1. Who was the first Roman emperor?

2. Which of these kings has an epithet that is derived from a word meaning “bad counsel”?

3. Who became king of England after his rival for the throne was killed in battle, reputedly shot through the eye with an arrow?

4. Which king preserved the political ties between England and Normandy that William the Conqueror had established?

5. Which king’s reign, from 1154 to 1189, was marred by his personal quarrels with Thomas Becket and his own wife and sons?

6. Which king of England led the country into the Hundred Years’ War with France?

7. What was Oliver Cromwell's title at the time he ruled England?

8. Which Ottoman leader captured Constantinople and expanded the empire into Anatolia and the Balkans?

9. What did the emperor Shah Jahān build to immortalize his favourite wife?

10. Who was the last of the great kings of Assyria, reigning from 668 to 627 BCE?

11. Which medieval emperor faced a revolt of his sons at the “Field of Lies” in 833?