Test 37 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 37 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 37 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.
Life in the UK Test 37
When did William of Orange invade England to proclaim himself king?
Correct Answer: 1688
William of Orange invaded England in 1688 in what became known as the Glorious Revolution. Invited by Protestant nobles who feared a Catholic succession, William landed in Devon on 5 November 1688 with a Dutch army. King James II fled to France without a fight.
In 1689, William and his wife Mary II (James's Protestant daughter) were crowned as joint monarchs. They accepted the Bill of Rights (1689), which established the principle of Parliamentary sovereignty — a cornerstone of the British constitution that confirmed Parliament's supremacy over the monarch.