King Richard and King John

Question 1

When did King Richard agree to go on the 3rd crusade?

Answer 1

1187

Question 2

Richard was crowned King of England and left for the Crusade three months later

Answer 2

1189

Question 3

Richard failed to capture Jerusalem and was kidnapped on his way back. A ransom was paid to release him.

Answer 3

1192

Question 4

By 1199, Richard had gained back land in Normandy his Uncle Philip of France had stolen. He died this year.

Answer 4

1199

Question 5

John divorced his wife to marry Isabella of Angouleme. This inspired an attack on his territory in Normandy

Answer 5

1200

Question 6

John had lost a series of battles and most of his land in France. He was raising lots of taxes in England.

Answer 6

1204

Question 7

John began a falling out with the Pope. The Pope would eventually use an interdict against England and excommunicate John

Answer 7

1205

Question 8

John was refusing to cooperate with his Lords, so they rebelled against him. They forced him to sign Magna Carta.

Answer 8

1215

Question 9

John died during a Civil War between his supporters and supporters of Prince Louis who had been invited to become King of England by the Barons.

Answer 9

1216

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Feudal system

Question 11

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.

Answer 11

Angevin empire

Question 12

Richard and John’s father

Answer 12

King Henry II

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question 14

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.

Answer 14

A crusade

Question 15

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

Answer 15

The holy land

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Normandy

Question 17

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

Answer 17

The pope

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Interdict

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Excommunication

Question 20

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)

Answer 20

Magna carta

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

William Marshall, Lord protector