1066 and all that : $b A memorable history of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 good things, 5 bad kings and 2 genuine datesSellar, Walter Carruthers
History
1066 and all that : $b A memorable history of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 good things, 5 bad kings and 2 genuine dates
Sellar, Walter Carruthers
English wit and humor -- 20th century; Great Britain -- History -- Humor
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William II Elizabeth Edward II Henry II James II Richard
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Williamanmary Anne Edward III Henry III Charles I Richard
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William IV | Edward IV Henry IV (Part I) Charles II
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| Edward V Henry V George I
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| Edward VI Henry VI George II
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| Edward VII Henry VII George III
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Victoria Henry VIII George IV
Carried forward: Ole King Cole
Stephen
John o.s.p.†
Henry IV (Part II) _E. & O. E._
TEST PAPER II
UP TO THE END OF HENRY III
*1. Give the dates of at least two of the following:
(1) William the Conqueror.
(2) 1066.
*2. What is a Plantagenet? Do you agree?
*3. Trace by means of graphs, etc.,
(1) The incidence of scurvy in the Chiltern Hundreds during the
reign of Rufus.
(2) The Bosom of the Pope.
(Squared paper, compasses, etc., may be used.)
*4. Expostulate (chiefly) on
(_a_) The Curfew.
(_b_) Gray’s Energy in the Country Churchyard.
*5. Estimate the size of
(1) Little Arthur.
(2) Friar Puck.
(3) Magna Charta.
6. Fill in the names of at least some of the following:
(1) -------------.
(2) -------------.
(3) Simon de Montfort.
7. King John had no redeeming features. (Illustrate.)
8. Arrange in this order;
(1) Henry I.
(2) Henry II.
(3) Henry III.
(Do not attempt to answer more than once.)
*9.
(_a_) How far did the Lords Repellent drive Henry III into the arms
of Pedro the Cruel? (Protractors may not be used.)
(_b_) Matilda or Maud? (Write on one side of the paper only.)
*10. How would you dispose of:
(_a_) A Papal Bull?
(_b_) Your nephews?
(_c_) Your mother? (Be brutal.)
*11. Which would you rather be:
(1) The Sheriff of Nottingham?
(2) A Weak King?
(3) Put to the Sword?
*N.B.--Candidates over thirty need not attempt questions 10, 2, 5, 3,
4, 11, 8 or 1.
FOOTNOTES:
[5] _Villein_: mediæval term for agricultural labourer, usually
suffering from scurvy, Black Death, etc.
CHAPTER XXII
EDWARD I. A STRONG KING
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