UK History A-Z

Spanish fleet which set sail on Philip II's order to invade England in 1588

This enterprise ruled British colonial possessions in South Asia

Scottish steel magnate who paved the way for steel to replace wrought iron

St. George is to England as St. Andrew is to Scotland as St. _____ is to Wales

She was Queen between 1533 and 1603, sponsoring the arts and the last of the Tudors

Englishman who attempted to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605

This British King was remembered for losing the colonies, and his mind

England has had 8 of these, and the UK has had 3, including the ___ of Stuart, Tudor, Hanover, and Windsor

This island was invaded by the Anglo-Saxons in 1169, and Henry VIII would be its king

Scottish King who went on to rule with two numbers in his name

Queen Elizabeth II faced the Mau Mau Rebellion in this East African country (a colony at the time) from 1952 to 1960

British war hero who lost his life in the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805

Crown Dependency which was conquered by England in 1341 (Isle of ___)

Group of Scandinavian-French invaders led by William, who defeated Harold Godwinson in 1066, introducing Romance terms to the English language

Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1658

Puritan settlers would name the first English settlement in New England for this city in Devon that they came from

Medicine which fought against malaria, unfortunately opening the way for British colonization in Africa

English city that would give its name to one of the most popular modern sports

This writ'r wouldst f'rev'r changeth the english language

Who was the Iron Lady?

This protectorate rich with oil would gain its independence from the UK in 1971

Egomaniac who reigned as Empress of the United Kingdom and India

Scottish freedom fighter whose life was dramatized in Braveheart

This element was discovered in 1898 by William Ramsay and Morris Travers

Enemies of the Lancasters in the War of the Roses, becoming the winners

After Southern Rhodesia gained its independence from the British in 1980, what name did it take?