Royal bones How much do you know about the history of the british monarchy? Test your wits here.... Hisame published on June 10, 2012 Stacked 1/10 Which King had an daughter who drowned? Canute Edward VII Henry I 2/10 What did Elizabethan women do to follow Elizabeth I in terms of fashion? They knocked their teeth out and wore wooden false teeth like the Queen They blackened their teeth to imitate the Queen whose teeth where black and rotten They dyed their hair red, cropped it short and wore a red fright wig 3/10 Edward VIII caused a scandal when he abdicated the throne to marry a divorced woman, but he wasn't the first monarch to do so - can you name the other King who married what we would term as a "divorced" woman? Henry VIII Henry II George III 4/10 The royal malady of porphyria developed most famously in George III but can you name his little known descendant who was also found to be a sufferer? Charlotte of Saxe-Meningen Princess Marie Louise Princess Beatrice, Duchess of Galliera 5/10 What caused William of Orange to lie down in the mud of the riverbank during the Battle of the Boyne? His horse reared and threw him badly His wig getting shot off and causing a head injury An asthma attack 6/10 During the 1st World War the royal family had to change its name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor but can you name the two other proposed names? Hint: 2 choices Whettin Waldegrave Whipper Wenslas 7/10 Who did the Queen christened as "Alexandrina Guelph" grow up to be? Queen Charlotte Queen Victoria Queen Caroline 8/10 Katherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII, has been credited with bringing what two things to England? Hint: 2 choices Lace making The Box Hedge Tea The Fork The salad 9/10 During his investiture as Prince of Wales which Prince insisted his mother carry him everywhere? Edward VII Prince Arthur Tudor Prince Charles 10/10 And finally please name which of Victoria's daughters said that "Mama in't too unwell to open Parliament, only unwilling" Hint: 1 choice Louise Vicky Alice
