1. In what year was the European Commission of Human Rights first established?

 
 
 
 
 

2. In which year did Henry VIII die?

 
 
 
 
 

3. In which century was The Black Death plague which killed a third of Europe’s population?

 
 
 
 
 

4. In what year did Britain’s Royal Naval Air Service and The Royal Flying Corps merge to form The Royal Air Force (RAF)?

 
 
 
 
 

5. Who was the first Tsar of Russia?

 
 
 
 
 

6. Who was the last British monarch personally lead his troops on the field?

 
 
 
 
 

7. In which year was Richard I (Richard The Lionheart) crowned King, aged just 31, following the death of his father, Henry II

 
 
 
 
 

8. King Henry VIII of England was 52 when he married his 6th wife, Catherine Parr, but how old was he when he married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon?

 
 
 
 
 

9. In what year was The Eiffel Tower officially opened by French premier Pierre Tirard?

 
 
 
 
 

10. When did ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro hand over power to his brother Raul, after 49 years in power?

 
 
 
 
 

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