Question
John Milton refuted a book attributed to this author point-by-point in Eikonoklastes. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this author who allegedly wrote the pious diary Eikon Basilike. This ruler's death was preceded by Pride's Purge, in which some members of Parliament were blocked from entering the House of Commons.
ANSWER: Charles I [or Charles Stuart; prompt on Charles; prompt on Stuart]
[10e] Some attribute the Eikon Basilike to John Gauden, who claimed to have written it shortly after this 1660 event in which the Stuart monarch was reinstated under Charles II.
ANSWER: English Restoration [or Stuart Restoration]
[10h] Like Charles I, this man was posthumously executed after the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury. This rebel against Henry Bolingbroke was nicknamed for his quickness in battle.
ANSWER: Henry Percy [or Harry Hotspur]
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Summary
Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
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2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 42 | 10.48 | 50% | 41% | 14% |