'B' British History Quiz

'B' British History

Can you pick the correct answer to these questions about British history that all begin with 'B?

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  1. King William III defeated the deposed King James II at which battle fought in Ireland in 1690?
  2. The English explorer and linguist who made a pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca and Medina in disguise 1851-53 was Richard Francis ___?
  3. The 19th century inventor and mechanical engineer who built a 'Difference engine' beginning 1822, recognized as the first mechanical computer, was Charles ___?
  4. John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough marched his army from Cologne to southern Bavaria and won an overwhelming victory over the army of Louis XIV at which battle in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession?
  5. The Victorian poet who wrote 'How do I love thee?' and 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' was Elizabeth Barrett ___?
  6. The woman who co-founded the Salvation Army in 1865 along with her husband William was Catherine ___?
  7. The four times married mother of King Henry VII was Margaret ___?
  8. The painter and poet 1757–1827 who wrote 'The Tyger' and the words to the anthem 'Jerusalem' was William ___?
  9. The Baptist preacher who wrote 'The Pilgrim's Progress' in 1678 and the hymn 'To Be a Pilgrim' in 1684 was John ___?
  10. The Belfast woman who discovered the first radio pulsars beginning 1967 was Jocelyn Bell ___?
  11. The Admiral executed in 1757 during the Seven Years' War for 'failing to do his utmost' in preventing Minorca falling to the French was John ___?
  12. The English inventor of the important 19th century process in making steel easier, quicker, and cheaper to manufacture was Henry ___?
  13. The Victorian civil engineer who built 82 miles of underground brick main sewers and 1,100 miles of street sewers in London following the 'Great Stink' of 1858 was Joseph ___?
  14. The 'Thin Red Line' of Sutherland Highlanders repulsed a Russian cavalry charge at which battle of 1854 during the Crimean War?
  15. The Scots author of 'The Thirty-Nine Steps' who became Governor General of Canada 1935-40 was John ___?
  16. The Duke of Wellington ordered three frontal attacks overnight that killed 4,800 Allied soldiers during the ultimately successful siege of which Spanish city in 1812 during the Peninsula War?
  17. The motor vehicle manufacturer whose company was taken over by Rolls-Royce in 1931 was Walter ___?
  18. The Welsh Labour party Minister for Health who founded the National Health Service in 1948 was Aneurin ___?
  19. The naturalist and botanist who accompanied James Cook to Australia in 1770 collecting many plant species new to science and was President of the Royal Society 1778–1820 was Joseph ___?
  20. The 'Lords Ordainer' Thomas, Earl of Lancaster was executed after the barons rebellion against King Edward II was defeated at which battle of 1322?
  21. In which battle, also known as the battle of Pilleth, did Owain Glyndŵr Prince of Wales defeat the invading army of Henry IV in 1402?