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When did the Stuart dynasty rule in Britain? Lernen beginnen		1603-1714 (mainly 17th century)
When did the Tudor dynasty rule in Britain? Lernen beginnen		1485-1603 (mainly 16th century)
Who founded the Tudor dynasty? Lernen beginnen		Henry VII
Who was the last Tudor monarch? Lernen beginnen		Elizabeth I
Which dynasty did Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I belong to? Lernen beginnen		The Tudor dynasty
Who was the longest-reigning British monarch? Lernen beginnen		Elizabeth II
Who was the only British monarch to abdicate voluntarily? Lernen beginnen		Edward VIII
Why did Edward VIII abdicate? Lernen beginnen		To marry Wallis Simpson
Which monarch's reign marked the rise of the Ceremonial Monarchy? Lernen beginnen		George I
Who signed Magna Carta and when? Lernen beginnen		King John, 1215
Who established Parliament in 1265? Lernen beginnen		Simon de Montfort
Who led the baronial revolt against Henry III? Lernen beginnen		Simon de Montfort
Who is considered the fist British Prime Minister? Lernen beginnen		Robert Walpole
What did Robert Walpole establish? Lernen beginnen		Collective cabinet responsibility and cabinet government
What did the Parliament act of 1911 do? Lernen beginnen		Limited the House of Lords and shortened Parliaments term
Who won the English Civil War (1642-1649) Lernen beginnen		Parliament
Who created the New Model Army? Lernen beginnen		Oliver Cromwell
Who became Lord Protector after the Civil War? Lernen beginnen		Oliver Cromwell
What was the Glorious Revolution (1688-1689)? Lernen beginnen		The overthrow of James II
Who replaced James II? Lernen beginnen		William III and Mary II
Who were the Whigs? Lernen beginnen		Pro-Parliament reformes supporting trade and religious tolerance
Who were the Tories? Lernen beginnen		Conservatives supporting monarchy, Church and tradition
Which party believed royal power depended on Parliament? Lernen beginnen		The Whigs
Which party inherited the Royalist tradition? Lernen beginnen		the Tories
Who were Britain's earliest inhabitants? Lernen beginnen		the Celts
Who built Hadrian's wall? Lernen beginnen		The Romans
What was Roman Scotland called? Lernen beginnen		Caledonia
Who introduced roads, towns and villas to Britain? Lernen beginnen		Romans
What was Roman London called? Lernen beginnen		Londinium
Who were the Anglo-Saxons? Lernen beginnen		Germanic settlers after Roman rule
Which kingdoms did the Anglo-Saxons found? Lernen beginnen		Wessex, Essex, Sussex, East Anglia
Who were the Vikings? Lernen beginnen		Scandinavian raiders and settlers
What did the Anglo-Saxons call the Vikings? Lernen beginnen		Danes
Who was the most famous Anglo-Saxon king? Lernen beginnen		Alfred the Great
Who conquered England in 1066? Lernen beginnen		William the Conqueror
What ended the Anglo-Saxon rule? Lernen beginnen		the Norman Conquest (1066)
Who began English reformation? Lernen beginnen		Henry VIII
Which act made Henry VIII head of Church? Lernen beginnen		The Act of Supremacy (1534)
Which monarch led the Counter-Reformation? Lernen beginnen		Mary I Tudor
Who was John Wycliffe? Lernen beginnen		A precursor of Protestantism
Who were the Puritans? Lernen beginnen		Protestants seeking to remove Catholic elements from Anglicanism
Who founded Methodism? Lernen beginnen		John Wesley
What did the Synod of Whitby decide (664)? Lernen beginnen		Roman Christianity over Celtic
What was the British Empire? Lernen beginnen		A global colonial empire
What was Britain's first colony? Lernen beginnen		Ireland
When was the British Empire at its peak? Lernen beginnen		19th century
Which colony was the "Jewel in the Crown"? Lernen beginnen		India
What was the East India Company? Lernen beginnen		A trading company (1600) ruling British India
What ended the East India Company's rule? Lernen beginnen		the Indian Mutiny (1857-1858)
What did the statue of Westminster (1931) do? Lernen beginnen		Recognised dominions as independent
What is the Commonwealth of Nations? Lernen beginnen		A voluntary association of former British territories
Which colony was returned to China in 1997? Lernen beginnen		Hong Kong

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