British History Quiz

Malte279 · **Reply #60 on:** December 22, 2004, 04:57:40 AM

Staying with the Maries, the Mary Nick refered to was also the queen of a country. Which country was it, and why wasn't she in that country and what brought her to England where she was finally executed?

Nick22 · **Reply #61 on:** December 22, 2004, 11:31:48 AM

She was Queen of Scotland and she was captured in England on her way home to Scotland and imprisoned.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #62 on:** December 22, 2004, 11:50:22 AM

Right about the first, wrong about the second point. Actually she lived in England unmolested for quite a while. Why did she?

Threehorn · **Reply #63 on:** December 22, 2004, 11:56:38 AM

Bloody Mary is one of her names. Or other knew as Quenn Mary the second

-Threehorn

Malte279 · **Reply #64 on:** December 22, 2004, 12:01:51 PM

But Mary Stuardt we are talking about now is not the same person as "bloody Mary". In fact "bloody Mary" was once in a position where she could have ordered the execution of Elizabeth I. (who of course was not the queen by that time). In case of Mary Stuardt and Elizabeth it was the other way, and Elizabeth ordered the execution (even though she always denied that she had given the permission for it).

Malte279 · **Reply #65 on:** December 28, 2004, 04:51:53 AM

Mary Stuardt was the queen of Scotland, Nick is right about that. But what reason did she have to go to England where she stayed for quite a while before she was arrested and finally executed?

Nick22 · **Reply #66 on:** December 28, 2004, 06:09:02 PM

My guess is that she was invited to England by Elizabeth herself.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #67 on:** December 28, 2004, 06:49:29 PM

Not really, no. So if you leave one place where you were Queen, to go to another place without being invited there, what is most likely the reason?

Nick22 · **Reply #68 on:** December 30, 2004, 12:54:43 AM

You were plotting to overthrow the ruler of that country?
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #69 on:** December 30, 2004, 07:56:35 PM

There had been a revolt against Mary Stuardt in Scotland. So she was sort of in exile in England. And had she not plotted against Elizabeth, she might have lived there fairly well.

Mary Stuardt was not the only mornarch to loose her live in England. Please name three Britisch Kings or Queens who were either executed or killed in war (with a short notion about the way they died).

Nick22 · **Reply #70 on:** December 30, 2004, 09:21:20 PM

Charles I, Harold I are two kings that come to mind.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #71 on:** January 01, 2005, 06:20:59 PM

Both of whom are right (with the first being executed and the other one being killed in the Battle of Hastings). Give me one more (there are several more examples) and the next question is yours.

Nick22 · **Reply #72 on:** January 02, 2005, 04:44:47 PM

I'm thinking...
Nick

Petrie · **Reply #73 on:** January 02, 2005, 07:06:24 PM

There was one in the 1400's I think that was killed....Charles something or other.

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Malte279 · **Reply #74 on:** January 03, 2005, 09:28:42 AM

Sorry Arvens, there was no Charles prior to Charles I. on the British throne. This one was named by Nick already. He was executed in 1649. Still there is a 15th century king of England who was killed in battle and who is the subject to a famous play of Shakespeare.
There is also an earlier English King who was killed in battle and who is today best known by his nickname.

Nick22 · **Reply #75 on:** January 03, 2005, 07:40:55 PM

Richard the Lionhearted
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #76 on:** January 04, 2005, 02:05:15 AM

indeed. He was killed during the siege of a French castle, hit by an arrow in the shoulder. Another king I implied was Richard III. who was slain in the battle of Bosworth. Your turn Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #77 on:** January 04, 2005, 12:27:26 PM

What was the last play written by the great William Shakespeare?
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #78 on:** January 04, 2005, 12:57:27 PM

Henry VIII?

Nick22 · **Reply #79 on:** January 04, 2005, 01:35:50 PM

Yes, the pay was written in 1612, a 1613 performance started a fire that destroyed the GLobe. Your turn Malte.
Nick