British History Quiz

Noname · **Reply #420 on:** June 13, 2009, 05:21:35 PM

Owen Tudor?

Malte279 · **Reply #421 on:** June 13, 2009, 05:31:25 PM

Aye, and thus a queen from France and a body guard from Wales brought forth the dynasty which was to take over once the houses of Lancaster and York had sufficiently butchered each other

Your turn Noname.

Noname · **Reply #422 on:** June 13, 2009, 05:45:47 PM

What region in England is named after the native name for "Wales", but is not in Wales itself?

Malte279 · **Reply #423 on:** June 26, 2009, 03:18:13 AM

There is a village called Wales in Southern Yorkshire, but that's not the place you mean, is it? It does not bear the native name Cymru. There are plenty of places called "Cambria" in the US, but that would be the latinized version of the native name.

Noname · **Reply #424 on:** June 26, 2009, 03:20:18 AM

It is a region, not a village. It is not called "Wales" or have anything to do with the stem root "walha" (eg "Wallonia"or"Wallachia/Tara Romanescu") AND, it is in England, not Wales, not Scotland, and definitely not the USA.

Saft · **Reply #425 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:32:17 PM

I'm not sure...but is it Cumbria? It is a region.

Noname · **Reply #426 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:33:47 PM

You got it. It is indeed Cumbria. Your turn, Saft.

Saft · **Reply #427 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:54:52 PM

On the 4th April 1660, the Declaration of Breda was issued for the preparations for the restoration of the monarchy. The Declaration of Breda contained three key promises. What were those promises?

Malte279 · **Reply #428 on:** September 14, 2009, 02:11:17 PM

1. Free and general pardon to all participants in the Revolution and enemies of the father of the king to be (excepting a few of those responsible for the former king's execution).
2. A free parliament to give advice to the king.
3. This parliament was to decide about quarrels about lands that had switched owners during and because of the revolution.

Saft · **Reply #429 on:** October 03, 2009, 05:21:20 PM

Malte279 · **Reply #430 on:** January 19, 2010, 07:20:57 AM

Ooops I forgot to come up with the next question. Sorry about that.

Which English town holds Europe's largest Medieval fair and battle reenactment, which battle is commemorated there and what was the special significance of that particular battle?

PS: It is not Hastings.

Mirumoto_Kenjiro · **Reply #431 on:** January 25, 2010, 12:15:26 AM

Sandbach during the War of the Three Kingdoms, where the townsfolk were having a fair when the Scottish army came and the townsfolk captured prisoners?

Malte279 · **Reply #432 on:** January 25, 2010, 05:04:12 AM

Nope, the events at Sandbach took place in 17th century while the events at the town where this largest medieval reenactment is taking place were closer to the actual (late) middle ages.

Malte279 · **Reply #433 on:** February 28, 2010, 08:27:46 AM

The place I am talking about was in the news a few years ago due to floods in the region.

Malte279 · **Reply #434 on:** July 27, 2010, 03:29:51 PM

The battle which took place there included the only ever time that a Prince of Wales (as in heir to the English throne) was killed in battle. What is the name of the town where this happened?