Lesson 11 - Significant Individuals

Question 1

When was Charlemagne?

Answer 1

Charlemagne (c.747–814)

Question 2

Charlemagne (3)

Answer 2

1. Charlemagne (Charles the Great) became king of the Franks in 768 and by 800 had become the most powerful European ruler, with Pope Leo III crowning him Emperor.
2. He was a ruthless leader and ordered the death of people who didn’t follow his rules or listen to him
3. He united most of Western Europe under his control and supported the Catholic Church openly

Question 3

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Answer 3

1. She married Louis VII and became queen of France yet the marriage failed
2. Married Henry The Great and became queen of England.
3. Her sons revolted against their father Henry and she supported them being imprisoned by her husband.
4. When Henry died she was free

Question 4

Joan of Arc (6)

Answer 4

1. When Joan was born, England
   and France were fighting one another in the Hundred
   Years War
2. At the age of twelve, Joan said that three saints began appearing to her and telling her that she should drive the English out of ‘French’ territory
3. In January 1429, Joan met the young Louis. She convinced Louis (who was probably willing to try anything to give France a chance) to let her ride with the army attempting to lift the months-long siege of Orleans. Nine days later, she led the troops to victory.
4. Burgundian troops captured Joan on 23 May 1430. They sold her to the English, who put her on trial for heresy and burned her at the stake. She was 19 years old.
5. In 1456, a French court, after re-examining the evidence, declared that she was innocent.
6. In 1920, the Catholic Church proclaimed her a saint.