King John and King Richard keywords

Question 1

Feudal System

Answer 1

How England was organised in Medieval times. The King owned the land and it was subdivided to lesser groups in society.

Question 2

Angevin Empire

Answer 2

The territory that King Richard I and King John enjoyed due to their mother and marriages. It was land in England, Normandy and territory to the south of Normandy.

Question 3

King Henry II

Answer 3

Richard and John’s father

Question 4

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Answer 4

Richard I and John’s mother. She gave much territory and power to the Kings of England through her marriage to Henry II.

Question 5

A crusade

Answer 5

A Holy journey sponsored by the Pope, carried out to crush enemies of Christianity in the Holy Land. Throughout Medieval times there were a number of these Crusades, the first was called for in 1095. The Third Crusade took place between 1187 and 1192.

Question 6

The Holy Land

Answer 6

The Holy Land was Jerusalem, a place of central importance to Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Question 7

Normandy

Answer 7

Land in the north of modern day France that belonged to the Kings of England. John lost control of this territory

Question 8

The Pope

Answer 8

The head of the Catholic Christian Church. In Medieval times he had power equal to any King of the country and demanded loyalty.

Question 9

Interdict

Answer 9

A ban on Church festivities; for example attending Sunday services or burying loved ones in a Churchyard.

Question 10

Excommunication

Answer 10

Getting kicked out of the Catholic Church. In Medieval times, this made you an enemy of God, punishable by death or war. Excommunications were very severe punishments handed out by the Pope.

Question 11

Magna Carta

Answer 11

A document that guaranteed certain rights that the Barons/Lords of England made King John sign in 1215. These included certainties that John would seek their advice when making his decisions to do with the government of the country and that people would receive a fair trial and not just be victims of John’s “arbitrary power” (making it up as he went along).

Question 12

William Marshall, Lord Protector

Answer 12

He was protector of the young King who took over after John’s death in 1216. He did a number of things to end the war between supporters of Prince Louis and supporters of Prince John, which finally ended after the Battle of Lincoln in 1217.