Across
- 1. What theologian, historian, and chronologist helped popularize the practice of dating events relative to the birth of Jesus Christ?
- 5. Which group propagated the views of the 14th-century theologian John Wycliffe, considered one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation in England?
- 6. British monarchs have frequently celebrated what occasion two different times a year?
- 8. Where did the popes spend much of the 14th century?
- 10. Which king of Scotland gained independence from English overlordship in 1189?
- 11. Which archbishop of Canterbury was burned at the stake for heresy during the Tudor period?
- 13. Which queen of England was known as “the Virgin Queen”?
- 14. Which principal adviser to Henry VIII was eventually executed, in 1540, for heresy and treason?
- 15. Which animals were frequently used to carry messages during World War I?
Down
- 2. Which king of England began his reign in 1042 and was eventually made a saint because of his reputation for piety?
- 3. Which of these innovations helped end World War I-style trench warfare?
- 4. Which English statesman and adviser to Henry VIII was the son of a butcher?
- 5. Which was the last country in Europe to convert officially to Christianity, in 1387?
- 7. Which of object is included in the crown jewels used in the coronation of British monarchs?
- 9. On the event that sparked World War I, The New York Times headline for June 29, 1914, was “HEIR TO AUSTRIA''S THRONE IS” what?
- 11. Members of what religion are expressly forbidden from becoming monarch of Britain?
- 12. After King Charles III, Prince William is next in line for the British throne. Who is after him?