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Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an Uncommon card
Henry St. John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke was a British Tory politician and philosopher.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 150
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 32,000
Power 150 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was ______ for treason but reversed course and was allowed to return to England in 1723.
Answer
attainted. He was attainted for treason but reversed course and was allowed to return to England in 1723. From the Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Bolingbroke supported the Jacobite rebellion of ____, which sought to overthrow the new king George I. Escaping to France, he became foreign minister for the Jacobite pretender James Francis Edward Stuart.
Answer
1710s. Bolingbroke supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, which sought to overthrow the new king George I. Escaping to France, he became foreign minister for the Jacobite pretender James Francis Edward Stuart. From the Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Predrag Danilović. Predrag Danilović 80 · History of Cyprus 77 · Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 74 · Callimachus 70 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was a leader of the Tories, and supported the Church of England politically despite his antireligious views and opposition to theology.
- Bolingbroke supported the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, which sought to overthrow the new king George I. Escaping to France, he became foreign minister for the Jacobite pretender James Francis Edward Stuart.
- He was attainted for treason but reversed course and was allowed to return to England in 1723.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke article was read about 32,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Leon JacksonUncommon · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 77
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : attributed to Unknown French artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
