KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER: UNIT3 Flashcards
Metal covering worn by knights to protect
themselves in battle
Armour
The privilege enjoyed by clergymen to be tried in church courts
Benefit of Clergy
A gap in a wall or line of defence, made by
an attacking army
Breach
A large and impressive church that
contains the seat of a bishop
Cathedral
One of the three major branches of
Christianity, led from Rome, by the Pope
Catholicism
A form of armour consisting of small
interlocking metal rings
Chain-mail
A code of behaviour for medieval knights,
emphasising bravery and good manners
Chivalry
Officials of the Christian Church, ordained
to lead church services
Clergy
The expectation that penalties for crimes should be ‘common’ throughout the
country
Common Law
A castle with rings of two or more curtain walls
Concentric castle
Gaps running along the top of the
wall of a medieval castle
Crenellations
A painting showing people being
sent to Heaven or Hell on the Day of Judgment
Doom Painting
An area of land surrounding a peasant’s
dwelling, used to grow crops or keep livestock
Croft
Land kept by a lord, which peasants were
obliged to farm on his behalf
Demesne
A fight, often to the death, between two
people that is used to settle an argument
Duel
