Test your knowledge of medieval history!

Questions:

1. What medieval queen was repudiated by her husband the day after their wedding night?

2. What queen of Scotland was canonized in 1250?

3. What medieval king and queen were known as "The Catholic Monarchs"?

4. For which queen of England were the twelve "Eleanor Crosses" built?

5. For what medieval queen was a Cunard ocean liner named?

6. Richard the Lionheart was buried at Fontevraud Abbey in France. Where was Richard's heart buried?

7. What medieval queen was known as "John's Jezebel"?

8. Who was the first husband of Eleanor of Aquitaine?

9. Who was the King of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade?

1. Queen Ingeborg of Denmark was evicted from the royal palace by King Philip II of France the day after their wedding. *

2. Margaret, queen of Malcolm Canmor (Malcom III of Scotland).

3. King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile were called the Catholic Monarchs of Spain after their marriage in 1469. *

4. Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of King Edward I. *

5. Queen Berengaria of Navarre, wife of Richard I of England. *

6. King Richard's heart was buried at Rouen Cathedral in France.

7. Queen Isabella of Angoulême, who married King John of England in 1200. *

8. The first husband of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine was King Louis VII of France. (Her second husband was Henry II of England.) *

8. Guy de Lusignan held the title of King of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, 1189-1192.

* To read more about these queens, click their names to see their biographies.

To test yourself some more, click here to try our medieval quiz based on Queen Without a Country, the historical novel about Queen Bernegeria of Navarre.