History

Question 1

Who were the claimants to the throne in 1066

Answer 1

Edgar Aethling, William of Normandy, Harald Hardradaa and Harold Godwinson

Question 2

What did people believe caused the Black Death

Answer 2

The alignment of Saturn and mars, strangers/foreigners, looking people in the eye, punishment from God

Question 3

What actually caused the Black death

Answer 3

Fleas

Question 4

What did people do that they thought would cure the Black Plague

Answer 4

Became flagellants, lockdown (it was already in the city), frog cure (they stepped live frogs on the buboes), clean the streets

Question 5

Why did William of Normandy win the Battle of Hastings

Answer 5

Luck, Skill and tactic

Question 6

Consequences of the Black death

Answer 6

Less people, no more feudal system, lots to people lost money, church had a lot less power, higher hygiene standards

Question 7

Who was Thomas Beckett

Answer 7

Friend of King Henry II, Chancellor, Archbishop

Question 8

When did Thomas Beckett become Chancellor

Answer 8

1154

Question 9

How long did Thomas Beckett stay in France and why

Answer 9

6 years
Because he became devoted to God which wasn’t Henry’s plan so he made a rule which banished Beckett