Statistics for British History by Letter - P

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  • This quiz has been taken 471 times
    (282 since last reset)
  • The average score is 8 of 18

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
Patron saint who was taken as a slave from Ireland where he would later return as a man of godSt Patrick
95%
Jane Austen novel following the life and character of Elizabeth BennetPride and Prejudice
75%
England signs an alliance with this nation, believed to be the oldest still in practicePortugal
68%
Group of Celtic speaking people who lived in Northeast Scotland and found conflict with both the Romans and VikingsPicts
61%
A watershed moment in the history of Ireland, the failure of this crop and the response by the British government led to a collapse of the population that has still hasn't recoveredPotato
59%
London street believed to have been where the Great Fire of London beganPudding Lane
58%
Husband of Mary I whose marriage brought into question the customs of marriage and inheritance held at the timePhilip of Spain
52%
Royal house brought to an end by the War of the RosesPlantagenet
51%
Diarist whose first hand accounts gave great insight into a number of key events of the mid 17th centurySamuel Pepys
49%
Politician who founded the Metropolitan Police ForceRobert Peel
46%
Debut novel of Charles Dickens published in issueThe Pickwick Papers
46%
Uprising led by Wat Tyler against increased taxation and the common practice of serfdom during the aftermath of the Black DeathPeasant's Revolt
41%
One of the founding members of Britain's suffragette movementEmmeline Pankhurst
39%
World's first adhesive postage stamp issued during the reign of Queen VictoriaPenny Black
39%
English settlers who sailed from Plymouth bound for North AmericaPilgrim Fathers
28%
Event in which 18 people where killed when the household cavalry charged on a Manchester crowd protesting reform to parliamentary representationPeterloo Massacre
18%
Greek merchant explorer that produced the first written record of the inhabitants of Great BritainPytheas
6%
Roman General who defeated Boudica's rebellionGaius Suetonius Paulinus
4%

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