With two exceptions, 2 and 29 (who was a different kind of King), the answers are all Kings or Queens of all or part of what is now England, or their consorts. Some questions have more than one correct answer; a point for each. Some of the attributes are either fictional or mythical.

The quiz raised £53.50 which all went to the Cafod Africa Appeal, as the prizes were donated anonymously. However, only sets of answers were supplied. The number of entrants answering each question correctly is given in curly brackets{}. As several questions had multiple correct answers, tha maximumm possible score was 58. Scores were: Mason 47 Pat Markham 41 Marie Ziecker 40 Sue Invernizzi 37 Delia Bull 36 John Gulliver 17 (Without reference to books, Internet or others)

1. According to '1066 and all That', who succeeded King Richard II ? Henry IV, Part I No mark unless 'Part I' included {2} 2. How many Henrys were crowned King of England ? Nine. Henry II's son was crowned in his father's lifetime, but pre-deceased him.{3} 3. In Macbeth, there is a reference to King Edward of England; which Edward ? Macbeth, III, vi {5} 4. 'The Catte, the Ratte, and Lovell our dogge Rulyth all England under a Hog' Who was the Hog ? Richard III {5} 5. Which of Henry VIII's wives died during or immediately following childbirth ? {6}, {1}. Catherine Parr married Lord Thomas Seymour soon after Henry VIII's death 6. Which of Henry VIII's wives fell victim to the Tower axe ? . Not , who was decapitated with a sword {5} 7. Which of Henry VIII's wives outlived all the others ? {2} Anne of Cleves 8. Which Queen did not over-indulge in beer ? Anne of Cleves. See Churchill's History of the English Speaking Peoples. Included in the description by the English Ambassador in Cleves {0} 9. Which Queen had the most fingers ? Anne Boleyn. Widely reported, but not true.{5} 10. Which Queen never visited England ? Berengaria. Richard I's Queen {3} 11. Who built a dyke? Offa {6} 12. Who burnt London ? Boudicca {4} 13. Who burnt the cakes ? Alfred {6} 14. Who died of a surfeit of lampreys ? Henry I {5} 15. Who died in Jerusalem ? Henry IV See Henry IV, Part II, Act IV, scene v. It had been foretold that he would die in Jerusalem, but it was the Jerusalem Chamber. {3} 16. Who fell victim to a little gentleman in black velvet ? William III, who was mortally injured when his horse tripped over a molehill. Hence the Jacobite toast. {6} 17. Who had 'The Heart and Stomach of a King' ? Speech at Tilbury (1588) {6} 18. Who is celebrated on May 25th ? Charles II. It is known as Oak-apple Day {2} 19. Who is proverbially deceased ? Anne. Proverb Queen Anne's dead {3} 20. Who learnt English, starting with the word 'hand' ? Katharine Henry V's queen. See Henry V, III, iv {1} 21. Who lived the longest ? The Queen Mother {1} 22. Who 'never smiled' for the last 15 years of their life.? Henry I, following the death of his only son in the White Ship disaster {0} 23. Who offered a large amount for a mount ? Richard III 'A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse' {6} 24. Who 'ought never to have occurred' ? George the Third Ought never to have occurred One can only wonder At so grotesque a blunder E.C.Bentley {4} 25. Who outlived their successor ? Edward VIII {3}, James II {1} When setting the questions I missed James II, who outlived 'and Mary', but not William; had I spotted it, I would have rephrased the question. 26. Who referred to their uncle as 'time-honoured Lancaster'? Richard II. Opening line of Richard II {4} 27. Who said of the Plantagenets, 'From the Devil we sprang, and to the Devil we shall go' ? Richard I {5} 28. Who said 'When I dead and opened, you shall find 'Calais' lying in my heart' ? Mary Tudor {5} 29. Whose chief defect was chewing little bits of string ? Henry King Hilaire Belloc, Cautionary tales The chief defect of Henry King Was chewing little bits of string {5} 30. Whose Jewel is in the Ashmolean ? Alfred {5} 31. Whose soubriquet was 'Lackland' ? John {5} 32. Whose soubriquet was 'Oc e No' ? Richard I {5} 33. Who succeeded their brother-in-law ? Anne {4} 34. Who succeeded their half-sibling, and were in turn succeeded by their half-sibling ? Harthacnut {0}, Mary Tudor {3} 35. Whose two predecessors and two successors had a parent who was decapitated ? Charles I {2} 36. Who tested the proverb 'Time and Tide wait for no Man'? Cnut {6} 37. Who was canonised ? Edmund {0}, Edward the Martyr {0}, Edward the Confessor {6} Edmund is of course buried in Bury St Edmunds 38. Who was crowned on Ascension Day ? John {5} 39. Who was found by Blondel ? Richard I {6} 40. Who was given the title Fidei Defensor by the Pope ? Henry VIII {6} 41. Who was 'in infant bands crowned King' ? Henry VI Henry V, epilogue {4} 42. Who was kissed by Samuel Pepys ? Katherine de Valois Despite being dead for over 200 years! {4} 43. Who was known as 'The English Justinian'? Edward I {5} 44. Who was last to be styled King of France ? George III {3} 45. Who was not amused ? Victoria {6} 46. Who was previously Queen of France ? {1} 47. Who was recently re-interred ? Richard III {6} 48. Who was succeeded in turn by three of their children ? Edward the Elder {0}, Henry VIII {5} 49. Who was the 'Flanders Mare' ? Anne of Cleves {6} 50. Who were depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry ? Edward the Confessor {3}, Harold II {6}, William I {5}