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From the Heptarchy to the Norman conquest Flashcards

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What was the Heptarchy?

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the division of Anglo-Saxon Britain into seven independent kingdoms

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When did the Heptarchy period start?

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7th century

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Who were the Vikings?

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raiders from Scandinavia

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Where did the Vikings come from?

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Scandinavia/Denmark, Norway and Sweden

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When did Viking raids start in Britain?

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between the 8th and the 9th century

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Who united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms against the Vikings?

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King Alfred the Great

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How was Alfred the Great called?

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the King of Anglo-Saxons?

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What was King Alfred the Great’s main political aim?

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building an English state

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What did King Alfred the Great improve and/or create?

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army and fleet/culture and education/Christian religion/building of towns/establishment of English law

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What was king Edward known for?

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his military campaigns/being a war leader/encouraging the writing of the Anglo-Saxons’ Chronicles

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Who finished the conquest and unification of all Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?

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King Athelstan (Edward’s son/Alfred the Great’s grandson)

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How is King Athelstan called?

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the first king of England/the father of the English State

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Why is King Athelstan considered the father of the English State?

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he united England for the first time/he established a State with its own royal authority, law and coinage

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What was the Danegeld?

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the habit of paying money to the Vikings in exchange for being left alone

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Why was the portion of England occupied by the Vikings called Danelaw?

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because English people followed Dane law

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When did the first Viking kings raise to the English throne?

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11th century

17
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Which Viking king ended Viking raids?

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King Canute

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Why was King Edward the Confessor famous?

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his devotion/the building of many holy places/building Westminster Abbey

19
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Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king?

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Harold II (Edward the Confessor’s brother)

20
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Who were the Normans?

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Vikings who had settled in Northern France/French people of Scandinavian descent

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Where did the Normans come from?

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northern France/Normandy

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Who was the Norman leader?

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William duke of Normandy

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When did the Normans invade England?

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1066

23
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What was the name of the battle that decided the Norman victory?

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Battle of Hastings

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