QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH HISTORY.* Set to Candidates of whom "History" is required. No. 1. 1. Name in order the sovereigns of England who reigned between 1500 and 1600, and some of the most eminent men who flourished in the reign of each, stating very briefly for what they were famous. 2. For what events in English history are the following places remarkable :-Blenheim, Limerick, Lochleven Castle, Seringapatam, Algiers, Acre ? 3. Who were the following persons, and when did they flourish? Mention any circumstances of interest connected with them :Sir William Wallace, Thomas Cromwell, Lord Peterborough, Schomberg, Fairfax, Canning, Lord Cornwallis. 4. Write a short sketch of the life of any British admiral who flourished before the middle of the last century. 5. Give as complete a description as you can of one of Marlborough's battles, or of one of the battles of the Peninsular war. 6. In whose reign did the following events occur? Give a short account of each of them :-The Rebellion of 1715, the Pilgrimage of Grace, the Trial of Warren Hastings, the Treaties of Troyes and Ryswick. 7. Mention the most important provisions of the Act of Settlement, and of the Acts of Union, (1) between England and Scotland, and (2) between Great Britain and Ireland. 8. Trace the connexion by blood or marriage between George I. and James I., and between Mary Queen of England and Mary Queen of Scots. No. 2. 1. Name in order the sovereigns of England who reigned between 1600 and 1720, and some of the most eminent men who flourished in the reign of each, stating very briefly for what they were famous. 2. For what events in English history are the following places remarkable-Dunkirk, Pontefract, Minorca, Sluys, Albuera, St. Alban's, Santa Cruz, Carisbrook Castle? 3. Who were the following persons, and when did they flourish? Mention any circumstances of interest connected with them :John Baliol, Lord Anson, Judge Jeffreys, Chaucer, Sir William Temple, Sir R. Walpole, William Penn, Ireton. 4. Write a short sketch of the life of any British statesman who flourished between 1400 and 1500, or between 1700 and 1800. 5. On what occasions were the English successful, and on what unsuccessful, in the Peninsular war? * To all these papers the following notices were appended :-" In all cases dates should be given. N.B.-In all your exercises attention should be paid to orthography, handwriting, punctuation, grammar, and correctness of expression." The time allowed for each paper was 3 hours. 6. Mention the colonial possessions which have been added to the British Crown since the close of the American War of Independence; giving the dates, and very briefly the circumstances, of any such additions. 7. Give some account of the state of Ireland, and the events which took place there, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 8. In whose reign did the following events occur? Give a short account of each of them :-The Inventing of Printing and Gunpowder; the Battles of Langside and Malplaquet; the Organization of the Covenanters in Scotland; the Peaces of Utrecht and Aix-la-Chapelle. No. 3. 1. Name in order the sovereigns of England who reigned between 1400 and 1500, explaining fully the title to the throne, and sketching very briefly the character of each. 2. For what events in English history are the following places remarkable?-Bristol, the New Forest, Towton, Oxford, Oudenarde, Quebec, La Hogue. 3. Who were the following persons, and when did they flourish ? For what are they remarkable?-Lady Arabella Stuart, Sir Cloudesly Shovel, Prince Eugene, Pope Leo X., Simon de Montfort, John Knox, Spenser, Edmund Burke. 4. Write a short sketch of the life, character, and policy of any one British statesman who flourished in the reign either of Queen Elizabeth or of William III. 5. Mention the principal engagements which took place in the American War of Independence, and their results. 6. Give some account of the state of Scotland, and the events which took place there, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. 7. When and under what circumstances did England obtain possession of the following places :-Jamaica, Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Ceylon, Malta? 8. In whose reign did the following events occur? Give a short account of each of them :-The Fire of London; the Mutiny at the Nore; the Battles of Dunbar and Toulouse; the Institution of the Star Chamber; the Peaces of Troyes and Ryswick. No. 4. 1. Name in order the sovereigns of England who reigned between 1550 and 1650,'and some of the most eminent men who flourished in the reign of each, stating very briefly for what they were famous. 2. For what events in English history are the following places remarkable-Blenheim, Barnet, Corunna, Runymede ? 3. Who were the following persons, when did they flourish, and for what were they remarkable :-Sir William Wallace, Thomas Cromwell, the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Halifax, Canning, Milton. 4. In whose reign did the following events occur? Give a short account of each of them :-The Rebellion of 1745, Wat Tyler's Rebellion, the Spanish Armada. 5. For what events in English history are the following years remarkable ?-1066, 1314, 1356, 1420, 1783, 1815. Along with question 4 of No. 1. No. 5. 1. Name in order the sovereigns of England who reigned between 1450 and 1550, explaining fully the title to the throne, and sketching very briefly the character of each. 2. For what historical events are the following places remarkable ?— Bristol, Woodstock, Worcester, Basque-roads, Sedgemoor, Navarino, Limerick, Cabul. 3. Who were the following persons, when did they flourish, and for what are they remarkable ?