7. Normans and Plantagenets

Question 1

What is the difference between feudalism in Europe and the one in Norman England?

Answer 1

In Norman England, the lowest sub-tenant also swore loyality to the king (not only to his tenant)

Question 2

When did the Norman conquest/invasion begin?

Answer 2

1066

Question 3

Who are the Normans?

Answer 3

Vikings who settled in Normandy

Question 4

Three successors to the throne in 1066:

Answer 4

-Harold Godwinson (earl of Wessex)
-Harold Hardrada -king od Norway
-William the Bastard/Conqueror -duke of Normandy

Question 5

Which successor did the Pope bless?

Answer 5

William the Bastard/Conqueror

Question 6

The end of the Viking age was due to a battle called…

Answer 6

The Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066)

Question 7

Battle of Hastings (year+who won)

Answer 7

1066,
Normans WON

Question 8

What happened to the 3 successors? -Harold Godwinson

Answer 8

-killed in the battle of Hastings (1066)

Question 9

What happened to the 3 successors? -William the Conqueror:

Answer 9

Crowned king of England in 1066

Question 10

The Norman royal dynasty meant that… (name 2)

Answer 10

-Kings of England = dukes of Normandy
-England involved in French politics

Question 11

Bayeux Tapestry is…

Answer 11

a comic strip depicting the Norman Conquest

Question 12

Politics of William the Conqueror:

Answer 12

-feudalism
-a separate judicial system and a separate common law
-castles

Question 13

Domesday Book is…

Answer 13

a survey of property

Question 14

Division of Wales:

Answer 14

-Marchia Walllia -controlled
-Wallia Pura (Proper Wales) -independent

Question 15

Who were the upper and lower class in Norman England?

Answer 15

-Normans -upper
-Anglo-Saxons -lower

Question 16

Languages of Norman England:

Answer 16

-Anglo-Norman (Norman French)
-English
-Latin

Question 17

When was Norman French used?

Answer 17

Upper classes, royal court, law courts

Question 18

When was English used?

Answer 18

unwritten dialect, middle and low classes

Question 19

When was Latin used?

Answer 19

The language of the Catholic Church

Question 20

Constitutions of Clarendon (1164) -explain

Answer 20

Clerks who commited crimes were judged by the church, but punishe by the royal court

Question 21

The first English colony (1170):

Answer 21

The Pale around Dublin (1170)

Question 22

Henry II invades Ireland and establishes…

Answer 22

The Lordship of Ireland (1172-1541)

Question 23

Which king lost Normandy?

Answer 23

John the Lackland

Question 24

First Barons’ War (years)

Answer 24

1215-1217

Question 25

Why did the First Barons’ War start? (1215-1217)

Answer 25

John’s Lackland attempt to recapture Normandy caused severe taxes

Question 26

The most important document in English history:

Answer 26

Magna Carta Libertatum (1215)

Question 27

Magna Carta Libertatum (1215) -name 4:

Answer 27

-protection of church rights
-no sentence without a trial
-limitations on feudal payments
-council of 25 barons

Question 28

First limitation of King’s power by law:

Answer 28

Magna Carta Libertatum (1215)

Question 29

Who ruled England during the First Barons’ War?

Answer 29

John the Lackland, Henry III

Question 30

Reasons for the Second Barons’ War (1258-1265),
name 3:

Answer 30

-Henry III’s ambition
-royal control of treasury
-taxes

Question 31

In 1258 the barons make Henry III grant the…

Answer 31

Provisions of Oxford (1258)

Question 32

First document written in English (since the Norman Conquest):

Answer 32

Provisions of Oxford (1258)

Question 33

Battle of Lewes -1264, results:

Answer 33

-Henry III dethroned
-creation of the parliament

Question 34

Henry III (his life in short):

Answer 34

-Second Barons’ War (1258-65)
-Provisions of Oxford (1258)
-dethronisation (1264)
-back to the throne (1265)