord Liverpool, George Canning, Henry Addington
Which 1834 act abolished slavery throughout most of the British Empire?