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Life in the UK - British Citizen Ship > Early Britain > Flashcards

Early Britain Flashcards

1
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First people to live in Britain

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Hunter-Gatherers

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2
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Who where the hunter-gatherers

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First people in Britain

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3
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What period did hunter-gatherers lived in Britain

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Stone age

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4
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Who lived in Britain during the Stone Age

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Hunter-gatherers, first farmers

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5
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When did Britain completely separated from the continent

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About 10 000 years ago

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6
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What happened about 10 000 years ago

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Britain completely separated from the continent, by the charnel

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8
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What happened 6000 years ago

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First farmers arrived

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11
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When did the first farmers arrived in Britain

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6000 years ago

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13
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Where did the first farmers come from

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South east Europe

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14
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Who built Stonehenge

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First farmers

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15
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Name a prehistoric village, from the Stone Age

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Skara Brae

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16
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Where is Stonehenge

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Wiltshire county, England

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17
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What happened in 55 BC

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Julius Caesar led a unsuccessful Roman invasion of Britain

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18
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What happened in AD 43

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Emperor Claudius led a new Roman invasion

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19
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When did Emperor Claudius led a new Roman invasion

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AD 43

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20
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When did the Roman succeed invading Britain

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During Emperor Claudius invasion, AD 43

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21
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Who was Boudicca

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Queen of the Iceni, a tribal leader

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22
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Name a tribal leader who fought the Roman invasion in AD 43

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Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni

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23
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Where did Boudicca fought the Roman invasion

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Eastern England

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24
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Who has a statue on Westminster bridge, London

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Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni

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25
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Who was the ancestors of the Scottish people

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The Picts

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26
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Who built a wall in the north of England

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Emperor Hadrian

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27
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Why was the Hadrian wall built

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To keep the Picts out

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28
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Was Scotland ever conquered by the Roman

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No

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29
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Name two forts in Hadrian wall

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Forts of Housesteads and forts vindolanda

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30
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Name a UNESCO world heritage site, built by Roman conquest

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Hadrian’s wall

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31
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How long did the Roman stayed in Britain

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400 years

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32
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What did the Roman built

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Roads, public building, structured of law, and introduce new plants and animals

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33
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When did the first Christian communities began to appear n Britain

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3rd and 4th centuries AD

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34
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Who began to appear in Britain during 3rd and 4th century

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First Christian communities

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35
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When did the Roman army left Britain

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AD 410

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36
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Why did the Roman Army left in AD 410

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To defend other part of the empire

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37
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Who invaded Britain after the Roman left

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The Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons

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38
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Who was the Jutes, the Angles and the Saxons

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Tribes from Northern Europe

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39
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When was the anglo-saxon kingdoms established

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By about AD 600

40
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Where was the anglo-saxon kingdoms established

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Mainly in what is now England

41
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Name the burial place of one of the anglo-saxon kings

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Sutton Hoo, modern Suffolk

42
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What is in Sutton Hoo, modern Suffolk

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The burial place of a anglo-saxon king

43
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Who is St Patrick

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A Christian missionaries, patron saint of Ireland

44
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Who is St Augustine

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The first Archbishop of Canterbury

45
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Who is the first Archbishop of Canterbury

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St Augustine

46
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Who is the patron saint of Ireland

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St Patrick

47
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Who founded a monastery on the island of Iona

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St Columba

48
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Where is the island of Iona

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Off the coast of Scotland

49
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What did St Columba do

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Founded a monastery on the island of Iona

50
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Who came to Britain during the Anglo-Saxon period

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Christian missionaries

51
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Who spread Christianity in the north of Britain

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Irish missionaries

52
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Who spread Christianity in the south of Britain

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St Augustine’s missionaries

53
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Which famous missionary came from Rome

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St Augustine

54
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Where did St Augustine come from

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Rome

55
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What is Stonehenge

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A special gathering space for seasonal ceremonies

56
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What is Skara Brae

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Prehistoric village from the Stone Age

57
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Where is Skara Brae

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Orkney, off Scotland’s north coast

59
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Julius Caesar led a unsuccessful Roman invasion when

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55 BC

60
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When did the Vikings first visit Britain

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AD 789

61
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Who came to Britain in AD 789

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The Vikings

62
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Where did the Vikings came from

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Denmark, Norway and Sweden

63
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Why did the Viking first came to Britain

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Raid coastal towns and take away goods and slaves

64
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Where did the Vikings form their first communities

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In the East of England and Scotland

65
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Who defeated the Vikings

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The anglo-saxon in England, United under king Alfred

66
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Who did king Alfred defeated

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The Vikings

67
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What is Danelaw

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An area in the east and north of England, where Viking invaders stayed

68
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What is the name of the area, in Britain, where the Viking invades stayed

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Danelaw

69
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Give examples of place names, in Danelaw, which come from the Viking language

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Grimsby, Scunthorpe

70
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Who was the first Danish king in England

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Cnut, also called Canute. King of England Denmark and Norway

71
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Who ruled England during the Vikings invasion

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Mostly the anglo-saxon

72
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Who was Kenneth MacAlpin

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The first one king of Scotland

73
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Who was the first king of Scotland

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Kenneth MacAlpin

74
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Why did Scotland unite under on king

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The threat of attack by Vikings

75
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Who defeated, Harold, the Saxon king of England

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William, the duke of Normandy

76
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What happened in 1066

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William, duke of Normandy invaded and defeated Harold , Saxon king of England

77
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Which battle toke place in 1066

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The Battle of Hastings

78
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What happened at the battle of Hasting

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Harold, Saxon king of England, was defeated and killed

79
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What is another name for William, Duke of Normandy

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William the conqueror

80
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What commemorate the Battle of Hasting

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The Bayeux tapestry, a great piece of embroidery (70 metres long)

81
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What was the last successful foreign invasion of England

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The Normand conquest

82
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What did the Normand conquest led to

A

Many governmental and social structures changes in England

83
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Who used Normand French

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The ruling class

84
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What influenced the development of the English language as we know it today

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Normand French

85
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Who else did the Normand invade

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Wales, the Welsh gradually won the territory back

86
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Who won their territory back from the Normand

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The Welsh

87
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What is the Domesday book

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a book drawing up lists of all of the towns and villages, people who lived there, who owned the land and the animals

88
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What gives a picture of society in England just after Norman conquest

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The Domesday book

89
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What did William ask for in 1081

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A survey of the land and people in England, called the Domesday book

90
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What is the Domesday book

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A great survey of England, commissioned by William 1, the conqueror, in 1081

91
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When was the battle of Hasting

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1066

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