19 Terms
Contributors in British history
British history
House of Plantagenet
History; British history
The House of Plantagenet was a royal house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. There were eight Plantagenet monarchs over the 245 year history and the family name ...
House of York
History; British history
The House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. Three of its members became kings of England: Edward IV, Edward V and Richard III. The end of the house dynasty came when ...
House of Lancaster
History; British history
The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. Three of its members became kings of England: Henry IV, Henry V and Henry VI. The end of the house dynasty came when ...
Tudor dynasty
History; British history
The Tudor dynasty, or House of Tudor, was a European royal house of Welsh origin that ruled the Kingdom of England from 1485 to 1603. In all, there were five Tudor monarchs and the line came to an ...
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
History; British history
The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a royal house of several European monarchies currently reigning in Belgium and the United Kingdom. In the UK there have been five monarchs from this dynasty, ...
Battle of Talana Hil
History; African history
The Battle of Talana Hill, or Battle of Glencoe, was the first battle of the Second Boer War between the British Empire and the South African Republic on 20 October 1899. A frontal attack by British ...
Loch Ness Monster
History; British history
The Loch Ness Monster (Scottish Gaelic: Niseag) is a cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, ...
