History for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions (for the June 2022 exams)

Gavin Hannah was educated at West Bromwich Grammar School, the University of Birmingham, St John's College, Cambridge, and Kellogg College, Oxford. After teaching in public schools, he was appointed Head of History at Summer Fields school in 1983, where he remained for thirty years, seeing hundreds of students through their Scholarships and Common Entrance examinations. As Director of Studies, he established many of the academic systems which remain in place today. He was also responsible for the professional development of many younger colleagues. During his career, he has examined history at A Level and inspected schools. His publications include books and articles on the history of West Bromwich, Hereforedshire, Dorset and Oxfordshire. In 1988, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Above all, he was very proud of his Honorary OS tie. Sadly, Gavin passed away in 2016.

Section A: Evidence questions - Medieval realms: Britain 1066-1485


1: The Norman Conquest
2: The First Crusade, 1095-99
3: Richard the Lionheart
4: Archbishop Becket
5: King John, 1199-1216
6: The Black Death, 1348-50
7: Henry V, 1413-22
8: Women in medieval society
9: Richard III, 1483-85


Section B: Evidence questions - The making of the United Kingdom: 1485-1750


10: Henry VII, 1485-1509
11: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
12: Henry VIII and the English Reformation, 1529-40
13: Mary I and Lady Jane Grey
14: Mary I
15: Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart
16: The Causes for the English Civil War
17: The execution of Charles I
18: The Plague of London, 1665
19: The Fire of London, 1666
20: John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
21: The Jacobite Rebellion, 1745


Section C: Evidence questions - Britain and Empire: 1750-1914


22: The causes of the American War of Independence, 1763-76
23: The Transport Revolution
24: The Great Reform Bill, 1832
25: The Chartists
26: The Crimean War, 1854-56
27: The Indian Mutiny, 1857
28: Slavery
29: Public health
30: The Suffragettes


Section D: Essay questions - 1066-1914