History Flashcards
Britain became separated from the European continent
10,000 years ago
Stone Age farmers arrived in England
6,000 years ago
What Stone Age village still exists …
Skara Brae Orkney in Scotland
The Bronze Age began
4,000 years ago
What Iron Age village still exists…
Maiden Castle Dorset
Julius Cesar attempted to invade England in…
BC 55
Claudius successfully invaded England in
AD 43
Christians began to appear in the
3rd and 4th century
Romans occupied England for
400 years until AD 410
When did Anglo Saxons establish Britain as a kingdom
AD 600
Vikings visited Britain in…
AD 789
Which Scottish King helped the Scots defeat the Vikings
King Kenneth MacAlpin
When was the Battle of Hastings
1066.
Who established the Domesday Book?
William the Conqueror.
The Bayeaux Tapestry commemorates which Battle?
The Battle of Hastings
The Middle Ages spans from which thousand year period?
AD 475 to 1485
In 1284, The Statute of Rhuddian annexed which country to the Crown of England.
Wales.
In 1314, the Scots were led by Robert the Bruce to defeat England in which Battle?
The Battle of Bannockburn
By 1200 English rule was established in which country?
Ireland.
Which two foreign wars occurred during the Middle Ages, which England fought?
The Crusades and the Hundred Years War with France.
The Battle of Agincourt was fought in which year by King Henry V?
1415, as part of the Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War occured…
1337 to 1453
Magna Carta was established
- This also established the House of Lords and House of Commons.
The Black Plague arrived in Britain in
1348
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Who was the first person to use a printing press to print books in England?
William Caxton
Which famous Scottish poet wrote about The Bruce and the Battle of Bannockburn?
John Barbour
War of the Roses happened between what years
1455 and 1485 for 30 years
Which two houses fought against each other in the War of the Roses
The House of Lancaster and the House of York
Which two monarchs fought in the War of the Roses?
Richard II, House of York
Henry VII, House of Lancaster
Who were Henry’s 8 wives?
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Catherine Parr
After Henry VIII died who inherited the throne?
Edward VI, he died at 15 years of age.
Elizabeth I died in what year?
1603
When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada
1588.
Which Battle ended the War of the Roses?
The Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
Which king succeeded Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I?
James I of England and James VI of Scotland.
During the Elizabethan period, which explorer captained the Golden Hind?
Sir Francis Drake
In which year did Charles begin civil war against his own parliament?
1642
What were the names of the two sides when Charles I declared war against his own parliament?
The Cavaliers and the Roundheads
What years was Charles I executed?
1649
England was a republic for which period?
1649 to 1660.
In which wars did Oliver Cromwell defeat Charles II?
Battle of Dunbar and the Battle of Worcester.
What year did the Great Fire occur?
1666
Which writer wrote about the Great Fire and the Plague of the 17th century?
Samuel Pepys
In 1679, Habeas Corpus Act was established. What did it change?
Every prisoner has the right to be heard in court.
Which year did Catholic James II of England, Ireland and Wales become king?
1685
Which year did William of Orange invade England?
1688, the Glorious Revolution
In 1690, William III defeated James II in which Battles?
Battle of Boyne in Ireland.
The Bill of Rights was established in what year?
1689.
freedom of Press was established in
1695.
The Act or Treaty of Union was agreed when?
1707 creating the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Who was England’s first Prime Minister?
Sir Robert Walpole, 1721 to 1742.
In what year did the Jacobites try to place a Stuart king on the throne?
1745.
What year was the Battle of Culloden
1746.
Who was Adam Smith?
Scottish Enlightenment thinker who wrote ideas on economics.
Who was David Hume?
wrote about his ideas on human nature (Enlightenment)
Who was James Watt?
created steam power (Enlightenment)
Which movement promoted the idea that everyone should have the right to their own political and religious beliefs and that state should not dictate them?
The Enlightenment.
