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Other

27 answers | 65 clues
Should-Know (2)
Oliver Cromwell 6x 40.0% stumper $600 avg J:2 DJ:3 FJ:1
DJ $200 1994 When he died in 1658, his son Richard succeeded him as Lord Protector
DJ $600 1988 Poet John Milton served as Latin Secretary to this 1st "Lord Protector"
J $1,000 2024 Embalmers messed up the body after his 1658 death; in 1661 folks thought putting his head on a pole was a nice finishing touch
Margaret Thatcher 4x $500 avg DJ:4
DJ $200 1994 In 1979 Charles Haughey became Prime Minister of Ireland & she became PM of Great Britain
DJ $1,200 2018 In 1984 she narrowly escaped assassination as her hotel bathroom was destroyed by an IRA bomb
DJ $200 1992 In 1979, this person replaced James Callaghan as prime minister
Worth Knowing (25)
India 3 Henry VIII 3 Eton 3 the Falkland Islands 3 Disraeli 3 William & Mary 2 the Suez 2 the Spanish Armada 2 the Restoration 2 the Pope 2 the House of Lords 2 the Gunpowder Plot 2 the Domesday Book 2 Stuart 2 Queen Victoria 2 Jack the Ripper 2 Charles I 2 Alfred the Great 2 King William the Conqueror 2 Thomas à Becket 2 the corn laws 2 Pepys 2 Admiral Nelson 2 Bloody Mary 2 Balfour 2

Medieval

5 answers | 13 clues
Should-Know (1)
the Magna Carta 4x $450 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $200 1994 King John set his royal seal to this document on June 15, 1215
DJ $800 2004 This 1215 agreement placed the king under English law & limited his power
DJ $400 2018 Containing concessions by the king, this 13th c. document is one of the foundations of English & American law
Worth Knowing (4)
Canterbury 3 Windsor 2 Henry VII 2 Queen Elizabeth I 2

Ancient

2 answers | 5 clues
Worth Knowing (2)
Winston Churchill 3 Britannia 2
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