-Lady Jane Grey, Blake, Edward Baliol, De Ruyter, Froissart, Sir Thomas Overbury, Lord Cornwallis, Milton, Sir Isaac Newton. 4. Who were the wives of the following Kings ?-John, Edward I., Edward III., Charles I., Charles II. Write a short sketch of the life and character of one of them. 5. Give some account of the state of Scotland, and the events which took place there, in the reign of Charles I. 6. When and under what circumstances did England acquire Wales, Ceylon, Newfoundland, Scinde, Quebec, British Guiana? 7. In whose reign did the following events occur? Give a short account of each of them :-The Abolition of Slavery; the Pilgrimage of Grace; the Battles of Bothwell Bridge and Wakefield; the Insurrection of Tyrone in Ireland; the Peaces of Utrecht, Versailles, and Bretigni. No. 6. 1. Name in order the sovereigns of England who reigned between 1100 and 1200, explaining fully the title to the throne, and sketching very briefly the character of each. 2. For what historical events are the following places remarkable ?— Woodstock, Worcester, Sedgemoor, Navarino, St. Jean d'Acre, Falkirk, Pomfret, Londonderry. 3. Who were the following persons, when did they flourish, and for what are they remarkable ?-Lady Jane Grey, Cardinal Beaton, Sir Thomas Overbury, Lord Cornwallis, Milton, Sir Isaac Newton, Sir T. More, Sir R. Walpole, Falkland, Bishop Bon ner. 4. Sketch briefly the leading events in the history of England from 1700 to 1750. 5. When and under what circumstances did England acquire Wales, Gibraltar, Newfoundland, Scinde, Quebec, Malta? 6. In whose reign did the following events occur? Give a short account of each of them :-The Pilgrimage of Grace; the Battles of Bothwell Bridge and Wakefield; the Insurrection of Tyrone in Ireland; the Peaces of Utrecht, Versailles, and Bretigni. Along with question 5 of No. 5. No. 7. 1. Name in order the sovereigns who sat on the English throne between 1400 and 1550, and show how each was related to his predecessor. 2. Sketch briefly the leading events in the history of England between 1650 and 1750. 3. State what you know of the following persons :-Canute, Admiral Byng, Hubert de Burgh, Lord North, Chaucer, Elizabeth Wydville, Lord Darnley, Bishop Latimer, Sir Thomas More, Horne Tooke. 4. For what events in English history are the following places remarkable :-Rochelle, Tewkesbury, Seringapatam, Walcheren, Pinkie, Lichfield? 5. Give some account of the outbreak of the American War of Independence, Wat Tyler's Rebellion, the Boulogne Flotilla, the Solemn League and Covenant. 6. Explain fully the terms benefit of clergy, mortmain, act of attain der. 7. Sketch briefly the life and character of Henry V., Marquis of Montrose, William Pitt. 8. Give some account of the history of the Reformation in Scotland. No. 8. The same as No. 7, with the substitution— In question 1 of "1450 and 1600," for “1400 and 1550.” No. 9. The same as No. 7, with the substitution In question 3 of "Lord E. Fitzgerald" for "Horne Tooke." In question 4 of "Killala" for "Pinkie." In question 7 of "Edmund Burke " for "William Pitt." In question 8 of "Ireland in the time of Cromwell" for "the No. 10. 1. Sketch briefly the leading events in the history of England between 1700 and 1800. 2. State what you know of the following persons :-Canute, Admiral Blake, Edgar Atheling, Lord North, Chaucer, Elizabeth Wydville, Lord Somers, Bishop Bonner, Sir Thomas More, Stephen Langton. 3. For what events in English history are the following places remarkable :-Marston Moor, Limerick, Seringapatam, Walcheren, Lichfield, Bothwell? 4. Give some account of the outbreak of the American War of Independence, the Solemn League and Covenant, the Pilgrimage of Grace, the signing of Magna Charta. 5. Sketch briefly the life and character of the Black Prince, Robert Bruce, Lord Bacon. Along with questions 1, 6, 8 of No. 7. No. 11. 1. Give a general sketch of the relations between England and Scotland before the Union. 2. Give a brief account of the reign of John. 3. What do you know of Cardinal Pole, Lord North, Simon de Montford, Sir W. Temple, Lord Howe, General Monk, Prince Rupert, Edward the Confessor, Judge Jeffreys, Lord Edward Fitzgerald? 4. At what times, and owing to what causes, has England been most active in planting colonies? 5. Give an account of some of the most important events which took place in India between 1800 and 1850. 6. Who were the husbands of the following Queens of England :— Margaret of Anjou, Catherine of Braganza, Caroline of Anspach, Eleanor of Castile ? Sketch briefly the character of each Queen. 7. What wars preceded the treaties of Utrecht, Troyes, Aix-laChapelle, Versailles? Give the principal articles of agreement. 8. Sketch the life and character of George III. Whom did he marry, and what family had he? 9. Give the terms of the Union between England and Ireland, and describe briefly the political state of affairs which preceded it. 10. What were the "Constitutions of Clarendon," "the Bill of Rights," "the Act of Uniformity," "the Test Act," and with what political struggles are they connected? No. 12. The same, with the substitution In question 3 of "Claverhouse, Cardinal Beaton," for "Judge For question 9 of the following:-" Sketch the history of the No. 13. The same as No. 11, with the substitutions In question 1 of "Ireland" for "Scotland;" In question 2 of "Henry V." for "John;" In question 3 of "Stephen Langton, Sir T. More, Montrose, In question 5 of "1750 and 1800" for "1800 and 1850;" In question 9 of " Scotland" for "Ireland." No. 14. 1. Give a brief account of the reign either of Henry II. or of James I. 2. Write a short account of the struggle between the King and the Parliament from the year 1642 to 1645 inclusive. |