Chapter 13: The Rise Of Modern Nations Flashcards
Who were the earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles?
Celts
Who were wondering poets? What is the greatest remaining Saxon poem?
Scops; Beowulf
Who is the missionary appointed by Pope Gregory the first in 596 to convert the anglo-Saxons to Roman Catholicism?
Augustine
Who became the first archbishop of Canterbury, the most influential church office in England?
Augustine
When did England officially accept Romanism?
664
What group of Vikings began to invade England in the mid 800s?
The Danes
Who is the first great king of England?
Alfred the great
Who is the danish king that became king in England, and was surprisingly popular with most Englishmen?
Canute the Dane
When was the Battle of Hastings?
1066
Who was known as William the Conqueror?
William, Duke of Normandy
What was known as the old assembly of nobles?
Witan
What body was composed only of chief vassals?
The great council
Who issued the Charter of Liberties and established the Exchequer?
Henry I
Who was first made king instead of Duke William?
Harold Godwin
Who began the Plantagenet line of Kings
Henry II
Who established common law and trial by jury in England?
Henry II
Who was the most hated king in English history?
John
Which king of France used John to take possession of most of England?
Philip Augustus
Who was the only person to ever have the title of Queen of France and of England?
Eleanor of Aquitaine
When and where was the Magna Carta signed and by who?
1215; Runnymede; John
What is a written plan, which sets up a form of government, and establishes its basic governing principles?
A constitution
Who called the first meeting of parliament?
Simon de Montfort
When was the first meeting of Parliament?
1265
Who created the model parliament?
Edward I
Who created the House of Lords and the House of Commons?
Edward III
Who is the national hero of Scotland?
Sir William Wallace
When was the 100 years war? Who fought in this war? Who was the fighter of the French?
1337-1453; England and France; Joan of arc
What three famous battles did England win?
Crécy; Poitiers; agincourt