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Take Lorna's quiz to find out which Medieval king you are most like! Keep a note of your answers work out your medieval monarch mirror-image below...
Quiz!
1.聽聽 聽The previous king has just died, how good is your claim to the throne?
A)聽聽 聽I鈥檓 the eldest son of the previous king, 26 years old with a military career and respected by the army. So pretty good!
B)聽聽 聽I鈥檓 the grandson of the Former King, which is still a better claim than my uncles have with my father dead. I鈥檓 only a child so I have a council that will do the actual ruling for me.
C)聽聽 聽My mother fought a civil war against the former King resulting in an agreement that her son (me) would be the next king on his death.
D)聽聽 聽I鈥檝e just fought a civil war and won鈥� the former King isn鈥檛 dead鈥et.
2.聽聽 聽As a successful monarch you need to get married and have an heir. Where are you with that?
A)聽聽 聽I鈥檓 already married, and we have a son.
B)聽聽 聽I鈥檝e been married but my wife died of plague before we could have any children. I鈥檓 now remarried but my wife is only 6 years old鈥�
C)聽聽 聽I鈥檓 married to an amazing woman who owns expansive land in France, and we have three sons. Am hoping that isn鈥檛 going to be a problem when they get older.
D)聽聽 聽Had a super sexy secretive marriage to one less-than-aristocratic Elizabeth Woodville, we have 10 children and for bonus points I鈥檝e got at least three illegitimate children.
3.聽聽 聽Do you see yourself as a religious person?
A)聽聽 聽I鈥檓 currently on crusade. So yeah.
B)聽聽 聽I was appointed to be the King by God, everything comes from God, so I鈥檓 basically the next best thing from God.
C)聽聽 聽I think so but I鈥檓 having some problems with Thomas Beckett- does anyone have any ideas how to deal with it?
D)聽聽 聽I鈥檝e been to church but have been very busy recently, with the civil war.
4.聽聽 聽A civil war is on the horizon, how do you react?
A)聽聽 聽I haven鈥檛 had any problems while being the King but I鈥檝e been busy in France so am battle ready if there is a problem.
B)聽聽 聽I鈥檓 the King, and no one would dare to start a civil war while I鈥檓 the King. The peasants tried it when I was 14 and I handled it very well.
C)聽聽 聽My wife has threatened this, but I think she is kidding鈥�
D)聽聽 聽I started the civil war. The former King was ineffective and we need strong stable leadership - I won by the way.
5.聽聽 聽What would you like the legacy of your reign to be remember as?
A)聽聽 聽I have a son to continue the dynasty, I have secured the crown of France and have brought a stable peace across England. My legacy would be for this to continue.
B)聽聽 聽My piety to God, the artwork, and buildings I have commissioned!
C)聽聽 聽My law courts, the lands I have secured from southern France all the way to Scotland etc鈥�
D)聽聽 聽I have ended the Wars of the Roses, hopefully I鈥檒l reign long enough to do great things!
Answers!
Mostly A鈥檚 - You are Henry V.
Cry God for Harry, England and St George! You are perfectly positioned to be a successful king- tall, handsome (apart from a battle wound on your right cheek, but that鈥檚 ok all portraits can be done from the left!), well liked, religious, a fantastic military commander.
Henry V reigned between 1413-1422, a relatively short reign in which he won recognition as a military commander and ultimately died after contracting dysentery. His legacy has been greatly influenced by Shakespeare and he is linked with British identity because of this.
Mostly B鈥檚 - You are Richard II.
Your power comes from God and don鈥檛 you know it! You are above everyone, no one can argue with you because you are the next best thing from God himself! Culture has blossomed in your Kingdom under your reign, and you are the patron to the grandfather of English Literature himself, Geoffrey Chaucer.
Richard II became King at 10 years old, during his reign of 22 years (1377-1399) he witness political turmoil, the peasant鈥檚 revolt, and war in France. His attitudes on absolute monarchy ultimately lead to his downfall and he was deposed by Henry IV in 1399.
Mostly C鈥檚 - You are Henry II.
Patron of art, of the principles of law in the English courts, religious, statesman, successful in both marriage and with many male heirs- is there anything you can鈥檛 do?! Just don鈥檛 mention your old friend, Thomas Beckett, to your knights when he is annoying you鈥�
Henry II (reigned 1154-1189) was the son of Empress Matilda and her second husband Geoffrey Plantagenet and was the first King in the Plantagenet line. His reign saw the Kingdom of England rule lands that stretched from the Pyrenees to the Scottish border. He oversaw changes in the law system of England which saw more power given to local courts and in civil law. He is however best known for the altercation he had with Thomas Beckett and Beckett鈥檚 subsequent murder and his falling out with his three sons and his wife.
Mostly D鈥檚 - You are Edward IV.
You like to live in the moment, live fast, win battles, and have many children with your wife. Your claim to the throne may be complicated but that doesn鈥檛 stop you in drawing the Wars of the Roses to a close. Plus, you have many sons just in case you die and your brother Richard will look after them鈥�
Edward IV (reigned 1461-1470, 1471-1483) was one of the central kings in the Wars of the Roses and deposed Henry VI. After winning the crown his court was known for being 鈥渢he most splendid in Christendom鈥� but not much is known past the civil war period as Edward died in 1483 and left his young son Edward V in the care of his brother, the then Duke of Gloucester, better known to us as Richard III.